Theme: Think outside the box & Create your own, unique perspective Platform: Flickr Groups Entries are open for worldwide. Organization Organizer: Venus Optics Co-organizer: Chinese Institute of Forest Ecology, Environment, and Protection Competition schedule Submission period: Nov 15, 2019 – Jan 15,2020 Process: Finalists will be announced EVERY month and will […]
As our Amplis sales representative has done many times before, Ted handed me a lens with a comment of “You will like this!” This little package did indeed make me smile. It was a small and beautifully made Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D lens even had my favourite mount – Fuji […]
Every Thanksgiving, my wife and I go away for an extended weekend to enjoy the stunning fall scenery as the leaves change. This year, we were in the Apsley area and the colours were perfect! We also had a couple of very pleasant surprises. I was able to get my […]
Laowa has never been afraid to take chances! In many ways the Laowa 100mm F2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO is the most conventional of their lenses that I’ve reviewed even with its unique attributes. The Laowa 100mm macro combines an apochromatic (APO) optical design, typically seen only on very expensive […]
Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 Zoom, the World’s Widest full frame Zoom lens for full frame Sony E & Nikon Z cameras This lens is currently the widest zoom lens available for Sony full frame E-mount cameras. Designed primarily for travel photography, we have managed to compress the size to the smallest […]
What do you do when you must travel abroad and bring along everything but the kitchen sink? The best solution is to opt for lighter and smaller photographic equipment. A few years back I already made the move from full frame cameras to Micro 4/3 equipment. Since I shoot mostly […]
The Laowa LW-FX 15mm f/4 lens is a marvel of technology at a very affordable price. The videos at Laowalenses.ca are inspirational: beautiful demonstrations of the lens’ ability to master near and far in depth of field and present a stunningly wide point of view. However, all seem to use a […]
While Sony’s catalog of lenses for their full frame mirrorless E-mount has continued to grow, there are still some missing pieces in the inventory. One of those are decent options for shooting architecture and interiors. The absolute best lenses for this kind of work are Tilt/Shift lenses that allow one […]
Never let it be said that Chinese lens maker Venus Optics is afraid to take a risk with its Laowa lenses. From the very beginning of their existence, they have pushed the boundaries with what is possible in lens design, making lenses that no one else dares to make. They […]
Laowa has announced 10 lenses at the Photokina show to add to their unique product line-up. New for Sony FE mount cameras, Laowa’s 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 Zoom is currently the widest zoom lens available for Sony full frame E-mount cameras. Designed primarily for travel photography, Laowa has managed to compress the […]
