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Laowa "Zero-D" 17mm f/4 Tilt-Shift lens

  
 
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p.1 #1 · Laowa "Zero-D" 17mm f/4 Tilt-Shift lens


Building by Maryland Photos, on Flickr

Nikon Zf with Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D lens in Montreal.

Got this lens recently. The wide angle and the promise of no or very little distortion was too tempting to pass on. A bit heavy and fiddly to use if you don't have a tripod to set up on. This should not normally be a walk around lens.

The lens was shifted all the way up, with the camera in vertical orientation. Aperture was f/8. There was significant vignetting at the top which is cropped out. Probably its hood getting in the way in that situation.




Jul 03, 2026 at 08:11 PM
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p.1 #2 · Laowa "Zero-D" 17mm f/4 Tilt-Shift lens


Thank you for posting this. Very curious to see more. Especially curious about the vignetting issue.


Jul 05, 2026 at 08:52 AM
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p.1 #3 · Laowa "Zero-D" 17mm f/4 Tilt-Shift lens


At full shift the hood is obstructing the light path. It needs to be removed when using larger shifts.

Edit: The shift lens is essentially projecting a portion of a wider focal length and giving you a portion of it. The hood is sized more closely to the 17mm field of view not the much wider view that is actually there to allow the shift.




Jul 05, 2026 at 09:23 AM
 


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p.1 #4 · Laowa "Zero-D" 17mm f/4 Tilt-Shift lens


saph wrote:
too tempting to pass on


Mr. Cooper has some thoughts:

https://www.northlight-images.co.uk/review-laowa-17mm-tilt-shift-f4-lens/



Jul 05, 2026 at 02:17 PM
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p.1 #5 · Laowa "Zero-D" 17mm f/4 Tilt-Shift lens


i personally would go for a used Canon 17 TS-E


Jul 05, 2026 at 04:40 PM
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p.1 #6 · Laowa "Zero-D" 17mm f/4 Tilt-Shift lens


QuebecParliament1 by Maryland Photos, on Flickr

Same combo, Nikon ZR and Laowa 17 f4 Tilt-Shift at the Quebec Parliament building in Quebec City.



Jul 07, 2026 at 04:04 PM







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