Review: Laowa 15mm 4.5 Zero-D Shift

Introduction

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Laowa 15mm 4.5 Shift with metabones adapter on Sony A7rII

For 11 years the Canon TS-E 17mm 4.0L was the widest shift lens available and now it is not Nikon but Laowa who challenges them with their 15mm 4.5 Shift. May this be the new king for wide angle architectural photography?

Sample Images

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Sony A7rII | Laowa 15mm 4.5 Shift | f/11 | shifted up | higher resolution
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Sony A7rII | Laowa 15mm 4.5 Shift | f/11 | shifted up
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Sony A7rII | Laowa 15mm 4.5 Shift | f/11 | shift pano
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Sony A7rII | Laowa 15mm 4.5 Shift | f/11 | shifted up

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Review: TTArtisan 50mm 1.4

Introduction

TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 on Sony A7rII

To my surprise – shortly after the 50mm 0.95 – TTArtisan also released a more reasonable 50mm 1.4 lens. The optical design looks very interesting on paper: a longer focal length double gauss with a “speedbooster-like” rear group. This is similar to Cosina’s latest designs for the fast Voigtlander lenses, is this a good sign? Let us find out in this review!
This lens will be reviewed on the 42mp Sony A7rII and the 24mp Leica M10.

Sample Images

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Leica M10 | TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 | f/1.4
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Sony A7rII | TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 | f/1.4
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Sony A7rII | TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 | f/1.4
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Leica M10 | TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 | f/1.4
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Leica M10 | TTArtisan 50mm 1.4 | f/1.4

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Olympus E. Zuiko 135mm f/3.5: A review

Introduction

The Olympus E. Zuiko 135mm f/3.5 is a very small but rather slow tele lens which can be found quite cheap nowadays. Is it still good value for money in these days when used on high megapixel cameras?

Sony A7RIII | Olympus E. Zuiko 135mm f/3.5 | f/3.5
Sony A7RIII | Olympus E. Zuiko 135mm f/3.5 | f/5.6
Sony A7RIII | Olympus E. Zuiko 135mm f/3.5 | f/3.5

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