Laowa 10mm f/4 "Cookie" APS-C - review & a lot of samples

[@elke1317]

Ein interessantes Objektiv. Danke für das ausführliche Video, Tom.

[@tomscameras]

Hallo Elke, vielen Dank! Freut mich, dass es Dir gefallen hat!

[@GJSsongsmith]

Thanks Tom , excellent review . Love the B&W conversions ! Seriously thinking of purchasing this for my X-Pro 2

[@tomscameras]

Thanks for your feedback.Yes, it's a great option for a super-lightweight super-wide lens!

[@donaldcongdon9095]

Great review! I’ve been quite impressed with Laowa’s lenses. I’m also impressed with your night shots! Thanks.

[@tomscameras]

Thanks Donald! Yes actually there's an impressive lineup of Laowa lenses these days. I definitely hope I'll be able to check out more of these in the future!

[@ozuidema]

Nice review and great shots. The Flaes tower remains quite photogenetic! Really dig the sunstars of this lens.

[@tomscameras]

Thanks a lot for your feedback! And yes the sun stars are a real strong point of this lens!

[@arpitkumargahlot]

Very good review Tom. Excellent pics!!

[@tomscameras]

Many thanks for your feedback! 🙏

[@tonymckeage1028]

Great Video Thomas, Great to catch up with your channel again, Thanks for sharing

[@tomscameras]

Thanks Tony! 😀

[@thomaschipman]

nice to see that laowa used quite of few of your images in their marketing. congrats =-) if you have sufficient contact with them, i'd be interested in seeing their 10mm f/4 compared to their zero-d 9mm f/2.8. is it twice as good for twice the price? i'm a sucker for pancake lenses, especially on small bodies, but i've had my eye on the 9mm for a while as i'm really impressed by their distortion control.

[@tomscameras]

I'm working on it ;) yes and they do have quite a comprehensive lineup with very interesting options! I really like their "Zero-D" approach because I'm just not a fan of heavy digital corrections.

[@MarcoAries]

It's amazing how they managed to control distortion on such a wide lens!

[@tomscameras]

Yes, I think that was the aspect of this lens that surprized me the most as well!

[@SylvainThomin]

After watching your video I ordered mine in Canada. I love the compact size and the wide angle. However, I have a lot of difficulties to have a sharp image, hyperfocal distance doesn't work, it is like distance numbers on the ring are wrong. Have you experienced the same?

[@tomscameras]

Yes, actually you are right! Don’t use those depth-of-field markings on the focus ring for reference! They are far too „optimistic“! This is btw true for about every lens out there, not just Laowa. My guess is that it has to do with the fact that in the old days, people were used to getting very small prints from their photos (like 7x10 cm or 2x3 inches etc.) and these markings on the focus ring were designed for these small output sizes … So if in doubt, please use the digital loupe function or at least focus peaking for precise focus. Even with a 10mm lens! Hope this helps …!

[@TakahiroOda]

Wow!! You get sunstars already at F5.6!?!? That's crazy!! and the very minimal distortion makes this lens very interesting!

[@tomscameras]

Yes the sun stars and almost no distinction are the two stand-out features! And that it is so small. But it’s not for you: only APS-C! 😝

[@TakahiroOda]

@@tomscameras You know, A7IV has APS-C crop mode 😎

[@cf8471]

Tolle Review Tom! locker, sympatischer Typ & vorallem realistisch im Bezug auf Anwendung des Objektivs im Alltag...kann man sich gut ansehen! :) Wo und wann kann ich diese Linse kaufen? dauert wahrscheinlich noch bis die Händler sie vorrätig haben...

[@sifecta7037]

Ist am günstigsten über die Herstellerwebseite und sofort erhältlich. Bis anhin auch immer kostenloser Versand weltweit mit Fedex 👍

[@tomscameras]

Hallo und erstmal vielen Dank für Dein Feedback, es freut mich daß es Dir gefallen hat! Unten hat schon jemand geantwortet: Direkt vom Hersteller, Link ist in der Videobeschreibung. Alternativ haben mittlerweile diverse Fotohändler auch in Deutschland das Laowa-Programm vorrätig! (z.B. Foto Gregor / "Kamera Express" in Köln oder Foto Leistenschneider, Düsseldorf usw.)

[@duc_le_photography]

Great review, Tom! One of my favorite lenses when I shot film was the Voigtlander 15mm. You have me seriously considering this 10mm. Btw, do you know if you can use a UV filter on this lens or will it cause vignetting? Thanks!

[@tomscameras]

I didn't try out filters so I can't answer definitely. But if trying a filter, make sure it's a really slim one!

[@GrainyWorld]

Thanks, for this review

[@tomscameras]

Many thanks for your feedback! I appreciate it!

[@botanicaltreasures2408]

That lens does glamour shots of architecture.

[@tomscameras]

Thanks! 🙏

[@Stop-All-War]

Landscapes ☑️ Laowa 10mm f/4 Cookie Lens is the World's Widest Rectilinear Pancake lens for an APS-C camera. Price £320 - £360 app. Filter thread size: 37mm

[@tomscameras]

Yes, that's the one!

[@everlastingz78]

I would like to files RAW for judge the lens. Thanks

[@tomscameras]

Sorry I can’t show raw samples in a KZbin video. I did a quick Google research and yes, you are right: also many blogs where this lens was tested don’t supply RAW samples, maybe due to bandwidth issues. If it helps: all photos in my reviews are shot in RAW and developed in Lightroom. Sharpness is always set to the standard „landscape“ setting (regardless of which lens I shoot, I find that the setting I like the most for almost every camera sensor) and I adjust white balance, contrast and saturation to my liking. But I never apply any correction for vignetting, color fringing or distortion unless explicitly stated in my videos.

[@danj2235]

very interesting lens and great review!!! I already have the Samyang 12mm, otherwise Id consider this pancake (I dont really need or use the fast apertures very often)

[@tomscameras]

Yes - there are already so many great lenses out there, it's sometimes hard to justify the purchase of another one! The unique point here is really that combination of ultrawide field-of-view, good quality and super-small dimensions ...

[@Rooftopaccessorizer]

i just need to know how this compares to the 9mm laowa.

[@tomscameras]

I did not use the 9mm myself. I can only direct you to other reviews like this very comprehensive one by Phillip Reeve: phillipreeve.net/blog/review-laowa-9mm-2-8-aps-c/

[@Rooftopaccessorizer]

@@tomscameras oh ok. I have that lens I just can’t decide if it’s worth the downgrade to get a smaller lease.

[@michaellee1500]

are most of the landscape shot in infinity focus ?

[@tomscameras]

The lens doesn’t have a hard stop directly at the infinity setting. It can focus a bit past infinity … so when I determined the best focus setting for true infinity, i remembered that setting (it’s like going to the hard stop and then about 2 millimeters back) for all my landscape shots!

[@Smilingmedia]

Hi, is this a Micro for thirds lens?

[@tomscameras]

No this is for APS-C! But Laowa does make some lenses that are dedicated for Micro Four Thirds as well! Have a look at their website to check them all out: www.venuslens.net

[@yttean98]

good review

[@tomscameras]

Many thanks!

[@productguru8323]

Is setup any better than an iPhone ?😅

[@tomscameras]

Actually yes. There is still a very big difference especially in the rendering of fine details, even though smartphone cameras are much better than they used to be!

[@rhezaif]

Price?

[@thomaschipman]

$299

[@tomscameras]

Yes $299. I added this info to my video description!

[@nightcoder5k]

Nice video, nice location. How come I don't see graffiti like in California? 😂

[@tomscameras]

Haha I don’t know! But yes there is really not a lot of graffiti in Tilburg!

[@sentientsimian]

Laowa （老蛙）is read as ‘lau-wa’.

[@tomscameras]

Many thanks, I stand corrected!

[@sbsheep]

Nice! How do you say Sirui?

[@dquarks]

Bitterschoen, it's pronounced Lau-wa fyi.