Laowa 12-24mm f5.6 C-Dreamer - SURPRISINGLY GREAT!

[@DuskoJovic]

Short and straight review which helps me a lot. Thank you. Subscribed. :)

[@PavSZ]

Thank you!

[@Ansonandco]

First! Great video buddy! Super interesting lens. I really like the rainbow flare!

[@PavSZ]

Same here!

[@gitithadani]

Laowa is making very interesting MF lenses with great optics & with such an ultra-wide MF can actually enhance the composition process. It does have a monopoly in the 12-16 range if one want something lighter - both for the body & the wallet! Otherwise the tamron 17-28 is a great option & can be had often at a discount or 2nd hand. Really enjoyed your imagery & visual eye on Poland - Kraków

[@PavSZ]

Laowa is one of those brands that delivers high quality lenses but one that can't break into the mainstream. I've always been a fan. Thank you!

[@elwirastadnik]

It's interesting like we have become a sort of "photographers" who can consider a manual lens as not good enough for travelling 2:52 ;) Saying it as "The Bridges of Madison County" huge fan 🎞 Lovely to see Kraków again as had lived there for several years 🤩

[@PavSZ]

once you shoot 200k photos with auto focus, manual lens seems too old school. I don't mind manual focusing at all but it has to be right time and place for it. Usually when I don't have to rush things or the final results, or should I say final sharpness is not crucial. I love Krakow - I go every year 😉

[@elwirastadnik]

@@PavSZ Pav, luv, even 200k photos taken with auto-varoius-focus will not turn anyone into Clint Eastwood... 🙈👻🤣 I like the videos you do 😉

[@joaogoncalves8469]

Friend for landscape shooting, recommends a Laowa 15mm F2 or a Laowa 12-24mm F5.6 zoom. Thanks João Gonçalves

[@PavSZ]

all Laowa wide angle lenses are good for that

[@viagensebabados]

Just wondering how it compares with the Sony 12-24 G. I use it mainly for real state photography so f5.6 is not an issue nor manual focusing. The Sony is a very nice lens but it is huge and heavy. I got the Laowa 100m f2.8 Macro and LOVE that lens better than the Sony 90mm f2.8 Macro G which I also own. This one is very very tempting. Thanks for the great review and photos.

[@PavSZ]

I never used the Sony 12-24 to directly compare the two but this is more than capable for real estate photography

[@juritzd]

Would you say this is better that Laowa 10-18 ? Which one would you buy and why ? Thanks

[@PavSZ]

I wouldn't say it is better. They are 2 different focal lengths. 10-18 being much wider overall. Optically they are very, very similar

[@albedo0point39]

Does it have electronic contacts? If not, you’d have to manually set focal length in the body for it to work with IBIS.

[@PavSZ]

I did answer your question in my video. You don't have to set focal length for IBIS to work with some brands of cameras

[@albedo0point39]

@@PavSZ ah, you mentioned it at 2:13. I think for Sony it’s necessary to make that focal length setting manually.

[@cdasbd]

@@PavSZ @Pav SZ Does this lens need to be manually focused also with a mirrorless camera? I am a little bit confused about that. please clarify that. thanks again.

[@PavSZ]

@@cdasbd there is no electronic contact between this lens and the camera - aperture and focus have to be set manually with it

[@martin9410]

Sounds like an interesting lens, but for me, I can get The Sony 20mm f/1.8 G lens used for about the same price which is what I did. I think it will work out better for my uses since I rarely go wider than 20mm. Still, sounds like an interesting and fun lens.

[@PavSZ]

different tool for a different job. I do like Sony 20mm (and 20mm focal length in general) but this is so much more

[@dylandigby1776]

No L mount, sad!

[@PavSZ]

sadly no but as it is a manual lens it I think it could be adapter from Leica M easily