Some people who make photographs aren’t astrophotographers, and nor are they specialist hyper-wide photographers. Did I write some people? Most photographers probably fall into that category. For them, especially if they are travelling, a large fast hyper wide, or one of the excellent hyper wide zooms that are now available, is overkill: too much bulk for too little use. A tiny prime, right in the middle of the hyper wide range, makes a lot of sense. It can sit in a corner of the camera bag without taking up too much space or adding too much weight until it’s needed, and when it is needed, it will reward with easy handling. Is this Laowa the hyper-wide we have been waiting for?

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I just wanted to let you know that I just updated used prices on the FE list. It was interesting to see that over 11 months many lenses became a lot cheaper (especially Zeiss branded lenses but also most Sigma Arts) while many others stayed very stable.

You sent us over 30 images of which we have selected a few and will show our edits in the coming days. Thanks a lot for the images. To be honest I (Phillip) lost track of who sent us this lovely file. Please let us know and also your thoughts on our edit :).

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I bought the Voigtlander 40mm F1.2 in May 2018 and ever since it has been my most used lens. I took nearly 50% of my 3 star rated pictures in 2019 with it, shot two weddings with it and took it with me on all my holidays.

In this new series we will offer you a less technical and more have a look at lenses we like a lot in some more specific scenarios.

You can find all the images shown here in 4k at flickr where you can enjoy them with their high quality viewer.

Continue reading Lenses in the field part 1: Out in nature with the Voigtländer 40mm F1.2 →