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Nikfuson

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Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL Nikon Z
« on: March 06, 2021, 15:41:32 »
Got this loaner to explore the hyper wide realm of my Z6 world.
135 degee FOV is certainly wide!
Here are two shots illustrating the difference between this lens and my Nikkor 14-30/4S at 14mm.
I have corrected for vignetting.
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Erik Lund

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Re: Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL Nikon Z
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2021, 16:02:34 »
Thx for sharing ;)Looking forward to more images!
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Re: Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL Nikon Z
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2021, 22:21:27 »
Yes, please!
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Re: Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL Nikon Z
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2021, 23:51:50 »
Would love to see more !
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Jack Dahlgren

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Re: Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL Nikon Z
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2021, 00:27:35 »
That is pretty wide! How about an interior so we can see what it does to rectangular spaces?
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Re: Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL Nikon Z
« Reply #5 on: March 07, 2021, 09:52:01 »
It is this one?
https://www.venuslens.net/product/laowa-9mm-f-5-6-ff-rl/

Do they make their own glass?
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Nikfuson

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Re: Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL Nikon Z
« Reply #6 on: March 07, 2021, 12:20:54 »
Quote from: MEPER on March 07, 2021, 09:52:01
It is this one?
https://www.venuslens.net/product/laowa-9mm-f-5-6-ff-rl/

Do they make their own glass?

That’s the one.
Here on my Z6
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Nikfuson

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Re: Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL Nikon Z
« Reply #7 on: March 07, 2021, 14:11:30 »
Here are some other pics made with the lens.
I've included a couple of geometrical test ones for your quick digestion.
Most of these are shot at f/5.6-8.
Vignetting amounts to 2.5-3 stops.
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Re: Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL Nikon Z
« Reply #8 on: March 07, 2021, 14:25:13 »
Mandatory dog portrait
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Re: Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL Nikon Z
« Reply #9 on: March 07, 2021, 16:30:13 »
Thank you for the samples. It gives an interesting perspective, but I think the vignetting is a bit too extreme for my taste. I have a nikkor 18mm which has similar vignetting and I’ve not used it a lot after getting 15mm and 20mm which have less. 
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John Harkus

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Re: Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL Nikon Z
« Reply #10 on: March 07, 2021, 19:35:55 »
Nice! I have the Irix 11mm, when you need it you need it

John
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