Laowa Aurogon - 10x-50x Macro Lens 🤯

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[@Fessoid]

283 изображения по 33 Мпикселя! Безумие :)

[@macsaikrisztina]

I really appreciate manifacturers like Laowa, they are not "afraid" to bring out some crazy stuff from time to time. That makes them real pioneers.

[@mynameisben123]

Yeah it really shows how the incumbents have sort of painted themselves into a corner and rarely try anything new.

[@bamsemh1]

Pioneer? They only make crazy stuff for Sony 🤦‍♂️

[@gotberg19]

did you watch the video? @@bamsemh1

[@soundchaser1097]

​@@bamsemh1😂

[@Vanderwarkert]

Amen!!! So necessary!

[@omnirhythm]

I love Laowa's campy branding and quirky lenses. It's what keeps photography fun in times where we're getting more and more sterile, accurate image renditions.

[@sebastianmenesesmunera1782]

Hello, I work researching wear and friction on surfaces, partially with optical microscopy, and happen to use a technique very similar to these macro composite images. I enjoyed your video a lot since my love for photographic gear came from microscopy. The main difference between your setup and an actual microscope at this point is the light source position, since in a 'common' microscope, light travels through the lens itself. With that, you avoid the so-mentioned diffraction problem. Polarizing the light source itself also helps with reflection glares like the ones in the eye of the beetle, and it's hard to do using an external source of light. Totally subscribed.

[@danncorbit3623]

At that magnification, pond water is great fun. Rotifers, stentors, volvox, cyclops, daphnia etc. will surprise you. Take a stem of a hollyhock and make thin crosswise slices (much easier with a microtome). It's very beautiful. You can also get prepared slides. I think what we like most about macro photography is the surprise because we can't see clearly when things get that small. And higher magnification equals more surprise. A bit of wet newspaper looks like a pile of very rough lumber with globs of black plaster on it.

[@tecnofutura]

Hi Micael, can you recommend a macro lens between the Laowa 58mm f2.8 2X, the Laowa 90mm f2.8 2X and the Laowa 100mm f2.8 2X, I really don't know which one to buy but I want a 2X macro lens for insect photography and those 3 lenses have the same cost $499.00, I currently have a Sony a6700 with these lenses, Sony 11mm f1.8, Sigma 18-50 f2.8, Sony 70-350 and I will buy the Laowa Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X for extreme macro and I will also buy a Raynox DCR-250. Thanks in advance

[@MicaelWidell]

If I had that camera and those requirements I would buy the Laowa 65mm which is smaller because it is optimized for APS-C. In my opinion it is the best macro lens for APS-C. Also feel free to use my lens guide linked in the top comment, where I guide you through the decision.

[@tehpanda64]

I admit it is very cool, but it seems like such a struggle to use something with that strong of a magnification. With this kind of a length laowa should start selling telescopes!

[@MicaelWidell]

Yeah it's not exactly "point and shoot" :)

[@Bo_Hazem]

Crazy lens from a crazy company we all love! Laowa is just so unique and brave with their lenses. Already have 2 lenses and planning for at least 3-4 more from them.

[@martafiscus]

So cool! I have both the Laowa 60mm and 25mm and love them. Next year I’m doing a workshop with a microbiologist using all their lab equipment and software. Maybe I’ll want to invest in this new lens after that. Thank you for your thorough videos.

[@yuxuanhuang3523]

I visited laowa's shop a few days ago and they do offer mount rings for this kit, only sold separately at around 50 dollars each. Those rings aren't the type with a complex shape that you would find on a telephoto lens, it is just a cube with a hole for the lens and a screw at the bottom.

[@rhalfik]

Just in case someone got confused: this isn't macrophotography. Macro scale is 1:1 or close to it. This is microphotography which is closer to 1:10 and the bigger lenses here can be considered a microscope. At this scale you may as well consider getting an old microscope and a camera adapter for it. IDK about image quality but the features that a microscope has with it's perfect stability and micro-manipulator screws are a huge advantage. The only situation when you'd prefer a set like this is when you can't prepare your sample properly. I used to have access to a very good microscope at home. Of course there are limitations to every gear and the quality may vary but old microscopes are usually the best bang for your buck. The problem with diffraction can be reduced significantly with a deconvolver. There are tutorials on how to deconvolve in Photoshop. Back in a day I was working with some old optics and had problems with image quality and I came up with my own method of deconvolving spherical aberation and coma. As long as you spend enough time on it and take notes of all the values and settings, automate actions, it's actually a viable option.

[@jared3622]

I dont think i have the time or space to try this myself, but it is really cool to see and left me wanting more at the end.

[@ajaydeshpande6374]

Oh man! This is disturbingly cool!!

[@Lensrentals]

These lenses are amazing and the beetles eye was so well done!

[@nicksmacro]

I used to stack macro extenders that far, it was jank but it worked. These look to be solid enough for field use. Neat! Now you need to get your flash way down there to the end.

[@SinaFarhat]

Imponerande! Bra jobbat med att skapa en video om ett så specifikt och speciellt makro objektiv kit!

[@bentsai2118]

some of of glow/blur is from shifting the view as you move the lens closer to the subject. When you move forward to focus, the parts that are nearer are now larger in frame and out of focus, obsuring some view.

[@MicaelWidell]

That’s true. Only realized this after making the video.

[@MacM545]

My thought after watching was that for the smaller magnifications, I myself have preferred less expensive forms of macro. The image at the 10X magnification is about what you can get by combining a set of extension tubes with a reversed lens, especially if the lens has great optics. Sure, the rear lens element can be exposed this way, but you can get around that problem. It's important to use a fully manual lens with an aperture ring. Reverse lens method is much less expensive also. Another thing to note is that with reversing a lens, the working distance is less but for me personally, I don't take images of moving subjects, but stationary subjects instead, so it is not a problem. That being said though, it would be interesting to see exactly how sharp those lenses are, at least compared to other lenses. $1,500 is kind of a lot of money in my opinion, but I don't venture beyond about 10X magnification mainly because I rarely find anything worthwhile photographing, so I would rarely use this kit. That has been my personal opinion.

[@ganjco8077]

Great video Ty !, I’ve been eyeing this kit. Also I ended up going wemacro on slider. That one came with a holder pin for longer lens but prob wouldn’t be ideal. Although it has a calculator for the macro steps in the app. I find it very useful. You could get the app just for the calculator !

[@e.baaijens9460]

Never heard of it! 🤯 but thats insane!

[@willcarter7079]

Woah the production quality on this channel has improved since the last time ive seen one of his videos.

[@MicaelWidell]

Thanks man :) I improve very slowly, but at least it’s getting better year by year

[@sabyasachibanerjee124]

Thanks Micael! This is really uncharted territory. The stacks came out real nice. And Laowa is probably going to make a dent in the Microscope Objective market with this Aurogon set

[@nitailevi8001]

Not sure. I suspect macro photographers are actually a very small part of this market, most buy them for labs using actual microscopes. At least in my country e.g. Mitutoyo objectives are slow to get because a few labs constantly buy entire stock, while there are only a handful of actual macro photographers using them.

[@orion_cinema]

stunning! need this!

[@terrygoodfellow1876]

Thanks for the review. I won't be buying the kit despite the temptation so to do, but I'm asking myself what benefits I'd gain. Your video made me think carefully about the macro gear I have, and what gaps I might have in the gear, matching these with the types of image I take. THNK YOU .... THANK YOU ..... THANK YOU for making me go through that review process.

[@TechWithBruno]

Insane stuff!

[@timfuchs3185]

Great video!

[@rjrondonleon]

Kudos to your amazing dedication. What a great video.

[@MrFuglyFranky]

Love the info!

[@marmeladenjonnystiernacken9854]

Hi Micael, i really appreciate your effort and videos. as a non native english speaker i can easily understand you, you speak as clear as possible.

[@MicaelWidell]

Glad to hear that!

[@Macro_Universe]

I wonder if the final quality image in good enough. But I love the magnification.

[@astralshore]

What a great video! Honest review and useful tutorial all in one. Subscribed!

[@MicaelWidell]

Thank you for the kind words 😃

[@andrewbrooks2001]

Awesome! I kind of want one now

[@adude394]

Really cool, and informative. The lens kit is not cheap, but, Christmas isn't that far away…😁

[@wolfamri]

That was pretty awesome 👏👏👏

[@ohnoflicks]

Very informative. Thank you!

[@joelface]

I'm amazed by the lenses, the amount of software and hardware and work required to compile many photos at various focus levels to create a single image, and by the final high quality results you achieved. I LOVE macro photography, but I will never buy this lens because I'm much more of a point-and-shoot type.. but I hope you continue to use this lens and take some more really cool pics with it.

[@MicaelWidell]

I only borrowed it for the review. And I will not buy it, because I'm also kind of a point and shoot guy :) Don't have patience with deep stacks.

[@joelface]

@@MicaelWidell that is fair! Thanks for the review in any case! Amazing how well you did if you’re not used to such an involved process!

[@hanshubert6675]

today i learned about the necessity to stack hundreds of images for extreme macro photos. thank you :)

[@AlwaysBolttheBird]

i was honestly not expecting it to be $1500. figured it would be way more than that

[@jan-jans143]

that is crazy and i want it!

[@Histogramas]

Thank you. Buying it immediately!

[@MicaelWidell]

Have fun!

[@nitailevi8001]

This is great, I wish it was available before. The two huge downsides are no tripod mount and having to buy the whole kit. The main advantage is being able to very simply fit a mirrorless camera without extensions, tube lenses, etc. but having to improvise support leaves some of that hassle to the point that it's not comfortable enough. I would also really want just the x10 and x20 lenses, but would rather buy only the x10 and maybe add others later, saving what I imagine is a significant amount of the cost and that large suitcase. If those things were "fixed" then I'd probably buy the x10 and sell my Mitutoyo x10 objective for the convenience alone, even sacrificing image quality if it's not a very significant downgrade in that regard.

[@MicaelWidell]

Yeah I think the 20x and 10x lenses look great!

[@AlOne-xg6dv]

Very interesting and well presented. Thank you.

[@danielbocelli]

Wow what a pain to get these photos! Thanks for the hard work

[@MicaelWidell]

No worries!

[@honeysucklecat]

I have a Laowa (15mm ultra wide macro) and I love it.

[@richhackney]

nice work, thanks for the info.

[@krishnansrinivasan830]

Awesome & Thanks :)

[@SUBtrauma]

I need this. I don't know why yet, but I need it.

[@cy9nvs]

So while I struggle to get the head and eyes of a bug in focus at the same time with my 1x macro lens, you struggle getting a single tiny element (apparently called Ommatidium) of the eye in focus. 😅

[@bamsemh1]

Have you tried reverse macro, with a mighty tele? But yeah, move to focus only works on that.

[@MicaelWidell]

Same here, you have a set focus point and have to move the camera or the subject

[@WiseSnake]

The closest I've come to something like this was an experiment I performed by connecting a Raynox-250 attachment lens to a 300mm telephoto. Made a pinch of salt look like a pile of ice cubes. Very impractical but it was neat. lol

[@mtljmbTUBE]

Fantastic work sir! Interesting tool and great solutionning to make it work.

[@MicaelWidell]

Thank you very much!

[@biancadupont2931]

THANK YOU. can you recommend a focus slider (I won't be using this a great deal so budget in mind). How do you convert to an RF I have canon (do. I just use the converter I have now)oops I see no converter is needed (as far as I an tell there is an RF mount)

[@danel1922]

great video, thank you

[@goldandblue2011]

HI Micael, for extreme macro I tried to shoot on biggest pixels possible. For example I used canon D30 (very, very old 3Mp dslr). Surprisingly shots turn very sharp on this setup. Even AA filter did not take much of the sharpness. I was always wondering how photos would turn out on Sony A7S where the pixel pitch size is about 8 um. That would lower diffraction effect. I wonder how you and other would say to that? Thank you for your all videos :) Kind regards from Ireland :)

[@MicaelWidell]

You might see less diffraction with big pixels, but you will have a lower resolution image, just like with diffraction on a high pixel pitch sensor. So it really doesn't make much of a difference in my opinion.

[@hansa2026]

​@@MicaelWidellAi upscale works so well nowadays, that low resolution is not as big problem as it was before.

[@_gatsby]

great lil vid!!! (looks like that collar is $30 now).. eye opening breakdown!!!

[@erikr.johansen3992]

Nicely made, interesting video...

[@bctpcp9546]

Good honest review. I can see where these systems will be very useful although saying that I've invested for many years in using Mitutoyo lenses on various systems I have.But sure it certainly needs some way to mount the lens system like a collar etc. to make is more practical without that "heath Robinson" look to it. I'm surte the price will be a big incentive for many, as you point out,

[@kotenkostiantyn1282]

Make a photo of a pixel on iPhone oled screen. That is a good reference to see the quality of a magnification, also cuz it’s extremely easy to shoot because it doesn’t require external light

[@naturevloggs]

Does it compatible with Canon r10

[@The_NSeven]

These are insane. Would love to own them, but damn I am unqualified haha

[@kombizz]

Thank you for sharing

[@jackw3818]

Do you know if these lenses will be sold separately in the future? They look amazing

[@MicaelWidell]

My guess is no. But you would have to ask Laowa

[@jozefdubovec200]

AMAZING! Crazy AMAZING! must spare some money, even price is quiet OK. Thanks

[@Lon1an]

I can't think of anything else I would have wanted to use this for besides snowflakes. But surely 10x magnification should be enough?

[@MicaelWidell]

Yes I believe 10x is pretty much perfect for snowflakes

[@sfcinematicmusic]

what is the cheapest high speed camera that compatible with these lenses to take slow mo videos with high FPS rate ?

[@helloianzakharov]

Appreciate for video

[@brunomazzetti5541]

Very interesting, juste noticed that there is a difference between your real life photo stack and the razor sharp ones showed by Laowa

[@adammitka452]

Nice results. I hate diffraction :) It always spoils photos.

[@der.kommentierende.komment5275]

I actually thought that this is a photoshopped clickbait thumbnail but turns out that lens is real XD

[@alfredknodler540]

Thank you so much for this review! Would you say this lens-set could work for video?

[@MicaelWidell]

Sure, you can do video with it. But the video would have an extremely short depth of field. I would probably not use the 35x and 50x lenses for video.

[@2handsomeforlaw]

Woow!

This one is probably in the category "nice to have" rather than "must have". And also in the category "don't show the rest of the family how much it cost"

[@CaseyMcBeath1]

I have to assume your understanding of lens aberration should be better than mine, but for the best mix of avoiding defraction and wide open negatives, shouldn’t we be shooting at a mid range aperture?

[@MicaelWidell]

Everything changes in macro photography. Regular rules do not apply. Diffraction grows by magnitudes as you get closer to the subject.

[@cineffect]

Fantastic lens, i can now make a feature film just with my tonsils.

[@MicaelWidell]

😂

[@hfvhf987]

Think i'll stick to my reverse mount 18-55mm lol

[@d.k.1394]

Lol

[@snoogly]

Did you try the Olympus for focus stacking,min stead of the rail?

[@MicaelWidell]

You can't do that because this lens does not come for MFT, nor does it have an autofocus motor.

[@dm-rm2vd]

Laowa offers lens mount adapters for M43 (MFT), from Canon EF or Nikon F (lens side) to M43 (camera side). This means that an M43 camera can also be used. All you have to do is choose the camera mount of the Laowa set and order the appropriate adapter. An Olympus camera (now OM) can therefore also be used with the Laowa set, for example in combination with a Stackshot rail. The setup is the same as when using a combination of tube lens and microscope lens, for example.

[@d.k.1394]

I think I will stick to my 1:1 canon macro lens 100mm😊

[@ruby_moon]

I want that lens so bad! I'll probably have to travel to Europe to buy it, because getting one is impossible in Brazil.

[@MicaelWidell]

Can’t you just order from Laowas website?

[@ruby_moon]

@@MicaelWidell unfortunately it's very complicated here. I could order it from their website, but once it gets to Brazil, I'd have to pay double in taxes if I want to receive it. Lol

[@MicaelWidell]

Oh that sucks :(

[@waynestock300]

I work in cannabis photography, and I really want this kit.

[@pjfonline]

Be careful with that slider, mine broke, the gearing inside the motor unit wore out. Miops doesn't sell parts to solve this so it's done. (No more Miops for me).

[@AkshaySinghJamwal]

While I love the amazing optics Laowa keeps coming out with, this particular lens not having a tripod mount of any kind makes it a deal breaker. It's a massive oversight that confuses me to be honest.

[@MicaelWidell]

They have one now which you can order together with the lens

[@ubacow7109]

Id like to have seen more video shot on it like tracking small moving objects

[@Mandsefar]

"How did you wind up there, little black curly hair?"

[@lmatrix6626]

how does it compare to mitutoyo apo series microscope lenses ?

[@MicaelWidell]

I think Alan Walls made a comparison. Or at least talked about the difference

[@m.sabir21]

Thanks for sharing this excellent video. Is this macro lens is compatible with sony full frame e mount.

[@MicaelWidell]

Yes I used a Sony A7IV in this video

[@geekinthegarden3927]

Thanks or a great video. Don't need it. Would never use it. BUT I WANT IT!!

[@MonBerry]

Nice to see Bruce Willis on youtube.

[@FunnyHaHa420]

I think that's what the doctor used for my last rectal exam. At least that's what it felt like.

[@canadiangemstones7636]

And yet you still get it checked twice a month...

[@GungKrisna12]

next: we must provide microscope slides

[@bisopbisopbisop]

❤

[@jackgenewtf]

The hardest part is getting the beetle to stay still.

[@richardlewis9868]

smashing, glad to see Laowa are investing money when others are sitting back and doing nothing.

[@Ozhtube]

Is there an autofocus lens that gives magnification 2:1?

[@MicaelWidell]

The only one is OM 90mm

[@Ozhtube]

@@MicaelWidell thank you!

[@billbrown994]

Is there an m43 adaptor for this lens?

[@dm-rm2vd]

Yes, Laowa offers lens mount adapters for M43, from Canon EF or Nikon F (lens side) to M43 (camera side). This means that an M43 camera can also be used. All you have to do is choose the camera mount of the Laowa set and order the appropriate adapter. Incidentally, Laowa also offers adapters for Fuji X. However, any other corresponding lens mount adapter should certainly also work. The adapter supplied by Laowa for the Canon EF - M43 combination is the Viltrox EF-M1.

[@cropperson5583]

I don't need it... but I want it!

[@d.k.1394]

You have patience 😊

[@eviltango]

Not seeing the lens on B&H yet 😧 Wonder what’s the max magnification ratio of the human eye…

[@rajatnag956]

Can we detect 10 nano meter particles with it? Or in other words what is the minimum size we can detect by this? I need the answer for nano plastic research. It may save a lot of time in the lab. Many thanks in advance!

[@MicaelWidell]

That would require a separate test. But you can look at my example images and from the magnification and sensor size of my camera (36x24 mm) you can infer roughly what resolution you get.

[@Ryan_Secord]

Does your laowa code still work? It does not seem to work for me now.

[@MicaelWidell]

No I’m sorry they had to cancel it, so it doesn’t work anymore.

[@DpacOP]

I have a xiaomi YI M1 mirrorless camera can this be used on it?

[@MicaelWidell]

That camera seems to have an MFT mount, so you need an adapter from one of the supported mounts to MFT. But then it would work.

[@DpacOP]

@@MicaelWidell awesome thank you 🫶🏻

[@billbrown994]

Does laowa sell an adaptor for this to be used m43?

[@dm-rm2vd]

Laowa offers lens mount adapters for M43 (MFT), from Canon EF or Nikon F (lens side) to M43 (camera side). This means that an M43 camera can also be used. All you have to do is choose the camera mount of the Laowa set and order the appropriate adapter.

[@DpacOP]

@@dm-rm2vd thank you