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Alisa178595

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Knorp said:
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| gfx-100ii | laowa 4.0/20mm shift |
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Hello, Bart! You have very beautiful photos from Laowa 20 and from other lenses! Tell me, which diaphragm do you use most often on Laowa? I bought this lens from your photos, I really like it, but it seems to me that it has a slightly curved handle? Sometimes, in the center or on the sides, if you shoot at f5.6, the sharpness decreases, and the image turns out not as sharp as it seemed to me, as, for example, on canon ts-e 17 mm
 
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Knorp

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Alisa178595 said:
Hello, Bart! You have very beautiful photos from Laowa 20 and from other lenses! Tell me, which diaphragm do you use most often on Laowa? I bought this lens from your photos, I really like it, but it seems to me that it has a slightly curved handle? Sometimes, in the center or on the sides, if you shoot at f5.6, the sharpness decreases, and the image turns out not as sharp as it seemed to me, as, for example, on canon ts-e 17 mm
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Hi there and thank you.
Most of the time I shoot at F8.0, occasionally at F5.6, but when shifted always F11.0
Normally I shoot hand-held and of course with IBIS active. But there may be a catch if you shoot with shutter speeds that are too slow.
If you checked the EXIF information of my images you may have noticed the shutter speeds are at least 1/125s.
Especially with ultra wide lenses IBIS is sometimes not so effective in combination with slow shutter speeds, say 1/15s or so.
So I'd strongly advise to crank up your shutter speeds !

For more background information please read this DPReview thread: Does the Laowa 19mm f2.8 struggle with IBIS?

Good luck and post some please ... :)
 
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Alisa178595

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Knorp said:
Hi there and thank you.
Most of the time I shoot at F8.0, occasionally at F5.6, but when shifted always F11.0
Normally I shoot hand-held and of course with IBIS active. But there may be a catch if you shoot with shutter speeds that are too slow.
If you checked the EXIF information of my images you may have noticed the shutter speeds are at least 1/125s.
Especially with ultra wide lenses IBIS is sometimes not so effective in combination with slow shutter speeds, say 1/15s or so.
So I'd strongly advise to crank up your shutter speeds !

For more background information please read this DPReview thread: Does the Laowa 19mm f2.8 struggle with IBIS?

Good luck and post some please ... :)
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Bart, thank you so much for the information! Yes, I will definitely post photos here when I get home! I'm shooting from the first GFX 50S. I adapt different projection and film lenses to it. Of the autofocus lenses, there are only the GF35-70 and GF50. I like the Gf35-70 for its compactness and minimum focusing distance, but the focal length at the long end of 35 mm is very narrow for me as for a zoom, so the lens is not used. Now I'm thinking about what to buy, can you tell me what would be better and more appropriate to choose?

According to many examples from our forum and from dpreview, I really like the gf20-35 and gf45-100 in general, this is an ideal bundle that closes the main focal range, the only disadvantage is that you have to carry two lenses with a carcass. I looked at the gf32-64 as one main lens, I was confused by the 50 cm focusing distance at the long end of 32 mm, I think this is not very convenient in terms of shooting small subjects, and it was often discussed that it has a curved depth of field and is bad for landscapes.

As for the gf50, I really like it, I had thoughts of changing it to the gf45, but the gf50 seems to be faster and, as it seemed to me, it has saturated colors.

I'm also considering the gf30 3.5 . 24 mm, my favorite focal length, but does it make sense if you can pay extra and buy the gf20-35? Many people write that he is a legendary zoom, What do you recommend?

I'm still thinking about upgrading the camera to the Gfx 100 II, all native and manual lenses will work better and faster on it, plus stabilization.. But I still can't decide on the lenses..


Bart, I will be grateful for the answer and advice.
 
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Knorp

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Alisa178595 said:
Bart, thank you so much for the information! Yes, I will definitely post photos here when I get home! I'm shooting from the first GFX 50S. I adapt different projection and film lenses to it. Of the autofocus lenses, there are only the GF35-70 and GF50. I like the Gf35-70 for its compactness and minimum focusing distance, but the focal length at the long end of 35 mm is very narrow for me as for a zoom, so the lens is not used. Now I'm thinking about what to buy, can you tell me what would be better and more appropriate to choose?

According to many examples from our forum and from dpreview, I really like the gf20-35 and gf45-100 in general, this is an ideal bundle that closes the main focal range, the only disadvantage is that you have to carry two lenses with a carcass. I looked at the gf32-64 as one main lens, I was confused by the 50 cm focusing distance at the long end of 32 mm, I think this is not very convenient in terms of shooting small subjects, and it was often discussed that it has a curved depth of field and is bad for landscapes.

As for the gf50, I really like it, I had thoughts of changing it to the gf45, but the gf50 seems to be faster and, as it seemed to me, it has saturated colors.

I'm also considering the gf30 3.5 . 24 mm, my favorite focal length, but does it make sense if you can pay extra and buy the gf20-35? Many people write that he is a legendary zoom, What do you recommend?

I'm still thinking about upgrading the camera to the Gfx 100 II, all native and manual lenses will work better and faster on it, plus stabilization.. But I still can't decide on the lenses..


Bart, I will be grateful for the answer and advice.
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I'm sorry but in general, I'm very reluctant to give advice.

One thing for sure, the GF20-35 is one heck of an ultra wide zoom lens, replacing many otherwise excellent primes. You can't go wrong here.
Rather puzzled why you want to shoot small objects other than with a close-up or preferably a macro lens. Anyway, you can always crop a bit.

The GF45-100 is also excellent, although rather heavy, and for a long zoom there's nothing wrong with the GF100-200.
If money is no object, there are plenty of options to choose from. Even replacing an old carcass ... ;)
 
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