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Laowa Holiday Savings on 17mm f/4 for GFX and 9mm f/2.8 for X-Mount

Two of my favorite 3rd party lenses are discounted for the holidays the Laowa 17mm f/4 for GFX and Laowa 9mm f/2.8 for X-Mount at B&H Photo. These are two of the best wide-angle lenses you can get for Fujifilm cameras and they are very affordable.   View this post on Instagram   A post […]

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Time-Lapse Photography and Star Trails

DPReview posted a good beginners guide for time-lapse photography. They didn’t mention Fujifilm cameras when listing cameras that are good for creating time-lapses, which is surprising, because Fujifilm has included the feature in their cameras for a very long time. Fujifilm, unlike Sony, offers an internal intervalometer that works flawlessly across all of their cameras. It would be […]

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Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra-Macro X-Mount Adapter and Ring Light: Updated

Venus Optic released the Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra-Macro a while ago, but not for X-Mount. So I haven’t posted about this lens here, but now Venus Optics sells the Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra-Macro with an X-Mount adapter on their site. I noticed the adapter when looking at their new ring light for the Laowa 25mm f/2.8 […]

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Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D Reviews and More Pre-Order Options

The Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D can now be pre-ordered from VenusOptics / B&H Photo / Adorama and soon at Amazon. opticallimits Extreme ultra-wide lenses are never perfect. Keeping this in mind the Laowa is pretty good indeed. It’s super-sharp in the image center and if you avoid f/2.8, the borders/corners are decent. Lateral CAs are generally not an issue. Image […]

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Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/2.8 – Press Release

Venus Optics announces the Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D, the World’s Widest f/2.8 Lens for APS-C Mirrorless Cameras Featuring a 113° Angle of View, Ultra-fast f/2.8 aperture, close-to-zero distortion, 49mm filter thread & less than 0.5 pounds in weight, this is a perfect ultra-wide option for still & videographers. Anhui China, Mar 21, 2018 – Venus […]

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