The Laowa 6mm – this is significant

[Jorgen Udvang]

I have been wanting a lens wider than 7mm for a while, mostly due to my work with yacht interiors. Venus Lens/Laowa apparently heard my prayers and launched their 6mm for MFT. For now, it's only available as a cine lens. Hopefully, a stills version with electronics will arrive before too long.

What I've seen so far from this lens is extremely impressive. One thing is the sharpness, but the almost total lack of distortion is amazing. F/2.0 helps also.

Laowa 6mm T2.1 Zero-D MFT Cine - LAOWA Camera Lenses

Lens Name Laowa 6mm T2.1 Zero-D MFT Cine Focal Length 6mm T-Stop Range T2.1-16 Format Compatibility Micro Four Thirds Angle of View 121.9° Image Circle 21.6mm Lens Structure 13 elements in 3 groups Aperture Blades 7 Min. Focusing Distance 9cm (3.54”) Max. Magnification 0.18x Filter Thread Φ58mm...

www.venuslens.net

 

[Knorp]

Jørgen, take it easy - remember you got ill ...

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

Jørgen, take it easy - remember you got ill ...

Ha ha... I will. It's not a cheap lens, and I should in any case wait for the stills version, although video may be what I'll use it the most for.

 

[pinkf]

In a youtube review you can see this mft cine lens has a very strong vignatting with f2.1 but even at f16!
I hope there will come a Photoshop plug-in to reset this.
Otherwise this lens is not usable for stills photo's

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

In a youtube review you can see this mft cine lens has a very strong vignatting with f2.1 but even at f16!
I hope there will come a Photoshop plug-in to reset this.
Otherwise this lens is not usable for stills photo's

There is such a thing as manual vignetting correction in ACR. You can also make your own presets.

 

[pinkf]

There is such a thing as manual vignetting correction in ACR. You can also make your own presets.

I have tried to manage the vignetting in Photoshop, but the results were desappointing.

 

[iiiNelson]

There is such a thing as manual vignetting correction in ACR. You can also make your own presets.

The problem with this is that often you need individual corrections based on distance to the subject as many lenses exhibit various aberrations and flaws independent to focus distance. Lens manufacturers usually account for this within the electronic communication for the lens to the camera.

Ultimately there’s rarely free lunch and there’s a reason optically corrected premium lenses tend to cost a lot more compared to computer aided lens designs.

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

The problem with this is that often you need individual corrections based on distance to the subject as many lenses exhibit various aberrations and flaws independent to focus distance. Lens manufacturers usually account for this within the electronic communication for the lens to the camera.

Ultimately there’s rarely free lunch and there’s a reason optically corrected premium lenses tend to cost a lot more compared to computer aided lens designs.

The 6mm in the available cine version has no electrical contacts, so no automatic correction. It must be rather well optically corrected.

 

[Bytesmiths]

I have been wanting a lens wider than 7mm for a while, mostly due to my work with yacht interiors.

Have you considered de-fishing a fisheye to get the coverage you need?

This is not de-fished, but you can get a lot of "yacht interior" into a full-frame fisheye!

(My fisheye yacht interior imagess did not make it for some reason…)

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

Have you considered de-fishing a fisheye to get the coverage you need?

This is not de-fished, but you can get a lot of "yacht interior" into a full-frame fisheye!

I'm doing that sometimes, as I own the excellent Zuiko 8mm fisheye. DXO PureRAW actually does it automatically when lens correction is on. The problem is the framing. It's difficult to figure out what I will actually see in the final, processed photo, and that is very important when shooting interiors. There's also some perspective distortion after de-fishing (lines are straight but perspective remains distorted around the edges), which the Laowa seems to be remarkably free of.

 

[f6cvalkyrie]

For me, the solution is stitching ... you can do it in LR or in Capture One (which I use) ... or use specialty software ... suits all my needs for superwide ...

Stay safe,
Rafael

 

[Jorgen Udvang]

For me, the solution is stitching ... you can do it in LR or in Capture One (which I use) ... or use specialty software ... suits all my needs for superwide ...

Stay safe,
Rafael

Obviously a solution for stills. Doesn't work se well for video though. I'll look into it.