{"id":24766,"date":"2026-01-11T01:15:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T00:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=24766"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:36:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T11:36:52","slug":"review-laowa-9mm-5-6-ff-rl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-laowa-9mm-5-6-ff-rl\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Laowa 9mm 5.6 FF-RL"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Introduction<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25094\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25094\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25094 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_e_mount.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_e_mount.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_e_mount-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_e_mount-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25094\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laowa 9mm 5.6 on Sony A7rII<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The king is dead, long live the king! After the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-10mm-5-6-e-hyper-wide-heliar\/\">Voigtlander 10mm 5.6&#8217;s<\/a> field of view has been matched by the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-samyang-10mm-3-5-xp\/\">Samyang 10mm 3.5 XP<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-laowa-10-18mm-4-5-5-6-fe-c-dreamer\/\">Laowa 10-18mm 4.5-5.6<\/a> it has now been surpassed by this Laowa 9mm 5.6 FF-RL. Can a lens be wider and at the same time better? Let us try to find out!<br \/>\n<em>Lens is being tested on 42mp Sony A7rII and 24mp Leica M10<br \/>\n<\/em><em><strong>Last Update:<\/strong> March 2026<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Sample Images<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66209\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66209\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66209\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_Zf_2_8.0.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_Zf_2_8.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_Zf_2_8.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_Zf_2_8.0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66209\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikon Zf | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84832\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84832\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84832\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Paris_5.6_3.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Paris_5.6_3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Paris_5.6_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Paris_5.6_3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84832\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63720\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63720\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63720\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Zf_Sample_5.6_3.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Zf_Sample_5.6_3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Zf_Sample_5.6_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Zf_Sample_5.6_3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63720\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikon Zf | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84836\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84836\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84836\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Paris_5.6_5.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Paris_5.6_5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Paris_5.6_5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Paris_5.6_5-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84836\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84825\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84825\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84825\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Budapest_5.6_1.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Budapest_5.6_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Budapest_5.6_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Budapest_5.6_1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31752\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31752\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31752\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_barcelona_5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_barcelona_5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_barcelona_5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_barcelona_5-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31752\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leica M10 | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30426\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30426\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30426\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_12.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_12.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_12-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30426\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31750\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31750\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31750\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_barcelona_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_barcelona_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_barcelona_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_barcelona_2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31750\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leica M10 | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/8.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30424\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30424\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30424\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_10.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_10.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_10-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30424\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30429\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30429\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_15.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_15.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_15-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_15-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Many of the Sample images in this review can be found in full resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHsmPpJEWw\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n<h1>Disclosure<\/h1>\n<p>The Laowa 9mm 5.6 FF-RL was kindly provided free of charge by Venus Optics \/ Laowa for reviewing purpose for a few weeks. After finishing the review I bought a Leica-M sample and have been using it since.<\/p>\n<h1>Specifications \/ Version History<\/h1>\n<p>This is a one of a kind lens, there has not been a 9mm lens before! So far it comes for Sony E-mount, Leica-M mount, L-mount and Nikon Z. I had a look at the E-mount and M-mount versions. These are the specs of the E-mount version:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Diameter: 63 mm<\/li>\n<li>Field of view: 135\u00b0 (diagonally)<\/li>\n<li>Length: 74 mm<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 373g (without caps)<\/li>\n<li>Filter Diameter: &#8211; (100 mm holder will be available)<\/li>\n<li>Number of Aperture Blades: 5 (straight)<\/li>\n<li>Elements\/Groups: 14\/10<\/li>\n<li>Close Focusing Distance: 0.12 m<\/li>\n<li>Maximum Magnification: 1:4.8<\/li>\n<li>Mount: Sony-E<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Because of the different flange focal distance of Leica M cameras the M-mount version is a bit shorter (66 mm) and also a bit lighter (350g) the other specs are the same.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can already order the lens directly from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.venuslens.net\/product\/laowa-9mm-f-5-6-ff-rl\/ref\/57\/\">manufacturer&#8217;s homepage<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/3jnhRPw\">B&amp;H<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC1.A0.H0.Xlaowa+9mm+5.6.TRS1&amp;_nkw=laowa+9mm+5.6&amp;_sacat=0&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xlaowa+9mm+5.6.TRS0&amp;_nkw=laowa+9mm+5.6&amp;_sacat=0&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.de<\/a> for <strong>$699<\/strong> (M-mount) and <strong>$599<\/strong> (E\/Z\/L-mount) (advertisement\/affiliate links)<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>How wide is it?<\/h1>\n<div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-1-review-laowa-9mm-5-6-ff-rl-42235\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Overview<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Laowa 9mm 5.6<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Voigtlander 10mm 5.6<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane1-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Laowa 11mm 4.5<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-1-review-laowa-9mm-5-6-ff-rl-42235\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane1-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24877\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/comparison-9-10-11.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/comparison-9-10-11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/comparison-9-10-11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/comparison-9-10-11-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane1-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24913 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSC08714.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSC08714.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSC08714-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSC08714-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane1-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24914 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSC08718.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSC08718.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSC08718-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSC08718-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane1-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24915 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSC08722.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSC08722.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSC08722-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/DSC08722-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>At the wide end a millimeter makes a big difference, so this Laowa 9mm 5.6 is noticeably wider than the Voigtlander 10mm 5.6, more than the numbers may suggest.<\/p>\n<h1>Handling \/ Build Quality<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24879\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24879\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24879\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Front_element.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Front_element.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Front_element-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Front_element-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24879\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Front element<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Laowa lenses always gave the impression of high build quality but I have the feeling they are still trying to improve.<br \/>\nThe lens looks and feels like it is an all metal construction, all the markings are engravend and filled with paint and the new laser engraved Laowa logo on the non removable hood looks pretty cool, too.<br \/>\nThe focus ring has perfect resistance and travels roughly 100\u00b0 from the minimum focus distance (0.12 m) to infinity.<br \/>\nThe aperture ring has full-stop click stops and travels ~80\u00b0 from f\/5.6 to f\/22.<br \/>\nI was a bit surprised that &#8211; despite incorporating a very complex floating elements design &#8211; the click stops are not equidistant. This won&#8217;t bother the most of you, but it kinda spoils the whole picture for me.<\/p>\n<p>There is no filter thread but a 100mm filter holder is available directly from Laowa, more on that at the end of this chapter.<\/p>\n<h3>E-mount exclusive<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25095\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25095\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25095\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Focus_Tab.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Focus_Tab.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Focus_Tab-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Focus_Tab-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25095\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Focus tab on the E-mount version<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Unlike the M-mount version the E-mount version features a small focus tab, which is kinda interesting, as these are probably more popular among Leica users than Sony users.<\/p>\n<p>The E-mount version does not feature electronic contacts to communicate with your camera.<\/p>\n<h3>M-mount exclusive<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24883\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24883\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24883\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_rangefinder_coupling.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_rangefinder_coupling.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_rangefinder_coupling-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_rangefinder_coupling-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rangefinder coupling and 0.7 m click stop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The M-mount version of this lens is rangefinder coupled between 0.7 m and infinity and there even is a click stop at 0.7 m, so you can feel if you leave that range without taking your eye of the rangefinder (not that the rangefinder is particularly useful when using a 9 mm lens).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24878\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24878\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24878\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_6-bit_coding.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_6-bit_coding.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_6-bit_coding-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_6-bit_coding-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24878\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holes for 6-bit coding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are also holes included to add 6-bit coding so you can disguise the Laowa 9mm 5.6 as a Leica lens when used on one of the later Leica M-mount cameras.<\/p>\n<h3>100mm Filter Holder<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25097\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25097\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25097\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_filterHolder_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_filterHolder_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_filterHolder_2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_filterHolder_2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25097\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">100mm filter holder attached to the 9mm 5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In collaboration with H&amp;Y Laowa also offers a 100mm square filter holder for this 9mm lens, as was already the case with the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-laowa-10-18mm-4-5-5-6-fe-c-dreamer\/\">Laowa 10-18mm 4.5-5.6<\/a>. So we again have one of these magnetic filter holders. I will spare you some of the details about this system, you can find it discussed in greater detail in my <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-laowa-10-18mm-4-5-5-6-fe-c-dreamer\/#100mm_Filter_Holder\">Laowa 10-18mm review<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25096\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25096\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25096\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_filterHolder_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_filterHolder_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_filterHolder_1-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_filterHolder_1-768x469.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25096\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laowa 9mm 5.6 with 100mm filter holder<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This time the holder is a single piece and you do not need to remove the lens from the camera to attach it. Furthermore it features a small screw to lock the square filters in place. These are really great improvements over the 10-18mm&#8217;s filter holder, believe me.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_17825\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-17825\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-17825\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/laowa_hy_filterholder_10-18mm_3.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 10-18mm zoom c-dreamer 4.5-5.6 ultra wide 42mp a7 a7rII a7rIII review sharpness\" width=\"800\" height=\"470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/laowa_hy_filterholder_10-18mm_3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/laowa_hy_filterholder_10-18mm_3-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/laowa_hy_filterholder_10-18mm_3-768x451.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-17825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">H&amp;Y 150x100mm magnetic frame<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To use your existing filters with this holder you need to buy a magnetic frame for it, they come in 150&#215;100 mm (Grad) and 100&#215;100 mm (Polarizer\/ND). The holder does ship with a 150&#215;100 mm frame, but as I am most interested in using a polarizer with this lens I bought a 100&#215;100 mm frame from Amazon this time.<\/p>\n<p>Is there any additional vignetting when using filters?<\/p>\n<div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-2-review-laowa-9mm-5-6-ff-rl-57084\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">0\u00b0 rotation<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">40\u00b0 rotation<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane2-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">90\u00b0 rotation<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-2-review-laowa-9mm-5-6-ff-rl-57084\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane2-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25081 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC09592.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC09592.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC09592-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC09592-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane2-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25083 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC09594.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC09594.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC09594-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC09594-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane2-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25082 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC09593.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC09593.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC09593-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC09593-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The good news first: at 0\u00b0 and 90\u00b0 rotation I see no additional vignetting. These are probably the most used angles for grads and also with a polarizer these translate to maximum and minimum polarization, which is clearly what I am using most.<br \/>\nAt roughly 40\u00b0 rotation you can see a tiny bit of vignetting in the corners.<br \/>\nAnd also if you use more than one filter (I do not have more than one 100mm wide filter to try) I would definitely expect more additional vignetting.<\/p>\n<h1>Vignetting<\/h1>\n<h3><strong>light falloff<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Because of the non removable hood it is harder to get decent values on light fall off with our usual method that yields those nice charts.<\/p>\n<p>I measured around 2.9 EV in the corners and stopping down hardly makes a notable difference.<\/p>\n<p>So vignetting is high, but in line with other small ultra wide angle lenses like e.g. the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-10mm-5-6-e-hyper-wide-heliar\/\">Voigtlander 10mm 5.6<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-12mm-5-6-aspherical-ultra-wide-heliar\/\">12mm 5.6<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-15mm-4-5-e-super-wide-heliar\/\">15mm 4.5<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>color cast<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-3-review-laowa-9mm-5-6-ff-rl-32680\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Sony A7rII<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane3-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">Leica M10<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-3-review-laowa-9mm-5-6-ff-rl-32680\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane3-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25066 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_Color_cast_Sony.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_Color_cast_Sony.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_Color_cast_Sony-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_Color_cast_Sony-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane3-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25065 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_Color_cast_Leica.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_Color_cast_Leica.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_Color_cast_Leica-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_Color_cast_Leica-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Like with other small ultra wide angle lenses there is a slight color cast in the corners. On the Sony A7rII the corners take on a greenish teint while on the Leica the color cast seems to be asymmetrical, something I have already seen with the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-vm-15mm-4-5-ii-super-wide-heliar\/\">Voigtlander VM 15mm 4.5 II<\/a> to a much higher degree.<\/p>\n<p>You can check out my article <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/how-to-correcting-color-cast-in-lightroom\/\">How to: Correcting Color Cast in Lightroom<\/a> where I explain different methods to fix this.<\/p>\n<h1>Sharpness<\/h1>\n<h3>infinity (42mp Sony A7rII, E-mount version)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25090\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Sharpness_laowa_9mm_5.6_E_R2.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"1708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Sharpness_laowa_9mm_5.6_E_R2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Sharpness_laowa_9mm_5.6_E_R2-141x300.jpg 141w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Sharpness_laowa_9mm_5.6_E_R2-600x1280.jpg 600w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Sharpness_laowa_9mm_5.6_E_R2-768x1640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Sharpness_laowa_9mm_5.6_E_R2-719x1536.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What did I expect here? The Laowa 9mm 5.6 is noticeably wider than the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-10mm-5-6-e-hyper-wide-heliar\/\">Voigtlander 10mm 5.6 E<\/a> but pretty much the same size and weight, therefore I would have been happy if the 9mm would not be much worse than the 10mm. To my surprise the 9mm is actually quite noticeably better though.<br \/>\nThe 10mm 5.6 really needs f\/11 in the corners and even after stopping down and CA correction in post some aberrations remain.<br \/>\nThe 9mm 5.6 on the other hand yields actually good corners at f\/5.6, in fact better than the 10mm 5.6 ever gets. There is a slight midzone dip though, but it is mostly resolved at f\/8.0 and will be hard to detect in actual pictures.<\/p>\n<p>There are two things worth noting though: with lenses this wide mount tolerances can have a noticeable influence on the across frame performance (especially in the midframe), therefore lens A may perform great on camera B but slightly worse on camera C.<br \/>\nFurthermore the corners already look best at f\/5.6. This is most likely due to diffraction, as the actual f-stop in the corners is slower than that in the center, therfore the corners are diffraction limited already at the maximum aperture (which is also true for comparable lenses).<br \/>\nBut this should not take away from the fact, that I think the performance is astounding for such an extreme yet compact lens.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can see the Voigtlander 10mm 5.6 E in a direct comparison <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sharpness_voigtlander_10mm_5.6_R2.jpg\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>infinity (42mp Sony A7rII, M-mount version)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24849 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sharpness_laowa_9mm_5.6_R2.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"1708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sharpness_laowa_9mm_5.6_R2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sharpness_laowa_9mm_5.6_R2-141x300.jpg 141w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sharpness_laowa_9mm_5.6_R2-600x1280.jpg 600w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sharpness_laowa_9mm_5.6_R2-768x1640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sharpness_laowa_9mm_5.6_R2-719x1536.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Some people are using different camera systems and many of those prefer M-mount lenses as they can be adapted to a plethora of other mounts, which is not true for E-mount lenses (they can be adapted to Nikon Z though).<br \/>\nSo the question is always: what are you giving up when using the M-mount version with adapter instead of the E-mount version?<br \/>\nIn the case of this 9mm 5.6: nothing, really. The M-mount version shows a performance on an E-mount camera that is indistinguishable from the E-mount version within the margin of sample variation.<\/p>\n<h3>infinity (24mp Leica M10)<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24850 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sharpness_laowa_9mm_5.6_M10.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"1708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sharpness_laowa_9mm_5.6_M10.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sharpness_laowa_9mm_5.6_M10-141x300.jpg 141w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sharpness_laowa_9mm_5.6_M10-600x1280.jpg 600w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sharpness_laowa_9mm_5.6_M10-768x1640.jpg 768w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Sharpness_laowa_9mm_5.6_M10-719x1536.jpg 719w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Performance on the Leica M10 is surprisingly similar including the slight midzone dip and also the corners show a very similar performance.<\/p>\n<h3>close (0.12m, 1:4.8)<em><br \/>\n<\/em><\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-4-review-laowa-9mm-5-6-ff-rl-93358\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/5.6<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/8.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/11<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane4-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">overview<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-4-review-laowa-9mm-5-6-ff-rl-93358\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane4-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25039 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_close_5.6.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"795\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_close_5.6.jpg 795w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_close_5.6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_close_5.6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane4-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25040 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_close_8.0.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"795\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_close_8.0.jpg 795w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_close_8.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_close_8.0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane4-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25041 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_close_11.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"795\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_close_11.jpg 795w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_close_11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_close_11-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane4-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25042 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_close_overview.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_close_overview.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_close_overview-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_close_overview-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>100% crops from center, A7rII<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>A minimum focus distance of 0.12 m from sensor coupled with a maximum magnification of 1:4.8 is pretty amazing for a 9mm lens. The <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/rolling-review-laowa-15mm-2-0-zero-d\/\">Laowa 15mm 2.0<\/a> offered a similar maximum magnification (1:4.1) but the performance was only good in the center, so I expected something similar here.<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly the Laowa 9mm 5.6 offers really good performance across most of the frame even at these distances. The border regions show a performance almost as good as the center, only the midframe shows a dip in resolution (similar to the situation at infinity).<br \/>\nIt fares significantly better here than the Voigtlander ultra wide angle lenses that also do not focus nearly as close.<\/p>\n<h1>Distortion<\/h1>\n<h3>infinity<\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-5-review-laowa-9mm-5-6-ff-rl-50262\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane5-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">uncorrected<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane5-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">distortion corrected<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane5-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">distortion and light falloff corrected<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-5-review-laowa-9mm-5-6-ff-rl-50262\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane5-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24782 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/9mm_5.6_laowa_distortion_uncorrected.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/9mm_5.6_laowa_distortion_uncorrected.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/9mm_5.6_laowa_distortion_uncorrected-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/9mm_5.6_laowa_distortion_uncorrected-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane5-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24781 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/9mm_5.6_laowa_distortion_corrected.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/9mm_5.6_laowa_distortion_corrected.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/9mm_5.6_laowa_distortion_corrected-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/9mm_5.6_laowa_distortion_corrected-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane5-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24783 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/9mm_5.6_laowa_distortion_vignetting_corrected.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/9mm_5.6_laowa_distortion_vignetting_corrected.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/9mm_5.6_laowa_distortion_vignetting_corrected-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/9mm_5.6_laowa_distortion_vignetting_corrected-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/8.0<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The lens shows moderate yet slightly wavy distortion at infinity. Laowa created a profile for Lightroom to correct this which does a reasonably good job, you can download it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.venuslens.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/LAOWA9mmF5.6-hyk.lcp.zip\">here<\/a>.<br \/>\nIt also includes vignetting correction but it is too strong, I recommend a value between 20 and 40 here.<\/p>\n<h3>minimum focus distance<\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-6-review-laowa-9mm-5-6-ff-rl-28522\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane6-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">focused at 0.3 m<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane6-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">focused at 0.12 m<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-6-review-laowa-9mm-5-6-ff-rl-28522\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane6-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25045 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/distortion_9mm_5.6_close_0.3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/distortion_9mm_5.6_close_0.3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/distortion_9mm_5.6_close_0.3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/distortion_9mm_5.6_close_0.3-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane6-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25046 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/distortion_9mm_5.6_close_0.12.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/distortion_9mm_5.6_close_0.12.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/distortion_9mm_5.6_close_0.12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/distortion_9mm_5.6_close_0.12-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/22<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Between 0.3 and 0.12 m focus distance the distortion pattern changes significantly. Close to the minimum focus distance distortion is much higher and you would need a separate profile here, but for all the applications for a 9mm lens with a 12cm minimum focus distance I could think of this should not be an issue.<\/p>\n<p>This is clearly a design trade off that gave us the good across frame sharpness performance at these close distances.<\/p>\n<h1>Flare resistance<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25034\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25034\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25034 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_flare_2.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_flare_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_flare_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_flare_2-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/8.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As always evaluating flare is a complex matter since you can get any lens to look bad if you push it hard enough and a slight change of scenario can affect results a lot.<\/p>\n<p>The sample above is the worst I could create. With the sun in a certain part of the frame you can create a line of small red ghosts pointing towards the corner.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-laowa-10-18mm-4-5-5-6-fe-c-dreamer\/\">Laowa 10-18mm 4.5-5.6<\/a> had severe issues with point light sources at night, luckily the 9mm 5.6 fares noticeably better here:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25035\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25035\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25035\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_flare_3.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_flare_3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_flare_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_flare_3-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/8.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There are some situations where the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-10mm-5-6-e-hyper-wide-heliar\/\">Voigtlander 10mm 5.6 E<\/a> would fare better, but this 9mm&#8217;s performance is not bad at all.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25033\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25033\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25033\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_flare_1.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_flare_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_flare_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_flare_1-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7rII | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h1>Coma<\/h1>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-7-review-laowa-9mm-5-6-ff-rl-99876\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane7-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/5.6<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane7-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/8.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane7-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/11<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-7-review-laowa-9mm-5-6-ff-rl-99876\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane7-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25053 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_coma_11.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d coma astro astrophotography milky way milkyway\" width=\"795\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_coma_11.jpg 795w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_coma_11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_coma_11-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane7-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25051 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_coma_5.6.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d coma astro astrophotography milky way milkyway\" width=\"795\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_coma_5.6.jpg 795w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_coma_5.6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_coma_5.6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane7-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25052 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_coma_8.0.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d coma astro astrophotography milky way milkyway\" width=\"795\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_coma_8.0.jpg 795w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_coma_8.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_coma_8.0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>100% crops from extreme corner<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>After the sharpness section this does not come as a surprise: the coma correction is really good.<br \/>\nStill, the parameters do not make the Laowa 9mm 5.6 an obvious choice for astro photography in the first place, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/best-astro-photography-lenses-for-the-sony-a7-series\/\">better options<\/a> available for this task.<\/p>\n<h1>Sunstars<\/h1>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-8-review-laowa-9mm-5-6-ff-rl-47788\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane8-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/5.6<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane8-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/8.0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane8-2\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/11<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane8-3\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/16<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane8-4\" data-toggle=\"tab\">f\/22<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-8-review-laowa-9mm-5-6-ff-rl-47788\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane8-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25054 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_sunstars_5.6.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d coma astro sunstar sonnenstern blenden blendenstern\" width=\"795\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_sunstars_5.6.jpg 795w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_sunstars_5.6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_sunstars_5.6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane8-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25055 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_sunstars_8.0.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d coma astro sunstar sonnenstern blenden blendenstern\" width=\"795\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_sunstars_8.0.jpg 795w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_sunstars_8.0-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_sunstars_8.0-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane8-2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25056 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_sunstars_11.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d coma astro sunstar sonnenstern blenden blendenstern\" width=\"795\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_sunstars_11.jpg 795w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_sunstars_11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_sunstars_11-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane8-3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25057 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_sunstars_16.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d coma astro sunstar sonnenstern blenden blendenstern\" width=\"795\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_sunstars_16.jpg 795w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_sunstars_16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_sunstars_16-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane8-4\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25058 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_sunstars_22.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d coma astro sunstar sonnenstern blenden blendenstern\" width=\"795\" height=\"530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_sunstars_22.jpg 795w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_sunstars_22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9mm_5.6_sunstars_22-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 795px) 100vw, 795px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #808080;\"><em>100% crops from center, A7rII<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>No sunstars at f\/5.6 but well defined 10-stroke sunstars between f\/8.0 and f\/22 as we have also seen on the other recent Laowa ultra wide angle lenses.<br \/>\nIf you want to learn more about sunstars have a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/best-lenses-for-sunstars\/\">this article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1>Chromatic Aberrations<\/h1>\n<h3><strong>lateral<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><div class=\"osc-res-tab tabbable   osc-tabs-left\"><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"nav osc-res-nav nav-tabs osc-tabs-left-ul\" id=\"oscitas-restabs-9-review-laowa-9mm-5-6-ff-rl-20737\"><li class=\"active\"><a href=\"#ert_pane9-0\" data-toggle=\"tab\">uncorrected<\/a><\/li><li class=\"\"><a href=\"#ert_pane9-1\" data-toggle=\"tab\">corrected<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><div style=\"clear:both;width: 100%;\"><ul class=\"tab-content\" id=\"oscitas-restabcontent-9-review-laowa-9mm-5-6-ff-rl-20737\"><li class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"ert_pane9-0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24854 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_lateral_CA_uncorrected.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_lateral_CA_uncorrected.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_lateral_CA_uncorrected-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_lateral_CA_uncorrected-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><li class=\"tab-pane \" id=\"ert_pane9-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-24853 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_lateral_CA_corrected.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_lateral_CA_corrected.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_lateral_CA_corrected-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_lateral_CA_corrected-768x513.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #808080;\">100% crops from inner midframe, Sony A7rII<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Usually ultra wide angle lenses show a high amount of lateral CA. This is surprisingly not the case with the Laowa 9mm 5.6 as the lens is almost free of lateral CA.<br \/>\nThe corners are very clean, you really have to look at the midframe to find a small amount of CA, which is easily corrected in post.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>longitudinal<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>As this is a very wide and rather slow lens longitudinal CA (loCA) are nothing to worry about.<\/p>\n<h1>Conclusion<\/h1>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>good<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">sharpness and contrast from f\/5.6 even in the extreme corners<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">minimum focus distance<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">CA correction<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">coma correction<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">distortion<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">sunstars<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">handling\/build quality<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">size\/weight<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #339966;\">price<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>average<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>flare resistance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td><strong>not good<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">no electronic contacts<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">vignetting<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">slight green color cast in the corners<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em><strong>As a Sony user:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em>The last time Laowa dipped its toes in the &#8220;ultra-ultra-wide&#8221; realm was with the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-laowa-10-18mm-4-5-5-6-fe-c-dreamer\/\">10-18mm 4.5-5.6 zoom<\/a>. A lens, judging by its specs, that would be a perfect fit to my shooting style and almost any of <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/building-a-lens-kit\/\">my kits<\/a>. Unfortunately in the end there was simply one disadvantage too much, be it the high distortion, subpar sharpness at the long end, flare resistance or the really annoying filter holder.<br \/>\nTherfore, I was a bit cautious with my expectations here.<\/p>\n<p>But luckily this time I got pleasantly surprised. Not only is the Laowa 9mm 5.6 perceivably wider than the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-10mm-5-6-e-hyper-wide-heliar\/\">Voigtlander 10mm 5.6<\/a>, in most areas (especially sharpness, minimum focus distance, coma correction, CA correction) it is also significantly better. Furthermore the Laowa 9mm 5.6 has pretty much the same size, it shares the same weight and the price is also lower.<br \/>\nWhen it comes to flare resistance the Voigtlander 10mm 5.6 still has a slight edge, but the 9mm is no slouch either.<\/p>\n<p>It is really the absence of electronic contacts and Exif data that spoils the whole picture here, I would have really hoped Laowa could offer these by now. Nevertheless, you will easily be able to recognize the pictures taken with the 9mm lens when you load them to your computer due to its extreme viewing angle.<\/p>\n<p>Lenses in the 9-11mm range, they are never the lenses I take most of my pictures with, but properly used they are often the lenses I take my most striking pictures with.<br \/>\nTherefore I decided to add one of these 9mm 5.6 lenses to my kit, replacing my former <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-10mm-5-6-e-hyper-wide-heliar\/\">Voigtlander 10mm 5.6<\/a> as well as my bulky <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-canon-ts-e-17mm-4-0l\/\">Canon TS-E 17mm 4.0L<\/a>, something I did not expect.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>As a Leica user:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24882\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24882\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24882\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_Leica_M10_3.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_Leica_M10_3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_Leica_M10_3-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_Leica_M10_3-768x455.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laowa 9mm 5.6 on Leica M10<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What I have written about the Sony version applies here as well, but I want to add that the M-mount version has some clever features rarely seen on third-party M-mount lenses, especially the click stop when you leave the rangefinder coupled distance range and the option to easily 6-bit code the lens.<\/p>\n<p>I greatly enjoyed using this lens on the Leica M10, I am sure the sample pictures tell more than a thousand words.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Update December 2021:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nI bought the Laowa 9mm 5.6 roughly one and a half years ago and it keeps being a sure pick when deciding which lenses to pack. The unique perspective allows for striking pictures, not only for architecture and landscape subjects, but every now and then also for environmental portraits, of which I added a few to the samples sections. It is still a specialty lens, but one that didn&#8217;t get nearly enough credit as it deserves.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Update January 2023:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\nIt seems the price dropped by $200, that makes it even easier for me to recommend this lens.<\/p>\n<p><em>You can already order the lens directly from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.venuslens.net\/product\/laowa-9mm-f-5-6-ff-rl\/ref\/57\/\">manufacturer&#8217;s homepage<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/3jnhRPw\">B&amp;H<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC1.A0.H0.Xlaowa+9mm+5.6.TRS1&amp;_nkw=laowa+9mm+5.6&amp;_sacat=0&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a>\/<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_from=R40&amp;_trksid=p2380057.m570.l1313.TR12.TRC2.A0.H0.Xlaowa+9mm+5.6.TRS0&amp;_nkw=laowa+9mm+5.6&amp;_sacat=0&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.de<\/a> for <strong>$699<\/strong> (M-mount) and <strong>$599<\/strong> (E\/Z\/L-mount) (advertisement\/affiliate links)<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Alternatives<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24904\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24904\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-24904 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ultra_wide_comparison-e1593553374122.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ultra_wide_comparison-e1593553374122.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ultra_wide_comparison-e1593553374122-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ultra_wide_comparison-e1593553374122-768x250.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24904\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Laowa 5.6\/9, Voigtlander 5.6\/10, Laowa 4.5\/11, 4.0\/14, 2\/15 and Canon TS-E 4\/17<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You are looking at a review of the widest ultra wide angle lens and you got this far, therefore I doubt the comparably huge and long AF zooms are an alternative to you, but you can still have a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/user-guide-ultra-wideangle-lenses-sony-alpha-7-series\/\">Guide to Ultra Wide Angle Lenses for the A7 Series<\/a> to learn more about these options.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-voigtlander-10mm-5-6-e-hyper-wide-heliar\/\">Voigtlander 10mm 5.6 E Hyper Wide Heliar:<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nMy ultra (or hyper?) wide angle lens of choice before Laowa released this 9mm 5.6.<br \/>\nIt is slightly better in terms of flare resistance, but resolution (especially in the corners and at wider apertures), the performance near the minimum focus distance, lateral CA and coma look noticeably worse.<br \/>\nbuy from<em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_ex_kw=&amp;_mPrRngCbx=1&amp;_nkw=Voigtl%25E4nder+10mm&amp;_sacat=625&amp;_sop=12&amp;_udhi=&amp;_udlo=&amp;_fosrp=1&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ebay.de<\/a> |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2yf81eV\">amazon.de<\/a> |&nbsp;<\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?LH_CAds=&amp;_ex_kw=&amp;_fpos=&amp;_fspt=1&amp;_mPrRngCbx=1&amp;_nkw=voigtlander+10mm+5.6&amp;_sacat=625&amp;_sadis=&amp;_sop=12&amp;_udhi=&amp;_udlo=&amp;_fosrp=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ebay.com<\/a> |&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2sdNPWm\">amazon.com<\/a>&nbsp;| <a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/2JNXUDm\">B&amp;H<\/a> for <strong>1099$<\/strong> (advertisement\/affiliate links)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-laowa-10-18mm-4-5-5-6-fe-c-dreamer\/\"><strong>Laowa 10-18mm 4.5-5.6 C-Dreamer FE:<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nIf you value flexibility and compact size over image quality and you don&#8217;t know yet what focal length is the right one for you this may be worth a look.<br \/>\n<em>buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.venuslens.net\/product\/laowa-10-18mm-f-4-5-5-6-fe-zoom\/ref\/57\/\">manfucaturer&#8217;s homepage<\/a> |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2TVSirw\">amazon.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/2qxh1W7\">B&amp;H<\/a> (advertisement\/affiliate links) for <strong>$849<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-laowa-11mm-4-5-ff-rl\/\"><strong>Laowa 11mm 4.5 C-Dreamer:<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n9mm and 11mm are a huge difference in terms of field of view and one would expect the 11mm to perform better &#8211; all else equal.<br \/>\nI did compare the lenses side by side and this is not really the case.<br \/>\nThe 11mm shows more coma, astigmatism and lateral CA in the corners, distortion is also different, in total less, but a bit wavier. The optical design does also not look as complex and it doesn&#8217;t focus as close.<br \/>\nBut there are also advantages: it has a 62mm filter thread (widest lens with a normal filter thread), better flare resistance, is ligther and cheaper.<br \/>\n<em>buy from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.venuslens.net\/product\/laowa-11mm-f-4-5-ff-rl\/ref\/57\/\">manufacturer&#8217;s homepage<\/a> for <strong>$799<\/strong> (M-mount) and <strong>$699<\/strong> (E\/Z\/L-mount) (advertisement\/affiliate links)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-canon-ts-e-17mm-4-0l\/\"><strong>Canon TS-E 17mm 4.0L:<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nTo get the same angle of view as the TS-E 17mm (when taking a shift panorama) you need a 10.2mm lens, so this 9mm lens actually allows for perspectives not possible with the TS-E 17mm. The 9mm is also easier to use (less bulky, smaller 100mm square filters, panorama not needed to get to these viewing angles) and flare resistance is a bit better, but you will obviously also end up with less pixels for the same framing. With today&#8217;s high resolution sensors this might be a trade off you are willing to take though.<br \/>\n<em>buy from <\/em><em><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2RpMdp3\">amazon.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DBJNME\">amazon.de<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/2BUU0By\">B&amp;H<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.com\/sch\/i.html?LH_CAds=&amp;_ex_kw=&amp;_fpos=&amp;_fspt=1&amp;_mPrRngCbx=1&amp;_nkw=canon+ts+17+4.0&amp;_sacat=625&amp;_sadis=&amp;_sop=12&amp;_udhi=&amp;_udlo=&amp;_fosrp=1&amp;mkrid=711-53200-19255-0&amp;siteid=0&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.com<\/a> |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebay.de\/sch\/i.html?_ex_kw=&amp;_mPrRngCbx=1&amp;_nkw=canon+ts-e+17mm+4.0+l&amp;_sacat=625&amp;_sop=12&amp;_udhi=&amp;_udlo=&amp;_fosrp=1&amp;mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&amp;siteid=77&amp;mkcid=1&amp;campid=5337820268&amp;toolid=10001&amp;customid=&amp;mkevt=1\">ebay.de<\/a> for <strong>$2150 <\/strong>new or <strong>$1500 <\/strong>used (advertisement\/affiliate links)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-samyang-10mm-3-5-xp\/\"><strong>Samyang 10mm 3.5 XP:<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\nThe Samyang is faster and it has less vignetting, especially stopped down, but even more issues with color cast in the corners. I would rather get this Laowa 9mm 5.6 (which I did).<br \/>\n<em>buy from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3Q1P8zn\">amazon.com<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3BNSAcG\">amazon.de<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/bhpho.to\/3P2N5K7\">B&amp;H<\/a> |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ebay.us\/SI41I3\">ebay.com<\/a> |&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ebay.us\/u3MfiZ\">ebay.de<\/a> for <strong>$899<\/strong>&nbsp;(advertisement\/affiliate links)<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Further Sample Images<\/h1>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84835\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84835\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84835\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Paris_5.6_6.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Paris_5.6_6.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Paris_5.6_6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Paris_5.6_6-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84835\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84828\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84828\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84828\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Budapest_5.6_4.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Budapest_5.6_4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Budapest_5.6_4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Budapest_5.6_4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84828\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84827\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84827\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84827\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Budapest_5.6_3.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Budapest_5.6_3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Budapest_5.6_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Budapest_5.6_3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84827\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84831\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84831\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84831\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Paris_5.6_2.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Paris_5.6_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Paris_5.6_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Paris_5.6_2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84831\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_84833\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-84833\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-84833\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Paris_5.6_4.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Paris_5.6_4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Paris_5.6_4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_A7III_Paris_5.6_4-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-84833\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63718\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63718\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63718\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Zf_Sample_5.6_1.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Zf_Sample_5.6_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Zf_Sample_5.6_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Zf_Sample_5.6_1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63718\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikon Zf | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_63719\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-63719\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-63719\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Zf_Sample_5.6_2.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Zf_Sample_5.6_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Zf_Sample_5.6_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Zf_Sample_5.6_2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-63719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikon Zf | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36948\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36948\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36948\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_Nevmekhan.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_Nevmekhan.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_Nevmekhan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_Nevmekhan-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30422\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30422\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30422\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_8.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_8.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_8-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_8-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30422\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_36957\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36957\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36957\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Istanbul_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Istanbul_2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Istanbul_2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Istanbul_2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30432\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30432\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30432\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_18.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_18.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_18-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_18-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30432\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30431\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30431\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30431\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_17.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_17.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_17-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_17-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30431\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31751\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31751\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31751\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_barcelona_3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_barcelona_3.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_barcelona_3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_barcelona_3-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31751\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leica M10 | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/8.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31749\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31749\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31749\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_barcelona_1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_barcelona_1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_barcelona_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_barcelona_1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31749\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leica M10 | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_31754\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31754\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31754\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/L1003105-Bearbeitet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/L1003105-Bearbeitet.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/L1003105-Bearbeitet-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/L1003105-Bearbeitet-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-31754\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leica M10 | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30428\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30428\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30428\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_14.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_14.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_14-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30428\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30430\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30430\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_16.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_16.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_16-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47035\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47035\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-47035\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_26.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_26.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_26-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_26-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30419\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30419\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30419\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_5.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_5.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_5-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30419\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25019\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25019\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25019\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_10.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_10.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_10-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leica M10 | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25024\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25024\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25024\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_15.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_15.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_15-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_15-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leica M10 | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25031\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25031\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25031\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_22.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_22.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_22-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25031\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leica M10 | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25020\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25020\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25020 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_11.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_11-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leica M10 | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_25037\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25037\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-25037 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_25.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_25.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_25-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_25-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leica M10 | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/8.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30425\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30425\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30425\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_11.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_11.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_new_11-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30425\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_70241\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70241\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-70241\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Bern_5.6_M10.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Bern_5.6_M10.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Bern_5.6_M10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Bern_5.6_M10-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-70241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leica M10 | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_24845\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24845\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24845\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_4.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_4.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_4-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/laowa_9mm_5.6_sample_4-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-24845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sony A7III | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_66208\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-66208\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-66208\" src=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_Zf_1_8.0.jpg\" alt=\"laowa 9mm 5.6 ultra wide w-dreamer uwa hyper wide heliar 10mm distortion zero-d\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_Zf_1_8.0.jpg 800w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_Zf_1_8.0-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Laowa_9mm_5.6_Sample_Zf_1_8.0-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-66208\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nikon Zf | Laowa 9mm 5.6 | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Many of the sample images in this review can be found in full resolution <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/s\/aHsmPpJEWw\">here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Further Reading<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/fe-lenses-sony-comprehensive-independent-guide\/\">Sony FE lenses: Our comprehensive and independent guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/user-guide-to-portrait-lenses-sony-a7-series\/\">Guide to the best 85-135mm Portrait Lenses for Sony a7 series<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/35mm-comparison-voigtlander-zeiss-leica\/\">35mm comparison Leica, Zeiss, Voigtlander<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-sony-fe-24mm-1-4-gm\/\">Review: Sony FE 24mm 1.4 GM<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Support Us<\/h2>\n<p>Did you find this article useful or just liked reading it? 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This helps support the creation of future content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction The king is dead, long live the king! After the Voigtlander 10mm 5.6&#8217;s field of view has been matched by the Samyang 10mm 3.5 XP and the Laowa 10-18mm 4.5-5.6 it has now been surpassed by this Laowa 9mm 5.6 FF-RL. Can a lens be wider and at the same time better? 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