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Laowa 15mm F/4 Wide-Angle 1:1 Macro Lens

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Made for photographing small subjects (like flowers, insects, or intricate details) with a very wide depth of field, the Laowa 15mm F/4 lens is one of the widest full-frame lenses to offer a full 1:1 magnification ratio. The entirely manual lens is designed around 12 elements in nine groups, including three high-refractive elements and one extra-low dispersion element Read More

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Jan 23, 2017

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Tyler

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Jan 5, 2017

Thanks again for joining this drop! We have submitted the group's order with the vendor for the Laowa 15mm F/4 Wide-Angle 1:1 Macro Lens and they are working hard to prepare it for shipment.
As soon as the group's order is ready at the vendor's location, they will send the bulk shipment to our warehouse in New Jersey where our warehouse team will break it up into individual orders and ship them. The current estimated ship date from our warehouse is 1/24.
We will keep the group updated throughout the fulfillment process. You can expect an update from us by the end of the day Pacific Time on 1/12.
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Ketil

Dec 29, 2016

I would jump on a full frame version if it became available.

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IShotFirst

Dec 29, 2016

KetilThis is a full frame lens, the only APS-C specific feature is shift at more than 3mm, otherwise you'll get full coverage of your sensor. I happily use it on my A7r2.

DonV

Dec 28, 2016

Great price point if you want an APS-C fisheye, particularly with the shift feature (but that color smearing - ugh) - but speaking from experience, if you're after a macro lens think long and hard about what you intend to shoot. Inanimate objects aren't so bad - but there's not much fauna "in nature" that will allow you to press the lens against it to get a snapshot.
Nikon owners - for a couple hundred more you can land one of the awesome 200mm Micro Nikkors. Again just my opinion - but a far more "usable" macro if nature photog is your bag.

NacMacFeegle

Jan 2, 2017

DonVIt's not a fisheye (though I believe that I've heard it suffers from distortion). The fauna that you would be trying to photograph with this in their environment can't get away because they're creatures like frogs and insects.

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uTukan1

Dec 28, 2016

I'm wondering, why would anyone want 15mm macro lens? I have the 40mm f/2.8 Nikkor macro lens, and even with that thing I am really close to touching the subject when I want the biggest closeup possible, how is this ever practical for use? I guess I get that you can have both macro lens and daily-use lens, but if you'd be investing $500 on a lens, that shouldn't really be a problem and you should get 2 cheaper lenses, one for macro, one for daily usage.

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NacMacFeegle

Dec 28, 2016

uTukan1It's a specialist lens - its for if you want to get a photo of a tiny subject, but also want to include its environment. You can accomplish this by taking multiple photos with a macro lens and stitching them together, but the 15mm allows you to get the effect in a single image. Additionally, it's tilt-shift function is a a feature normally seen in lenses many times the price of the Laowa. Their anti-moisture coating is a big bonus too. I can't afford to put 4-5 hundred dollars into a specialty lens at the moment, but if I could the Laowa 15mm would be a definite candidate!

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uTukan1

Dec 28, 2016

NacMacFeegleYou're right, after I posted this comment I checked some images, and to my surprise it actually makes beautiful pictures! I was imagining just some distorted mess with the photographer breaking their lens because they smashed it into the object haha.

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Tyler

Thanks again for joining this drop! We have submitted the group's order with the vendor for the Laowa 15mm F/4 Wide-Angle 1:1 Macro Lens and they are working hard to prepare it for shipment. As soon as the group's order is ready at the vendor's location, they will send the bulk shipment to our warehouse in New Jersey where our warehouse team will break it up into individual orders and ship them. The current estimated ship date from our warehouse is 1/24. We will keep the group updated throughout the fulfillment process. You can expect an update from us by the end of the day Pacific Time on 1/12. If you have any questions, please visit our Help Center (http://massdrop.com/helpcenter).

NacMacFeegle

It's not a fisheye (though I believe that I've heard it suffers from distortion). The fauna that you would be trying to photograph with this in their environment can't get away because they're creatures like frogs and insects.