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I have the 100mm and the 15mm Laowa lenses and I'm extremely happy with the optic and build quality of both of them. All the macro photos I've posted on here so far have been taken with them. I don't have any experience with their mirrorless lenses but I find the 100mm 2x macro to be completely adequate for the kind of photography I do and I rarely find myself going all the way to 2x on my D500.
Thank you. I’ve been trying to research the 100, 90 and 65mm but I’m still unsure which one would be best. I have the Sony 100mm that I really like but thought the 2:1 ratio on these lenses would be useful for some subjects.
I agree that the ability to get to 2:1 is useful but I'm not sure which lens to suggest to suggest due to lack of experience. I can say that I had trouble doing any product type photography with the 100m on my aps-c camera and sometimes wished I had the 60 but I like the extra reach of the 100mm for doing insects, arachnids, and other small subjects so given the choice I'd choose it again.
Yeah currently I have the 100mm and like it but perhaps the 65mm would be great at 65mm
Check out Micael Widell on YouTube if you haven't already, he's how I first heard about Laowa and I'm pretty sure he's reviewed most of their macro lenses at this point. He also has a video with a 10% off code for the Laowa website that's valid for all of 2023.
Yeah, I actually have watched several of his videos and he has me more confused than ever lol he speaks really highly of the 25 mm version that does five times magnification
Yea I'm sure it's nice to have but imo it's practical applications are quite limited in comparison to the 2x macro lenses. Trying to get something like a jumping spider or a bee into focus and sometimes even just finding them at 2x magnification can be a real pain. I can't imagine trying to do it with a 2.5-5x lens haha. I plan to purchase one eventually but I don't know how often it'll be used for live subjects unless they happen to be extremely cooperative but I think it would be fun for certain situations, like my 15mm macro lens.
Thank you. I was sorta leaning towards the 90mm and it gets great reviews
Awesome image! So you think the build quality of the lens is good?
Excellent quality
So in your opinion, if you had to choose, would you choose the 65, 90 or the 100 mm
Thank you Adam, that’s the one I was leaning towards. I think it would be really neat for small insects.
