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Venus Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle 1:1 Macro Lens with Shift for Nikon F Mount

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Size: For Nikon Mount


Features

  • This Item Includes: Venus Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle 1:1 Macro Lens - Front & Rear Lens Cap
  • Full Frame Sensor Supported
  • Multi-layer low-reflective coatings to avoid unnecessary flare
  • The enclosure of the lens is made of metal to strengthen its durability.
  • +/- 6mm Shift ability

Description

Venus Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide-Angled 1:1 Macro Lens the world's widest Macro lens for full frame cameras The Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 Macro lens is the first lens in the market which possess a ultra wide angle of view and 1:1 Macro ability. This allows photographers from around the world to start experiencing the rather undeveloped field of "Wide Angle Macro Photography" without using a extension tube. Macro Lenses currently in the market tends to have a mid to long focal length and it limits users to take very close-up shots on the insect or flowers, without showing much of the background details like its habitat or environment. The new Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 Macro lens features an ultra wide angle of view of 110 degrees with 1:1 maximum magnification. Photographers can focus very close to the subject and let the foreground dominates in the photo but at the same time, have the background telling viewers about where and how the subject lives. You picture will immediately become very informative and intriguing. The lens can also serve as an excellent ultra-wide angle lenses with infinity focus for cameras with full frame sensors. A shift mechanism is added at the rear end of the lens with a maximum adjustment of +/- 6mm, which is extremely useful for landscape/architecture photography for distortion correction. The lens houses with 12 elements in 9 groups with 3 pieces of High Refractive elements and 1 piece of Extra-low dispersion elements to deliver cry


Product Dimensions: 3.6 x 1.89 x 2.8 inches


Item Weight: 0.035 ounces


Item model number: VE1540N


Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No


Date First Available: December 14, 2015


Manufacturer: VENUS-LAOWA


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    • This is a fun lens! It's a bit different
This is a fun lens! It's a bit different, and I'm enjoying it. So far, I've used it on a Canon full-frame body (5D3), crop-body (60D) and (with an adapter) Sony A6000. It works fine on all of them. Good points: Optically, it appears to be fine. I haven't done any critical shooting (against a test chart) to look for super-detailed analysis of edge-to-edge sharpness. I'll probably get to that soon, but right now I'm just having fun using it. As an informal test, I did shoot against a full-wall bookshelf and can read all the details on the books. That was good enough for me before just going out to have fun with it. The close focus distance and wide angle combination are a unique combination. I have a 14mm prime that gives me a similar angle of view and I was starting to wonder if I bought "too similar" of a lens (which I've done before). But once you starting shooting at close range and using the shift feature, this lens really starts to show its unique flavor. Having shift on a wide angle lens is the thing that caused me to choose this lens. If it were "only" the close focus range, I might not have jumped on it. But shift means that you can keep the camera level (vertical back) and avoid keystoning but still have the image direction come from above. This is great for keeping buildings or trees from really bad converging lines. I have two tilt-shift lenses in Canon, plus a large format view camera, so I'm already biased to being able to shift... The construction appears to be pretty solid. Both the aperture and focus rings move smoothly with no play. The focus ring is just a bit more dampened (stiff turning) that I think is average, but it's certainly within the range of a "normal" feel. The packaging was pretty durable cardboard and with foam inserts. The box isn't all that important, but it's an indicator that there's some care/quality being put into the total product experience. Neutral (but interesting) points: The aperture ring is smooth and continuous (not with detents for each aperture setting). This is somewhat similar to my Voigtlander wide angle lens that has a couple of detents at f/8 and ... (something else, I forget at the moment). This is important because it's easy to bump the aperture setting and you'll have to move the camera away from your eye to readjust the aperture setting to a particular value. On the other hand, because it's a mechanical aperture, you'll see the darkened view in real-time, plus you'll see any metering changes (as long as you're not using the shift feature). Bad points: The control lever for shifting the lens looks like it should be moved side-to-side (same axis as rotating the focus or aperture rings). But it's a push button, and it doesn't move all that smoothly or have "clean" action in-and-out. Fortunately, it appears to be very durably constructed and can withstand the likely-to-be frequent and incorrect side load action. And the button just allows the lens to be shifted. The actual movement is a bit stiff (obviously not geared) and getting the proper shift amount is a little bit rough. Already described above, the aperture ring is easy to bump to a different value. When using the shift feature (and depending on the direction of shift), the in-camera metering will start to fail (because the image circle isn't hitting the sensor). So if you're using shift and bump the aperture, you may not notice the incorrect aperture setting. This is true for any shift (or tilt-shift) lens. When using a shift (or tilt-shift) lens, you probably should be setting your exposure before shifting (and using Manual mode) anyway. Nit-picking points: The documentation is weak. It's translated from Chinese to (several languages, including) English. I'm okay with the usual errors in capitalization, punctuation and grammar. But the several references to tilt-shift are simply incorrect. This is a shift-lens only (not tilt-shift). The description on the Amazon page is accurate, and anyone that purchases this lens should not be expecting any tilt capabilities prior to getting it and reading the documentation. But, once you start reading, just don't get thrown off by the tilt-shift reference. Also, the documentation describes a couple of "modes." It's technically correct, but that's more of a general photography topic that is more common to macro photography. There's nothing on the lens (no switches or options in the equipment) that controls a mode. It just seemed a bit misplaced to be in the user manual. Summary: Still, these "bad" points aren't bad enough to drop this below a 4-star rating. It's not perfect for me and not 5-stars because of the shift release button and stiff movement when shifting. If not for that button and the shifting, even with the weak documentation, I'd probably be giving this 5 stars. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2016 by Dave
    • Amazing lens that allows creative perspectives!
Size: For Canon Mount
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I've been shooting nature macro photography for about 5 years now. I've always used a Canon 100mm USM lens often with extension tubes or a Raynox DCR 250 lens attachment for extra magnification. I'd been interested in wide-angle macro photography for a while. Many times, I'd found myself in scenarios in which a wide-angle macro lens would be perfect. Now with this lens, I can finally get those shots I've imagined and with a level of detail and quality that I strive for. I've had this lens for about 5 months now and I'm very happy with it! Being a manual aperture and manual focus lens makes it more difficult to use than most macro lenses, but I got used to it very quickly. I typically combine this lens with Laowa's macro dual flash and a homemade diffuser for lighting. I tend to bring the aperture up to 16-22 to achieve a greater depth of field to capture more of the subject which necessitates a lot of light to have the subject lit well. This lens comes with a petal hood that seems well built, but honestly, I took it off the first time I used the lens because it constantly got in the way of macro subjects. I suspect it would be nice to have for landscape shots, but I haven't really tested it on landscapes yet. The lens is capable of 1:1 magnification, however there is a catch, to achieve this, the subject pretty much must be touching the glass or be mere millimeters from touching it. This presents obvious issues with live subjects, but it also introduces difficulty with properly lighting the subject. While I haven't successfully gotten a great 1:1 shot yet (I don't really try to be honest), shots at 1:2 and 1:4 are much more reasonable and tend to be closer to the framing that I usually have in mind anyway. The shift capability is fairly useful for macro. It shifts the lens slightly lower in relation to the sensor which means that you don't have to get quite as low to get a lower angle perspective. The image quality from this lens is superb! The details in the raw images are impressive. Even at high f-stops, I barely notice diffraction artifacts. There is some significant chromatic aberration sometimes in high contrast areas, but it can easily be taken care of in post-processing, so this isn't an issue at all to me. I was pleasantly surprised to find that this lens produces a nice sunstar effect at higher f-stops! Please keep in mind that I shoot with a crop sensor camera (Canon 7D Mark II), so the field of view of this 15mm lens functions more like a 24mm lens on a full frame sensor. I would love to try this out on a full frame in the future! One piece of advice at least for Canon users: turn off Exposure Simulation. This will allow you to use Live View mode to see your subject better; it won't appear too dark when shooting at high f-stops. Just keep in mind that the exposure on the live screen no longer resembles what the photo will look like! Overall, I am very impressed and satisfied with this lens. Whenever I’m out in the field for work or pleasure, I typically bring this along with me. I think the slightly higher difficulty of use might turn some people away from using this, but I find that it’s easy to get used to and you’re limited mostly by your imagination (and proper lighting…). When I successfully take a shot that I like with this lens, I’m even more proud of it knowing the extra effort that went into it. I continue to be impressed by Laowa/Venus Optics and look forward to the innovative products they will generate in the future! I’ve got my eye on their upcoming 24mm macro probe lens… ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2018 by Danny Goodding Danny Goodding
    • Great unique wide angle lens! Fun and practical.
Size: For Nikon Mount
This lens is a very unique piece of glass.For the price you get something that really adds new perspective and creative capabilities to the artist. This lens is surprising sharp, and not as difficult to work with from some of the articles I have read. I took a chance on it and was quite pleased with the performance. I've shot this on s D3200 as well as a D7200. The macro shots come out quite clear, and it's very interesting to be able to get a sense of the environment with such a close up shot. The petal lens hood is very finicky to screw on and off. When taking very close shots, you almost always have to take it off or it will either bump into your subject and cast a shadow. 1:1 is very difficult to utilize and I haven't yet found a situation where I wanted to press the front element against anything, because you almost have to when using the closest focus... The lens overall feels very sturdy and solid, and has a good weight to it. Good combination of brass plastic and metal. Besides my troublesome pedal hood, everything else is pretty solid. One thing to note is that it was impossible to see where the lens needs to line up with the camera body lens mount. There is a microscopic red dot on the metal, near the shift release that is very difficult to see. Speaking of shift, it's a great addition honestly, and gives me additional incentive to use this lens for adding more interesting perspective, or straightening out lines of tall buildings when shooting this at this focal length.The lens shifts up and down well enough and definitly provides some interesting results. As far as sharpness goes, it will actually surprise you. My expectations were average, and my copy of this lens really impressed me in terms of sharpness. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2016 by Noble Z

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