Laowa, lenses, Review

REVIEW: LAOWA FF TS 17mm f/4 C-Dreamer

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Introduction

Laowa has already produced a couple of good tilt-shift lenses, such as the T/S 55mm f/2.8 and the impressive T/S 100mm f/2.8. Now they’ve introduced an ultra-wide-angle option — the T/S 17mm f/4 — designed primarily for architectural work. It offers the same handling flexibility as the previous two, including a tripod foot. Let’s see how the optics perform on this one!

camera-icon2We tested this lens on a 46 Mp Nikon Z7ii (Sample images were taken with Nikon Zf , and Sony A7III )
Sample images in high resolution here.

Sample Images

Nikon Zf | Laowa TS 17mm f4 | f8 | Panorama by shifting left/right and stitch (Martin)
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Sony A7III | Laowa T/S 17mm 4.0 | f/4.0 | shifted up (Bastian)
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Sony A7III | Laowa T/S 17mm 4.0 | f/4.0 | shifted up (Bastian)
Nikon Zf | Laowa T/S 17mm 4.0 | f/4.0 | shifted up (Martin)
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Sony A7III | Laowa T/S 17mm 4.0 | f/4.0 | shifted up (Bastian)
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Sony A7III | Laowa T/S 17mm 4.0 | f/4.0 | shifted up (Bastian)

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Analogue, Color Negative

Analogue Photography: Part 6 – Kodak Gold 200

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Saab 35 Draken – a light single-engine supersonic interceptor and fighter aircraft

After finishing a roll of Kodak ColorPlus 200, I decided to try another Kodak classic: Kodak Gold 200.

The film was developed by bildskanning.com, and digitized using a Valoi easy120 system and TTArtisan 100mm macro 2X. The scans were then processed in Negative Lab Pro.

With this roll in the camera, I set out to explore two very different museums.

The first was the Flygvapenmuseum, (The Swedish Air Force Museum).

The Focke-Wulf Fw 44 Stieglitz , mid 1920s
Finnish Air Force biplane, Gloster Gladiator
Saab 17 – reconnaissance dive-bomber aircraft of the 1940s

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Irix, Nikon, Review

Review: Irix 30mm 1.4 Dragonfly

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Introduction

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Irix 30mm 1.4 Dragonfly on Sony A7rII

Irix released a bunch of high performance ultra wide angle and fast primes at the end of the DSLR era. Because of this rather bad timing I don’t have the feeling their lenses have been exactly popular. Their 11mm 4.0 and their 45mm 1.4 proved to be very capable lenses in my reviews, so I thought I give this 30mm 1.4 a chance as well. With its 30mm focal length it sits between 28mm and 35mm – my favourite focal lengths – so nothing can go wrong here, right? 

Sample Images

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Sony A7III | Irix 30mm 1.4 Dragonfly | f/1.4
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Sony A7III | Irix 30mm 1.4 Dragonfly | f/1.4
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Sony A7III | Irix 30mm 1.4 Dragonfly | f/1.4
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Sony A7III | Irix 30mm 1.4 Dragonfly | f/1.4
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Sony A7III | Irix 30mm 1.4 Dragonfly | f/5.6
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Nikon Zf | Irix 30mm 1.4 Dragonfly | f/1.4

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Review, TTArtisan

REVIEW: TTArtisan Tilt-Shift 17mm F4 ASPH.

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Introduction

TTArtisan has released three tilt-related lenses to date: a tilt-only 35mm APS-C, a tilt-only 50mm full-frame, and a 100mm tilt-and-shift full-frame — none of which are well suited to architectural photography.

This lens changes that: a 17mm full-frame tilt-and-shift with a complex, sophisticated optical and mechanical design. Despite that, it costs just $550.

On paper, that sounds like a bargain — assuming the performance delivers. Let’s find out.

camera-icon2I tested this lens on a 33 MP Sony a7C II.
You can see this review as a YouTube video here!
Sample images in high resolution here.

Sample Images

Sony a7C II | Tilt-Shift 17mm F4 ASPH.
Sony a7C II | Tilt-Shift 17mm F4 ASPH.
Sony a7C II | Tilt-Shift 17mm F4 ASPH.
Sony a7C II | Tilt-Shift 17mm F4 ASPH.
Sony a7C II | Tilt-Shift 17mm F4 ASPH.
Sony a7C II | Tilt-Shift 17mm F4 ASPH.

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camera, Review

Review: Ricoh GR III

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Introduction

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Ricoh GR III

When people think of a fixed lens compact camera with an APS-C sized sensor, most will probably think of the Fuji X100 series first. However, those that are looking for a truly pocketable option may sooner or later come across Ricoh’s GR series. Not long ago the Ricoh GR IV was released, but thanks to a reader I get the chance to have a look at its popular predecessor, the Ricoh GR III.

Sample Pictures

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Ricoh GR III | f/2.8
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Ricoh GR III | f/2.8
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Ricoh GR III | f/2.8
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Ricoh GR III | f/2.8
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Ricoh GR III | f/2.8
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Ricoh GR III | f/2.8
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Ricoh GR III | f/2.8

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