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Forums > Back > Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO announced
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https://www.venuslens.net/product/laowa-85mm-f-5-6-2x-ultra-macro-apo/

And soon to be seen in this theatre. ;-) I'm currently testing it.
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#2
Neat specialty lens...
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#3
To be nicknamed "pencil" for the the dimensions. Smile
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#4
Seems to be another impressive Laowa. I bought the Laowa 65 for Fuji some months ago, and I´m very very happy with that lens.
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#5
The concept is easy, and it shouldn't be complicated to do, however none of the big manufacturers decided making one for a good financial reason: sales volume. However this shouldn't matter much for a niche company like laowa, personally I wouldn't swap my 100mmf2.8 macro for this one but it's maybe I rarely use for macro and I use it more like a portraits lens Big Grin.
Obviously some exceptional macro capabilities are expected.
Now for the test, I don't know how informative the tests at medium focus distance should be will focus breathing be measured ?? will actual resolution and performance at 1:2 be measured ? but maybe some samples at this distance would do the job (as long as Klaus stays away from Austarlian spiders Big Grin)
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#6
I'm curious because it looks nice, but Phillip Reeve pointed out a couple of disappointing pitfalls..
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#7
(12-02-2021, 08:21 PM)stoppingdown Wrote: I'm curious because it looks nice, but Phillip Reeve pointed out a couple of disappointing pitfalls..

So did Christopher Frost.
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