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Klaus
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06-26-2025, 08:53 PM
https://opticallimits.com/nikon/nikon-z/laowa-af-12mm-f-2-8-ff-ii-review/

Pretty good actually
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06-30-2025, 11:58 AM
My 10mm is still in the repairs. Hope their newer AF lenses have a better reliability against failure; that or maybe I was uniquely unfortunate. Big Grin
The 180mm macro sure looks interesting, because for some reason, no one has been making any AF macro lenses longer than 100/105mm for... ages? Certainly none for any of the mirrorless mounts, IIRC.
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07-02-2025, 02:25 AM
I agree ... but then do you really need AF for macro?
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07-02-2025, 08:26 AM
Probably, as I can't focus manually to save my life. At least not in the timeframe that would've been required to save my life, lol.
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07-02-2025, 11:07 AM
(07-02-2025, 02:25 AM)Klaus Wrote: I agree ... but then do you really need AF for macro?

    Well if your macro lens is just used for macro, yes .... but 85/105/150/180/200mm macros are useful for portraits as well as telephotos .... my will never sell Sigma 150mm F2.8 macro gets more use as a portrait lens ... 

  Btw slightly OT ... I was thinking how well the Samyang 14mm F2.8 which had excellent resolution to the corners would fare on a 45Mp sensor (don't panic I not asking for a review Smile  )  ....
 
      .. it's distortion of 5.2% was almost considered a deal breaker back in the day .... these days it would barely covet a mention with a reference to turning on lens corrections ...  it also has the best bokeh I've ever seen on a ultra wide angle lens, truly soft and the distortion is not a big deal on the D500 .... 

     now where was I?     Smile
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07-02-2025, 12:42 PM
I think the Samyang 14mm was tested in E mount and it wasn't super hot.
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07-02-2025, 04:53 PM
I don't think it's the same lens (+ a built in extension) ... the new lens is too short for that ... distortion is lower on the RF 3.8% vs 5.2% DSLR version .. 3 aspherics (RF) vs 2 on the DSLR etc etc ....

The corners are only poor on the RF) vs very good (DSLR) .... I expect to see a drop for sure but that difference seems a awful lot ....
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07-02-2025, 06:50 PM
Ah, so you were talking of the old DSLR lens.
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07-02-2025, 10:08 PM
Well yes .... the smoke and mirrors version ....

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07-03-2025, 09:06 AM
The style is unmistakable. Smile But I thought you could recover passwords?
Anyway, I thought the old MF Samyang lenses have been discontinued long ago.
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