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Yes, Laowa is a real company. In China. Keep that in mind when you buy lenses from them, because eventually they will need a repair. Good luck... They were telling me to send the lens in and for customs reduce the value of it - like they do when they cheat customs. EU is already planning to put a stop on these kind of imports, so eventually I can send a lens back to China, wait a couple of weeks or months or endlessly - all depending on good will of customs. Sorry, that kind of risk I leave to other people. Chinese laws apply, so have fun getting some kind of customer protection (if it comes really to the worst).

Next: What would I get from all these "unique" lenses? The 15/4 macro with two step shift is a joke of itself, flimsy design and mediocre optical performance at best. Most lenses are without iris - and the 15/4 macro doesn't even have clickstops, all come without EXIF and all are without AF. "Unique lenses", hahaha, are like a hammer you need to harden yourself and carve a handle for it. The list of shortcomings is long - no topic of that list is a deal breaker of it's own, but all together reduce my interest in it. To below zero. "Zero D".... To which "FF MILC zoom wider than anything" else you were referring? I didn't find one on Lao's website.

But, aahm, Laowa was not even on Klaus' list of which lenses to review... :/