Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95 FF In-Depth Review

[@TheRealRichardWong]

So a full frame 35mm f/0.95 lens! Do you want one? And what other crazy lens you want the guys from Laowa to create next?

[@Danandsan44]

I bought this lens and fell in love with it. It’s a little heavy but the photos are so beautiful.

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Great to hear!

[@AndyMullane]

Excellent review, thank you!

[@GaryFerrao]

wow it's finally out!~ thanks for reviewing it!~

[@TheRealRichardWong]

hey Gary thanks for watching :)

[@carlalopez7713]

This was a great review. Thank you so much for sharing images of the same frame with a different fstop.

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Carla, Glad you like it and also the different F stop photos :)

[@datdudeinred]

Personally I will always want to have the longest throw on focus ring. Especially if its 0.95. And I think they did that for video shooters as they need most control.

[@joerivker4693]

It is far more important to fine-tune your focusing around specific point than quickly change from say 1m to 3m . If you need anything quickly get autofocus

[@stu9000]

Good review thanks! Love the 3D pop on this lens.

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Thanks for watching!

[@sarundayo]

These super wide apertures are more of a "niche" I think. Most times you end up stepping down to get better shots, but all in all, nice to have choices. As always, great reviews!

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Thanks for watching! It definitely is more a "niche" than something everyone would/could buy and use. I personally love it though. And i feel if you buy a lens like this, you really should shoot at/near wide open most of time otherwise why buy a 0.95 lens?

[@shlawchablaas]

Wow Richard, very cool! I love my 35mm f/1.8 Z, but it seems pretty wimpy compared to the f/0.95! …well, I’m exaggerating, the Nikon is not really wimpy, since of course they are very different lenses; one that is all about character and rendering, the other is more about sharpness and technical image quality. Similar prices, though, in the Nikon lineup. The Z 1.8 is very practical with its fast autofocus and light weight, but looking at your test photos it’s clear that the Laowa produces some stunning and unique imagery. Thanks for the review and the beautiful photos!

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Hi Christopher, Yes agree with what you said, it's a VERY different lens to the Nikon Z. Both are great but just very very different. One is technical perfection, one is fun, character and crazy shallow DOF. Thank you for watching and comment!

[@KunalKumar1]

hmmm really tempted to get this! looks pretty awesome for what it is aye

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Go get it Kunal!

[@KunalKumar1]

@@TheRealRichardWong looking for when availability in NZ :)

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Normal shipping is pretty slow to NZ at the moment.... 😰

[@dannykrzewski2885]

Too bad that it's not available for L mount! I'm hoping (or dreaming) for a second version of this lens in the future which is lighter, has electronic contacts and is available for L mount :D

[@TheRealRichardWong]

yeah If we keep asking for L-mount we may have it :) Electronic contacts would be awesome too like what they did with their new m43 lenses! I do have a L-mount 0.95 lens review coming very soon hopefully even this weel :)

[@Bayonet1809]

Is that the Nikon Zfc being advertised on billboards in Auckland?

[@TheRealRichardWong]

Bayonet yes it is!

[@caleidoo]

13:45 I can reed FF "II" on the lens. Is this version 2 of the lens?

[@TheRealRichardWong]

No, I can't remember exactly what II means, biut it's not version II.

[@caleidoo]

@@TheRealRichardWong Thanks. . I did a search and found no other version, only the one with FF "II" on it. Weird :)

[@alwinbenjamin]

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@PavlosPapageorgiou]

10:06 ???

[@TheRealRichardWong]

UFO?

[@jtouch2859]

where is discount code 😂😂😂👍🏻

[@TheRealRichardWong]

oh sorry no discount code :(