Laowa 15mm f/5 'Cookie' pancake lens review

[@mentalost]

FOUR HUNDRED ?! Absolute madness Laowa !

[@geonerd]

I sure wish they would eliminate the electronic aperture control and make the lens 100% manual. The lens would have less to break and be cheaper to produce and sell.

[@TheMetalButcher]

I want auto focus, manual aperture. This is exactly wrong lol.

[@NetvoTV]

Brighten Star 9mm seem to have better image quality, is it better to just get that lens or Laowa autofocus 10mm or there is reason to get this 15mm f5 too?

[@Dewabarasunderan]

​@@TheMetalButcher I'd you need af at 15mm f5 you need to step away from the computer and go out shooting more.😅

[@theuned]

Christopher, would you ever consider testing mobile phone lenses? I’d be curious to see how mobile phone lenses stand up to your testing. Thanks for your consideration.

[@ritrattoaziendale]

So this cost 50% more then the autofocus RF 16 2.8 STM, which is also almost two stops brighter? I don't see it really useful on Canon RF...

[@sircas1224]

Agreed.

[@throwplate]

Wide and small is a great combo for gimbal video work Also, nice Sims 1 music

[@dpfreedman]

D.O.A. when there's the Voigtlander 15mm f/4.5 Super Wide Heliar III available for $650 new and less than $400 uused.

[@micahaka]

Would love a review of the Voigtlander 15mm f4.5 super wide heliar lll. Along with their 10mm hyper wide heliar and 12mm ultra wide heliar.

[@auxorre]

finally a manual focus lens with contacts and its benefits. Are there any others like this?

[@GungKrisna12]

And it's aperture is camera-controlled

[@tebscat]

Voigtlander

[@mohammeddabbagh-g4x]

Is there a review for Canon EF 70-200mm f2.8L IS USM ( mark iii ) lens?

[@christopherfrost]

Yes, but it's currently one of the videos just for Patrons

[@mohammeddabbagh-g4x]

I don't see the join button.. Why? Is it limited to those who join from your country?

[@PantalonesFrescos]

Would love to see some Panasonic lumix stuff. I love your reviews

[@AshBashVids]

If you're on Canon RF, get the 16mm f2.8 instead.

[@NetvoTV]

Why a lot people seem forgot there is another similar lens Voigtlander 15z f4.5 which is small too and no one compare these 2 lenses?

[@NetvoTV]

Brighten Star 9mm seem to have better image quality, is it better to just get that lens or Laowa autofocus 10mm or there is reason to get this 15mm f5 too? I plan to get 28-400mm and 14-30mm for Zf and this kind of manual lens do mor efun to pair with the Zf, i not sure which to get anymore now

[@H2o3G2a]

I can't believe I'm saying this but there is a lens I couldn't find your review on. The TTartisan 500mm. I would really like to know how it compares, I have a weird suspicion that it's very good, so good that people who haven't used it are putting it down in fear that it might be comparable to the Sigma 500mm for example (it terms of image quality only)

[@hahano7205]

The TTArtisan 500mm is basically a cheap telescope with a camera mount on it, much like the $50 "800mm" lenses that tend to crop up on Craigslist/etc . Not worth much at all and certainly not on par with the Sigma 500/5.6.

[@H2o3G2a]

@@hahano7205 Funny you say this, I just got done comparing both head-to-head for the weekend and I was spot on, the ttartisan is almost the exact same sharpness (except for the corners) with better rendering overall. I couldn't care less about what anyone has to say, I've seen it myself. I'm getting the Nikkor 600mm f6.3 for next week to test it as well. I'd suggest you do that to before talking shit about something you haven't tested.

[@kerbholzgt]

think it`s nice for travelling and tiny rooms but needs a bit contrasty post processing. build quality reminds me on voigtländer pancakes

[@nicedward7544]

Their other 15's are much better. I guess that's the trade-off for being so small.

[@RishiRajKoul]

Super thanks

[@emanuelhardaut8253]

I was curious about the next laowa lens after they started making autofocus lenses, but this one is disappointing. I think they can do better. A 65mm f2.8 macro with autofocus (Apsc) would be a nice challenge.

[@JaySilva88]

400 USD for an f/5 lens? oof!!!

[@justusgovaert]

This is really a great lens for only 400 usd $. But I guess 500 usd$ to get less of all of those disadvantages and maybe even a slightly better aperture would be nice. But if you something like that you always want to go up slightly in price and in quality 😬😅. But how good does it perform on Aps-c cameras? Maybe you have less of those Corner problemens because you get closer to the middle of the image

[@larsltj]

Awesome lens, size is king. Perfect travel companion!

[@dima1353]

It's an interesting concept, but also a good illustration of how fast lenses don't necessarily exist to shoot at maximum aperture. f/8 on a miniature f/5 lens and f/8 on a large f/2.8 lens are two different things. You need some optical "mass" to get a nice, smooth image at f/8 and f/11, and this lens clearly lacks that "mass". Still, Laowa did a good job here and the idea of a small wide-angle lens definitely makes sense.

[@maggnet4829]

Sony 40mm f2.5 wants a word with you. 😂

[@cameraprepper7938]

The L mount version does not have electronic contacts.

[@80-80.]

Aren't Chinese manual focus lenses supposed to be cheap?

[@sultansofzoology]

They established their market at a very low price and then increased it

[@GungKrisna12]

Laowa is on the higher end side of Chinese lenses

[@soprolakido]

De Faq !? 400 $ you can buy used sony 16-35 f4 for that money 😅

[@ciba20]

Micro-USB?!?!

[@antzpantz]

Firmware

[@jeroenvdw]

Weird choice indeed when the whole world now uses USB-C... And in the EU all new electronic devices must have USB-C, but maybe that only applies to charging, not sure.

[@DigiDriftZone]

yeh, at $300 + MicroUSB, makes no sense... - at $200 with USB-C, maybe

[@knnroy]

may I sell my 15 4.5 M?

[@knnroy]

No I think not, for 450e is far superior

[@StudioOnyx-fr]

F5, vigneting, corners soft at F5 + chromatic aberration, distortion and 400$... What happened to Laowa with this one? It's bellow everything they've done those last few years, and it's not even cheap.

[@alphaandomega2709]

To think Canons wide angles start at F11, F5 is phenomenal! Not to mention the price tag! Win win 😊

[@alchemist_x79]

$400 for an f/5 is a hard pass for me, thanks.

[@Xirpzy]

Sad laowas lenses usually have stellar iq. Their 100mm is the sharpest lens I own amongst much more expensive native lenses.

[@aquss33]

15mm f/1.5 Cooke? No, 15mm f/5 Cookie...

[@El_Reddaio]

Sorry but that's no pancake and no cookie either...

[@Zikuissigma67]

Too expensive, buy a voightlander and adapter instead.

[@micahaka]

Yes! Please do a review of the Voigtlander ultra wides! 10mm/12mm/15mm

[@carlosandreviana9448]

They must be kidding with that price

[@jango71]

Inexpensive? $400?

[@andreasmaier3034]

Hi

[@xavidub]

Too expensive for what it is tbh

[@CulturalCats]

love the music at the end of reviews nowadays, have newjeans - supershy at the end of the next one and i'll donate 5 aud to a local church, scouts honour

[@robertkrysik100]

Rubbish