LAOWA 7.5mm f2.0 rectilinear lens woohoo!!

Laowa 7.5mm f2.0

landscape fag enjoice

But the price, any review can justify the price tag ?

The following link is from a reviewer at last year's 2016 Photokina using a prototype of the lens and seems he has some positive views of the lens, have a read:

3d-kraft on Laowa 7.5mm f2.0

Now accepting pre-orders at venuslens pre-orders. I have ordered mine (the lightweight version), I just couldn't resist this lens which I have been waiting for quite some time to come along. I haven't seen any rectilinear lens for m4/3 at that wide and at f2.0!! I am heavily poisoned

Price: US$499 (+/- RM2.1k) for the standard version and US$519 (+/- RM2.2k) for the lightweight version.

This post has been edited by bobds78: Apr 30 2017, 08:47 PM

What is rectilinear

I know UWA and fisheye je

This is google's translation of rectilinear:


"rec·ti·lin·e·ar
ˌrektəˈlinēər/
adjective
adjective: rectilinear; adjective: rectilineal

contained by, consisting of, or moving in a straight line or lines.
"a rectilinear waveform"
Photography
relating to a straight line or lines.
"rectilinear distortion"
Photography
(of a wide-angle lens) corrected as much as possible, so that straight lines in the subject appear straight in the image.

Origin
mid 17th century: from late Latin rectilineus (from Latin rectus ‘straight’ + linea ‘line’) + -ar1.
Translate rectilinear to
Use over time for: rectilinear"

My bad, I thought it's fisheye
Now it looks like worthy investment

Here's an early in-depth review by Photozone of Germany:

Laowa 7.5mm f2.0 MFT Review/Test

layman term: non fisheye

I have been resisting fish-eye due to their heavy distortion and now came the Laowa 7.5mm f2.0, made-in-china, coupled with such small size, how can I resist? I have always been a big fan of UWA, my 12-32+GW1 setup making this a 9mm is already the max I would go, although there are clearly some distortion.

just read this lens on 43rumour website. damn nice at f2!!
still searching around for 12-40mm....all 2nd hand price really linger around SGD800 sia, same for pana 12-35 as well.

This post has been edited by sai86: Apr 30 2017, 10:51 PM

ask someonesim change to 12-100 and sell u 12-40

i'm a cheapskate. still waiting someone to sell at around RM2k.
12-100 f4 vs 12-40 f2.8, the extra stops or longer reach.

i heard that in the next few mths, Oly will announce a new camera?

This post has been edited by sai86: Apr 30 2017, 11:57 PM

if i choose sure longer reach > extra stop.

last time only saw 12-35 selling 2.2k new (de-bundle)

I was earlier thinking about either the 12-40 or the 12-35 but still couldn't accept the bigger size that's why I got the smallish 12/f2.0. The Laowa 7.5/f2.0 is quite close in size to the 12/f2.0.


I say why not the 12-100 since you can shoot portraits with it and cover some mid-telephoto shots too Unless you really need the brighter f2.8 which I doubt it.

This post has been edited by bobds78: May 1 2017, 12:13 AM

If got buyer for BOTH 12-40 and 40-150 Initially I wanted that 12-100, one lens to tabao all normal to slight tele focal, but price and fact that I have 40-150 ( and LOVE it ) kept me away

I really dont mind the f4 aperture, since I shot almost all my photos starting f4 on my 12-40 anyway

EM5 m3 ? EM10 m3 ?

sad

https://robinwong.blogspot.my/2017/04/with-...ft-olympus.html

What different btw standard version and lightweight version ?

Standard - 200g vs 150g lightweight (also specifically for drone). i say go for the lightweight version as it only add <$20.

This post has been edited by sai86: May 1 2017, 09:54 AM