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Laowa 9mm f/5.6 M-mount Full frame

  
 
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p.6 #1 · Laowa 9mm f/5.6 M-mount Full frame




e6filmuser wrote:
A total waste of the ultra-wide angle of view!



You lost me, it would be the same AOV.



Jul 29, 2020 at 07:21 AM
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p.6 #2 · Laowa 9mm f/5.6 M-mount Full frame


Apologies: this is the Sony E version, not the M version but same lens.


Jul 29, 2020 at 07:21 AM
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p.6 #3 · Laowa 9mm f/5.6 M-mount Full frame


Bob_S wrote:
You lost me, it would be the same AOV.
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It doesn't see through ceilings or through floors! Anyway, It is as I wanted it.




Jul 29, 2020 at 07:28 AM
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p.6 #4 · Laowa 9mm f/5.6 M-mount Full frame



e6filmuser wrote:
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It doesn't see through ceilings or through floors! Anyway, It is as I wanted it.



That's all that matters, glad you're happy with it 👍

But, sorry to say it doesn't demonstrate it's a 9mm shot that way.
It is a very difficult lens to shoot properly though.



Jul 29, 2020 at 07:30 AM
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p.6 #5 · Laowa 9mm f/5.6 M-mount Full frame


Bob_S wrote:
That's all that matters, glad you're happy with it 👍

But, sorry to say it doesn't demonstrate it's a 9mm shot that way.
It is a very difficult lens to shoot properly though.


I'm not demonstrating that it is anything. I am showing shots taken with that 9mm. I could tell you that I was about 4 feet from the bar, with a wall a couple of feet behind me, if that helps.

Yes, it could have been taken from 10 feet way with a 15mm but not in that pub.

I have another image to finish processing which may meet your needs.



Jul 29, 2020 at 07:51 AM
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p.6 #6 · Laowa 9mm f/5.6 M-mount Full frame



e6filmuser wrote:
I'm not demonstrating that it is anything. I am showing shots taken with that 9mm. I could tell you that I was about 4 feet from the bar, with a wall a couple of feet behind me, if that helps.

Yes, it could have been taken from 10 feet way with a 15mm but not in that pub.

I have another image to finish processing which may meet your needs.


Cool, I'm not meaning to be ride and I don't expect you to have to demonstrate the lens to us, but from these images I couldn't tell it was a 9mm, it could be 10-12mm and it would be really cool to, which I admit is INCREDIBLY difficult, to pull that off 👍

Congrats on the purchase.



Jul 29, 2020 at 07:53 AM
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p.6 #7 · Laowa 9mm f/5.6 M-mount Full frame


Rofl, I still haven't taken this lens out. I'll try to goto LA today and take some photos.


Jul 29, 2020 at 07:58 AM
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p.6 #8 · Laowa 9mm f/5.6 M-mount Full frame


Here is another that you can't tell it was a 9mm. You have me to tell you that!

This clock, with its wooden surround is about 10 inches across. The "6" was level with my eyes, so I was on tiptoe to get this.

To get the whole thing in, I moved back from the minimum working distance of 1 inch to about twice that

The clock has no glass, and is rarely dusted, so lots of tiny detail.

Lighting was two freestanding flash gun bounced off the ceiling.

The second image is a crop processed separately for the RAW file.

It was at f8 or f11. I didn't record which as I was just curious.(Lens just out of the box).

So, a rectilinear image of a circular clock!

I am not claiming this was the best that could be done but it is the best of the set.



Harold Gough 2020





Harold Gough 2020




Jul 29, 2020 at 08:09 AM
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p.6 #9 · Laowa 9mm f/5.6 M-mount Full frame


I'm thinking an architectural or landacape shot would be best, with something in the foreground to really stretch the image like only a 9mm can.


Jul 29, 2020 at 08:19 AM
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p.6 #10 · Laowa 9mm f/5.6 M-mount Full frame


Bob_S wrote:
I'm thinking an architectural or landacape shot would be best, with something in the foreground to really stretch the image like only a 9mm can.


Me too but life is a bit difficult here in the UK at the moment.




Jul 29, 2020 at 08:55 AM
 


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p.6 #11 · Laowa 9mm f/5.6 M-mount Full frame


It's that way for everyone here on the other side of the pond too


Jul 29, 2020 at 08:56 AM
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p.6 #12 · Laowa 9mm f/5.6 M-mount Full frame


I am slowly learning this lens and am putting together an album of pics on Flickr (https://flic.kr/s/aHsmPASa5m)

I think my favorites so far are:












Jul 29, 2020 at 09:31 AM
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p.6 #13 · Laowa 9mm f/5.6 M-mount Full frame


e6filmuser wrote:
Lots of words! Here are some pictures. My first use of the lens, the day after it arrived. On A7r3.

Some shots at f11. I have some which were slightly more rectilinear for the diect view of the bar but I chose the best -focused.

The distance marking, with infinity close to 5ft, is not very helpful. Focus peaking is pretty essential.

The images are uncropped. All could be improved

The stereo is crosseye.

Images of my local pub under current regulations, with perspex screen around the bar.


I have reworked the single frame images, converting the RAW files to TIFFs for Photoshop, using Sony's

Imaging Edge (which I had not known about) adding a crop.

The first image is still not particularly good due to my misjudgement of the focus.




Harold Gough 2020





Harold Gough 2020





Harold Gough 2020





Harold Gough 2020


Crop




Aug 02, 2020 at 02:40 AM
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p.6 #14 · Laowa 9mm f/5.6 M-mount Full frame


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Edited on Mar 26, 2026 at 11:13 AM · View previous versions



Aug 03, 2020 at 05:35 AM
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p.6 #15 · Laowa 9mm f/5.6 M-mount Full frame


Not my style but really like 501 & 492.


Aug 03, 2020 at 05:57 AM
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p.6 #16 · Laowa 9mm f/5.6 M-mount Full frame


http://CP Pond and Sunstar L9 2a by Brian Laguardia, on Flickr



Aug 03, 2020 at 04:10 PM
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p.6 #17 · Laowa 9mm f/5.6 M-mount Full frame


An excellent use of the lens.

There is an optical illusion too.The shadow makes the foliage in the lower left corner seem to be partly submerged in the water.



Aug 04, 2020 at 01:08 AM
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p.6 #18 · Laowa 9mm f/5.6 M-mount Full frame


Lenstip has a review up:
https://www.lenstip.com/588.1-Lens_review-Venus_Optics_LAOWA_9_mm_f_5.6_FF_RL_Introduction.html



Aug 13, 2020 at 08:06 PM
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p.6 #19 · Laowa 9mm f/5.6 M-mount Full frame


The color pics show a heavy green/aqua tint in the corners. Mostly noticeable with rocks or wood (not sky) in the corners - like the pond pic above this post.


Aug 13, 2020 at 09:28 PM
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p.6 #20 · Laowa 9mm f/5.6 M-mount Full frame


http://Central Park L9 1a by Brian Laguardia, on Flickr



Aug 16, 2020 at 07:30 PM
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