Legacyman's reviews

  • Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro

    10 out of 10 points and recommended
    Totally manual, no electronics to fail. Wide angle perspective gives very much needed apparent DOF at high magnification. Excellent on m4/3 and good on FF. Narrow tip of barrel get it in where wider alternatives cannot go e.g photographic tiny fu
    Would have liked to to also cover x2.

    I have used mine almost daily, for above 1:1, for about 2 years. I can take hand-held daylight shots in some situations, in bright sunlight but I prefer to use TTL, off-camera RC flash (2 units, occasionally 3). I never use a tripod.

    I previously used various legacy macro lenses, enlarger lenses or supplementary diopters. All gave good results but not the depth effect, and many of them required long extensions.

    I mostly use it on m4/3, which I use for most of my macro.

    reviewed October 5th, 2020 (purchased for $399)