Laowa 58mm F2.8 APO 2x (2:1) Macro Review - Another Winner! | DA

[@MrV2u]

Sorry for your loss brother. Keeping you and the family in my prayers. Stay strong God got you in His hands.

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Thank you!

[@christopherthaley]

Dustin, sorry about your father. Thank you for all your reviews; I've watched so many of them, and they're the hands down the best and most helpful! I've been in the market for something just like this lens particularly for photographing paintings. The 90mm and 100mm are too long for larger paintings, so I've been needing something more in this range. I was about to pull the trigger on the Zeiss Milvus 2/50 macro and an RF adapter, but now there's this at well under half the price. You might be the only person who has shot both lenses! If you happen to have any thoughts on how they compare for color, contrast, and distortion, I'd be most grateful to hear them! Thanks again for all you do.

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

I think I might go Laowa for two reasons - much higher magnification levels and much lower price.

[@christopherthaley]

@@DustinAbbottTWI Thanks for replying. I wasn't particularly looking for higher magnification, but I bet it'll be great for detail shots. I appreciate it.

[@CollectedWorx]

I was excited to hear about this one. The review didn't disappoint, thank you Dustin!

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

You're welcome.

[@sapumalkalutota]

All the best to you Dustin. Which one would you pick for food videography? this or the 90mm?

[@michaelweibel7230]

I'm sorry for your loss Dustin. Love your reviews, they are the best in my opinion. Q: Is the recently reviewed 90mm version of it comparable from its image quality and performance, and choosing which one is only based on focal lenghth preference? Wondering about your opinion on that. Thank you!

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Thank you for your condolences. To answer your question, I think you can really make your determination based on what focal length you prefer, as performance is largely similar

[@Patrick-vi9xr]

Like alyways high quality review without flashy modern influencer style, thank you!

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

You're welcome.

[@clarkejones8090]

All the best to you Dustin. Very well done review, thank you. Beautiful images! This lens appeals to me. Versatile and a nice focal length. The weight and volume is greater than I might have fancied ( ignoring the realities of physics) but that downside might be cancelled out or lessened if this could be the only lens I need take.

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

That's fair.

[@PhotoCalligraphy]

My condolences for you and your family, Dustin. Thanks for your great reviews as always.

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Thank you very much.

[@AdvayMengle]

I wanted to thank you for the incredible thorough reviews and my heartfelt condolences. I've made a number of lens purchases based on your reviews.

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Thank you on both counts.

[@robgerety]

Great review. So sorry to hear of your loss. Life can be hard sometimes.

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

It can. It's been a difficult 6 weeks with the loss of two pets, a parent, and my daughter moving quite far away for university. Our house has felt pretty lonely.

[@robgerety]

@@DustinAbbottTWI When our youngest left home for college my wife and I balled our eyes out the whole way home after dropping him off. The house was soooo quite. You could here the clocks ticking. But, after a bit you adjust and make the best of things.

[@robertbirnbach2312]

Would be interested in seeing you review the 85mm f 5.6 the size is compelling and hardly ever use my macro lenses wide open.

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

For some reason Laowa never reached out to me about that one.

[@robertbirnbach2312]

@@DustinAbbottTWI I just bought one, the size and weight make it a really useful lens for macro, not versatile really just a macro lens. I have not missed the wider apertures for macro work, of course, I have 2 2.8 macros if I need them. The build and quality match my other laowa lenses I would recommend it.

[@jonandresen1483]

Thanks so much for giving a good review of this lens. I shoot a lot of macro and have the 100 mm and the 65 mm (simply magical) and am excited to pick up this lens too. Be well.

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Thank you, Jon

[@6gwilliams]

Thanks Dustin, and all my best wishes to you in this trying personal time in your life. I dearly miss my late dad also.

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Thank you for your condolences, Gerald. I appreciate you.

[@6gwilliams]

@@DustinAbbottTWI my heart is with you my friend.

[@SomeonewithaSony]

Hey Dustin, great review. I’m currently enjoying the Laowa 100mm on my Sony a7r3. I often shoot wide open at 2.8 to get big bokeh balls in my background. Would the bokeh balls be smaller with 58mm? (Close ups of butterflies and dragonflies). Cheers from Toronto

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Yes and no. At close magnification, the bokeh will be similar. A little further away, however, and they will be smaller.

[@cameraprepper7938]

How will you rate the Laowa 58mm 2.8 APO compared to the Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar (from 0.5x to infinity) ?

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

I still think the Voigtlander colors are a little more special, but in many metrics they would be similar

[@cameraprepper7938]

@@DustinAbbottTWI Thank you. I have the Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm 2.0 and I love it, I use it for all kinds of photography. I wish that all Macro Lenses had recessed front element, I do not like macro Lenses with the front element at the edge of the front.

[@alexzahnd2642]

Once again an excellent video, thanks Dustin. Bless you brother as I know what you go through as I lost my father and mother within 4 months apart from each other too not too long ago....thus, to have the assurance to where they are now is very comforting....keep the good work up as we all enjoy your video a LOT! A question: How do you compare the Laowa 58 or 90 F2.8 with the Samyang 100mm F2.8 Macro in regard to quality etc.? I am asking as I use the Samyang 100mm F2.8 macro with my Sony a6500. Would appreciate your feedback and insight. ONE more question: Do you ever tried IR photography? I would love to hear from you what your experience is in this regard?

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

I actually never reviewed the Samyang, so I can't really answer that question. Thank you for your words of care.

[@fellowcitizen]

Very versatile and beautiful for a full-frame lens

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Absolutely

[@Sd70acefan-i2u]

Does focus peaking work with this lens?

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Yes it does.

[@Sd70acefan-i2u]

@@DustinAbbottTWI thank you so much for answering My question.

[@AcastroAX]

I’m so sorry for your loss!

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Thank you for your concern, Alex.

[@hervebriancon5066]

Top review congratulations from France. Take care

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Thank you! 👍

[@דובבגוליגר]

I wish Laowa would release a similar model 38mm for A-psc

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Agreed.

[@tride.design]

Great review as usual Sir, I recently got older Sony 50mm f2.8 macro lens that is really comparable to this one. I'm in love with versatility and sharpness of such lenses

[@sumodon28]

Well the Sony isn't apo and only does half magnification. So this Laowa although without electronics internally, is a better lens overall in comparison to the Sony 50mm macro

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

If you are happy with the Sony, then you'd be delighted with the image quality from the Laowa!

[@Imhotep397]

Wow, sorry for loss Dustin.

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Thank you

[@ArleyMcBlain]

is it news that this is a third party on RF? or perhaps a shortlived option before an inevitable cease and desist?

[@Princeton_James]

Haven't they had other 3rd party manual without issues? I think Canon doesn't like AF lenses competing. Not sure...just a thought.

[@robgerety]

My understanding is that Canon is stopping automatic lenses that have electronic connections to the body, not fully manual lenses. I assume we would not see the various Laowa macro lenses otherwise.

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

This far there have been a number of manual focus lenses without issue. It’s lenses with electronics that are getting rejected

[@Belleisthesassyqueen3616]

❤️

[@Apaolino21]

So sorry for your loss. Thank you for continuing to put out top tier reviews. 🙏🙏

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Thank you, Anthony.

[@Princeton_James]

So sorry for your loss brother. Prayers for you and your family.

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Thank you for the prayers.

[@andreportolesi6867]

Sorry to hear about your father, Dustin. Thoughts and prayers with you and your family! ❤

[@cameraprepper7938]

Thank you very much, but I will not watch this video, I will wait for your text review.

[@benharris3949]

Then why are you here? 😂

[@cameraprepper7938]

@@benharris3949 To see if there was a link to the text review !!! noob ! But YOU only troll

[@Yupthereitism]

No one cares

[@dummatube]

OK, so what DIDN'T 'float your boat' then? Without establishing the reasons for your profound negativity you are just sounding like a puerile 12 year old copying and pasting negative reviews, ad hoc, throughout the KZbin photographic community!

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

I believe the link to the text review is in the description

[@dummatube]

Sorry Dustin but we buy 1:1 and 2:1 macro lenses and tubes etc. to accurately reproduce flat field subject like coins, postage stamps, 35mm slide copies and other semi microscopic subjects. The only 'close up shots' you briefly showed were unsharp at the edges, vignetted and flawed in many other ways but you passed over them without any significant comment! What have landscape shots and bokeh have anything relevant to contribute to high magnification macro projects that you would need such a lens for? For that you would just buy a basic 50mm f/2 and get auto-focus included within the same price range!

[@DustinAbbottTWI]

Are you sure you actually watched the review? I show close ups of both bills and coins here. The Laowa APO lenses have some of the best reproduction of any macro lenses I’ve used

[@dummatube]

@@DustinAbbottTWI Yes I had another look. The 2:1 true macro shots of the printed text show poor flat field correction (which you DO mention - my apologies). This would make the copying of things like stamps, film slides and negatives impossible. We use an old AI-S 55mm Micro-Nikkor and a PK tube with a Nikon to Fuji non optical Metabones adapter and we get perfectly sharp flat field images up to, and higher than, 1:1 magnification at f/8 and f/11 on APS-C before the effects of diffraction appears.