For more information or to order this lens (Affiliated link): www.venuslens.net/product/15mm-f-4-5-zero-d-shift/ref/11/ Have you used a shift or tilt-shift lens before? What is your favourite? And is there a camera mount you want Laowa to natively support for this 15mm f/4.5 shift lens?
I have a lot of T&S lenses, the Nikkor 24/3.5, and the very first pre-ai 35 mm. Then I have a Canon 24/3.5 and Olympus Zuiko 35/2.8. By the way, I also have a 4x5 Large Format. All of them are my favorites.
I use the Nikon 19mm f/4 PC-E, which is regarded as the sharpest wide-angle shift lens available, although I wonder if this new Laowa beats it. I don't suppose you are familiar with the Nikon 19mm to offer a comparison Richard?
Richard Wong, most shift lenses are very slow. However if not much moving & you got a nice tripod, then they are good over using software. We used this & Canon 17/4.0 with FujiFilm GFX100s down to Sony A-1. I forgot, nice reviews & thank you for posting, Richard.
From 13:52 you discuss the sharpness when unshifted. But how about the sharpness, its uniformity , corner sharpness when the lens is at maximum shift vertically, horizontally and diagonally? That would be very interesting to know.
Very detailed and simple explanation on the shift lens and it is a fantastic lens to add to one's collection and will get used more often if you owned it.
Looks fantastic.. wonder will they ever make a lens for the Panasonic L Mount... now that would be very iterewsting for me (Panasonic F5 shooter) Atb Alan
hey. Alan, Laowa has made a few lenses for L Mount. There 9mm, 11mm and 14mm released this year are all available in L mount. I would love to see this lens available in L mount too. 96MP high resolution mode with the shift feature could make some amazing panorama shots!
@@TheRealRichardWong Cherers Rchard, I shall check them out - 9mm on a full frame must be incredibly wide??? If you have any contact with the R&D at Laowa I would be requesting them to do a shift les for the l mount.. that would be incredible. I used to have a Canon 24m f3.5 T&S lens. regards Alan
Laowa please make a 24mm and 50mm version with the same quality as this lens for interior photographer. 15mm is great for architecture/travel but not so much for interior as the perspective distortion is too great. And to Richard, great and detailed review, appreciate it 👍🏼
Thanks for the video! I have the Laowa 12mm with shift adapter for Sony e-mount and I would like to know your thoughts on 12mm with shift adapter vs 15mm. Is there much of a difference in sharpness / quality? is 2mm, 15 degree and 11mm of of shift worth the change?
Hello Richard, thank you for your great Review! Really useful! I have a question: as other photographers said in the past comments, I would like to get a lens next to 24 mm. I have a Nikon D800. If I attach the Laowa 15 mm with an adapter I could extend the focal length by a factor and get a lens focal > 15mm. Is it right? If I m right, do you know if there is an "adapter Nikon to Nikon" on the markt for that goal? I would buy a Laowa 15mm with F Mount and with such an adapter I could get a Lens next to 24mm. Hope to hear from you, Luca
Hi Luca, to answer your questions: 1. Yes with the shift feature, the total angle of view (from multi shots captured at different shift position) would be wider than 15mm. IIRD it is around 10mm with maximum shift 2. You don't need an adaptor because there is a F-mount version available for this lens so that's perfect for your D800. And if you would like to order one, it would be great if you can order using my affiliated link and support me :) www.venuslens.net/product/15mm-f-4-5-zero-d-shift/ref/11/ (It doesn't cost you any extra)
Now that Nikon Z users have M to Z "autofocus" adapters that actually appear to work - see Richard Wong's review of the Megadap MTZ11 - an M mount version would be great... if you happen to work for Venus Optics and read this :)
Great review, thanks. Just wondering: what's the resolution of a three-image horizontal panorama taken with the Laowa 15mm and the Nikon Z6 (height and width in pixels)?
a 2 image (or 3 image but resolution is the same) horizontally shifted then stitched panorama is approximately 9750x4024 pixels, so approx 1.6x wider than a single shot not-shifted photo
Manual focus only of course. I have a 45mm Nikon tilt/shift and just use it as a standard lens, but use the tilt/shift whenever I need it. All hand-held, but at f/2.8 it’s fast enough. This one here seems pretty slow tbh but nice shots regardless!
@@TheRealRichardWong I’m very happy with it! I might one day consider the Laowa 15mm shift, as the Nikon 19mm tilt/shift mentioned by @Bayonet elsewhere on this thread is super, but of course the cost is pretty prohibitive (the lens cap replacement cost alone if $70+). As an aside, I wish there was an F-mount adapter to turn any lens into a three-position shift... I have seen this for Z-mount (I think), but I would use it to shift down my shift lens across (if that makes sense) and so I could stitch together nine FX shots (each at 24M). :D
Very good review. Very precise and clear. I am using it with the GFX system and it is very very useable. Good you give a reference to find the filters adptor from Laowa? Would love to get one
hi there, Laowa's website have it listed as a option on their webstore, this is the link (affiliated link): www.venuslens.net/product/15mm-f-4-5-zero-d-shift/ref/11/ hope that helps
Most other people make money from their CZcams channel, it seems I'm the only one that end up losing a lot of money if i keep buying lenses like this!! :D
I want one, and I'm an m43 user. The Nikkor F mount is what I prefer and used with Metabones Speedbooster, I will get a 10,65 mm for m43. Next step for me is to buy a Fuji GFX, so this lens will suit me perfectly.
@@TheRealRichardWong As I said, I have many T&S lenses, and some of them has electronic aperture and then you will need a intelligent adapter, or one old lens. This one is a old school lens.
Great review Richard. I would like to know is the lens designed to be used on a crop sensor (Canon 80D), and is it possible to stich photos in a panorama taken on a crop sensor? Thank you.
Hi there, price is $1199. here is a link to the products page/official webstore: (affiliated link). www.venuslens.net/product/15mm-f-4-5-zero-d-shift/ref/11/
The reason you get unmatch photos that is because you're taking photo without calculating for the Nodal point distance If you have correctly set the nodal point. your photos would come out perfectly and the tile should be matched as well
Hello and thank you for this great video. I recently have this Nikon F mount lens and I am surprised by one thing and would like to know if you have noticed too or if you have the explanation. When I modify the aperture setting (F4.5 / 22) I see the consequence directly in the viewfinder (the image darkens). I have another manuel lens and it is not the same problem. This is annoying when taking a photo in a dark place. thank you in advance
The laowa doesn't have aperture coupling so it would stop down immediately when you change the aperture while other lens that has aperture coupling like nikon PCE lens would not stop down until you take the photo or enable dof preview
13:35 Yes you have more flexibility but then you're willing to stitch images together. In that case it's cheaper and better to: 1) tilt the camera and stitch multiple photos (but distortion may be introduced); 2) using a wider angle lens.
If you don't want the lens you can send it to me 😄 Great video Richard. Lovely photo too. Do you have any further information about the filter holder for this particular lens?
Thanks Wayne, when I was reviewing this lens, I was thinking you might be interested! your friends at Photogear should have them soon if you want to try with your gfx.
Great Review, thanks, clear and to the point (and sooo good you allowed us to skip the what is a shift lens bit :). This is a super exciting lens and one I have been waiting (hoping for) for some time (I use both Nikon Z and Fuji X and there were few affordable good quality options for Nikon and only shift adapter options for Fuji). I would like an M mount so that I could adapt to both Z and FX or potentially GFX (or any other mount in the future), but I doubt they will produce that. It would be great though. Obviously, a GFX mount would be popular I would think good idea. What might be really interesting is if they produced a modified APSC version, as they do with some of their other ultra-wides.
@@TheRealRichardWong Yup, it certainly would, and even the Fuji X - with the right adaptors. And so that is surely the version I will order. The only problem is that one ends up swimming in adaptors. But it's more than worth it for a wide, sharp, well-priced shift lens tho! :) :)
If the filter adapter is anything like the one that comes with 14mm f4.5. I wouldn’t trust anything it. It’s terrible and flaky and no wonder they were giving it out for free
Richard, thank you for this very helpful video. I love architecture photography, and never understood this style of lens. But really, what is the major advantage of this over, say, correcting perspective in post? I assume the IQ is that much better? But it seems like a much slower process, with the need for a tripod - necessary for professional shooters especially. Also, I do think you should keep the lens - your pics with it are great 👍
Haha thanks for watching and suggestion :) The main benefits: Yes Better IQ! Also much easier to do multi-shot and merge. And if you are doing professional arch work, you would be using a tripod to get the exactly correct framing and filter..etc anyway even when shooting on a bright sunny day, so with a shift lens, the work flow a lot faster and easier as you can preview the end results through the viewfinder/LCD immediately without having to guess what the result would look like after you corrected (and usually need to crop a bit as well) in post
Would it be possible to try out how it works on Micro Fourthirds with a Speed Booster or similar? That would give an 21mm eqv., and would be very useable.
Great review! I really enjoyed that . one question... There is no tilt , what circumstance will tilt be missed? In the real world , do most people just use shift ? Thanks
I "believe" you are right that most people only use shift, especially for landscape/architectural type of photos. The tilt feature is for you to change the plane of focus and as a result to increase or decrease the DOF. Since 15mm lens already have plenty DOF and you can't always easily align the plane of focus to increase the DOF without making the rest of photo look unnatural, most tilt-shift lens users are more interested in the shift feature instead. When I had a tilt-shift lens, i mostly use the tilt feature to create some toy effect photo (by minimising the DOF) or create some "special effect" portrait when shooting weddings.
Thank you for the great review, Richard. I am waiting for the confirmation of a square filter holder and seems that Laowa is not going to give out the holder free this round. As I am planning to get one for Nikon Z mount which will be out only in Feb 2021, I will wait for a while before pressing the order button. This is going to be my first shift lens :-)
Exciting! Let me know when you got it and what you think! btw if you are ordering from Laowa website, it would be great if you use my affiliated link above and support me :)
@@TheRealRichardWong, I bought the lens and the 100mm filter holder with your link;) The good news is that both the lens and the filter holder are very well built and solid. The filter holder is constructed with metal. I have tested the lens with a 13-stop ND filter. The light leak of the shift mechanism is quite bad. I don't have another shift lens to compare so it may be normal for all shift lens. I can overcome this by wrapping the lens with a black color fabric. Surprisingly, there is light leak with the filter holder also. I have been using the normal H&Y 100mm magnetic filter holder with other lenses and I never had such problem even I stack 2 to 3 100mm filters. I have to wrap the filter holder with black fabric also. Now, I wonder whether shooting with the Laowa 9mm f5.6 RL lens and then correct the perspective and crop from the image is a better choice for long exposure shots.
Hi P Mok, thanks for sharing your experience. Re light leak, i have not done any test like that myself with any of the shift lens so can't really say if it's normal. But i guess a 13 stop ND filter is really a bit extreme so I'm not that surprised you would have some light leak. I remember back in the days even the Nikon 24-70 f/2.8G had some light leak under similar kind of test. With the 9mm f/5.6.. i guess the lens itself should not have any light leak but wonder if the filter holder may also have light leak when used with a 13 stop ND?
@@Gloomwithaview Well, this lens is considered a prime lens. But in regarding to your question... We like ATG's recommendations, Voigtlander Nokton 21mm f/1.4 (Nikon) so we can using on multi-brand cameras. Then software to correct & shift to our contents. You really don't need real shift lenses, just know how to use the computer software. We shoot multi images in landscape or portrait modes and let the computer software stitch together. It's the software that will cost more than $3,000.00.
Hey Richard, I see that Laowa sells a lens support for their shift lenses. czcams.com/video/cit2yLR6lLk/video.html Is there a difference between shifting the lens normally versus shifting the camera itself(as in their video)?
Shift the camera would give you the perfect shift , it would work like the camera has a bigger sensor. You can merge the photos perfectly, better than shifting the lens. I explained that a bit in my new Laowa 20mm shift lens review as well :)
For more information or to order this lens (Affiliated link): www.venuslens.net/product/15mm-f-4-5-zero-d-shift/ref/11/
Have you used a shift or tilt-shift lens before? What is your favourite? And is there a camera mount you want Laowa to natively support for this 15mm f/4.5 shift lens?
I have a lot of T&S lenses, the Nikkor 24/3.5, and the very first pre-ai 35 mm. Then I have a Canon 24/3.5 and Olympus Zuiko 35/2.8. By the way, I also have a 4x5 Large Format.
All of them are my favorites.
I use the Nikon 19mm f/4 PC-E, which is regarded as the sharpest wide-angle shift lens available, although I wonder if this new Laowa beats it. I don't suppose you are familiar with the Nikon 19mm to offer a comparison Richard?
Send it to me!
@@Bayonet1809 I was trying to do a comparison between these two lenses unfortunately couldn't get hold of a copy :(
Most underrated camera gear review channel ❤️ You always explain in full detail 🔥
oh thank you very much Raja J !!
Richard Wong, most shift lenses are very slow. However if not much moving & you got a nice tripod, then they are good over using software.
We used this & Canon 17/4.0 with FujiFilm GFX100s down to Sony A-1.
I forgot, nice reviews & thank you for posting, Richard.
Thanks for watching and sharing your comments!!
From 13:52 you discuss the sharpness when unshifted. But how about the sharpness, its uniformity , corner sharpness when the lens is at maximum shift vertically, horizontally and diagonally? That would be very interesting to know.
Epic! Love tilt shifts, last time I used one was photography class back in high school....been ages lol.
Yeah They are pretty expensive!! Great fun. still debating if i should send this lens back to Laowa haha
Very detailed and simple explanation on the shift lens and it is a fantastic lens to add to one's collection and will get used more often if you owned it.
Thank you Mityvisionz MG for your always support!!
I’m really curious how this new lens would compare to a Laowa 12mm with the Magic Shift Converter in terms of sharpness 🤔
Looks fantastic.. wonder will they ever make a lens for the Panasonic L Mount... now that would be very iterewsting for me (Panasonic F5 shooter) Atb Alan
hey. Alan, Laowa has made a few lenses for L Mount. There 9mm, 11mm and 14mm released this year are all available in L mount. I would love to see this lens available in L mount too. 96MP high resolution mode with the shift feature could make some amazing panorama shots!
@@TheRealRichardWong Cherers Rchard, I shall check them out - 9mm on a full frame must be incredibly wide??? If you have any contact with the R&D at Laowa I would be requesting them to do a shift les for the l mount.. that would be incredible. I used to have a Canon 24m f3.5 T&S lens. regards Alan
@@thevalleywalker yes L mount would be great! I would want one
@@thevalleywalker yes 9mm is ridiculously wide. here is my review of the 9mm: czcams.com/video/as95Fo_z1TU/video.html
great intro. showed comparison and the photos are great. made me watch the whole video
Thank you for watching!
L mount please! Great review as usual.
YES! I think I need it on my S1 =)
Thank you guys! Let's see if more people asking for the L-mount!
L-mount?? Explain more about tilt too in another video.
Thank you so much for your teaching. I always wanted one. Now I know why I need one. :)
Thanks for watching Christien! :) Glad to hear the video helps
You provide the most thorough reviews. Thank you!
Literally a perfect review 👍
Thank you very much Maxwell!
keep the lens :) great informative video, thanks!
Thanks for watching and I will screen capture this and show my wife to support me
Nice video and explanation! Thanks Richard!!!
Glad you liked it!
Laowa please make a 24mm and 50mm version with the same quality as this lens for interior photographer. 15mm is great for architecture/travel but not so much for interior as the perspective distortion is too great. And to Richard, great and detailed review, appreciate it 👍🏼
Thank you Jino Lee!! I would love to see those lenses too! My last tilt-shift lens is a Nikkor 45mm PCE
Thanks for the video! I have the Laowa 12mm with shift adapter for Sony e-mount and I would like to know your thoughts on 12mm with shift adapter vs 15mm. Is there much of a difference in sharpness / quality? is 2mm, 15 degree and 11mm of of shift worth the change?
Hi Mario, I have not had a chance too play with the Laowa shift adaptor and not with the 12mm lens as well so i can't really comment on it.
Very helpful, thank you.
Hello Richard, thank you for your great Review! Really useful!
I have a question: as other photographers said in the past comments, I would like to get a lens next to 24 mm. I have a Nikon D800. If I attach the Laowa 15 mm with an adapter I could extend the focal length by a factor and get a lens focal > 15mm. Is it right? If I m right, do you know if there is an "adapter Nikon to Nikon" on the markt for that goal? I would buy a Laowa 15mm with F Mount and with such an adapter I could get a Lens next to 24mm.
Hope to hear from you, Luca
Hi Luca, to answer your questions:
1. Yes with the shift feature, the total angle of view (from multi shots captured at different shift position) would be wider than 15mm. IIRD it is around 10mm with maximum shift
2. You don't need an adaptor because there is a F-mount version available for this lens so that's perfect for your D800.
And if you would like to order one, it would be great if you can order using my affiliated link and support me :) www.venuslens.net/product/15mm-f-4-5-zero-d-shift/ref/11/
(It doesn't cost you any extra)
Now that Nikon Z users have M to Z "autofocus" adapters that actually appear to work - see Richard Wong's review of the Megadap MTZ11 - an M mount version would be great... if you happen to work for Venus Optics and read this :)
Fantastic review, thank you so much.
Glad you like it SpookyFairy (haha nice name!)
Great review, thanks. Just wondering: what's the resolution of a three-image horizontal panorama taken with the Laowa 15mm and the Nikon Z6 (height and width in pixels)?
a 2 image (or 3 image but resolution is the same) horizontally shifted then stitched panorama is approximately 9750x4024 pixels, so approx 1.6x wider than a single shot not-shifted photo
Manual focus only of course. I have a 45mm Nikon tilt/shift and just use it as a standard lens, but use the tilt/shift whenever I need it. All hand-held, but at f/2.8 it’s fast enough. This one here seems pretty slow tbh but nice shots regardless!
i had that 45mm PCE before too! Fantastic lens!!
@@TheRealRichardWong I’m very happy with it! I might one day consider the Laowa 15mm shift, as the Nikon 19mm tilt/shift mentioned by @Bayonet elsewhere on this thread is super, but of course the cost is pretty prohibitive (the lens cap replacement cost alone if $70+). As an aside, I wish there was an F-mount adapter to turn any lens into a three-position shift... I have seen this for Z-mount (I think), but I would use it to shift down my shift lens across (if that makes sense) and so I could stitch together nine FX shots (each at 24M). :D
Very good review. Very precise and clear. I am using it with the GFX system and it is very very useable. Good you give a reference to find the filters adptor from Laowa? Would love to get one
hi there, Laowa's website have it listed as a option on their webstore, this is the link (affiliated link): www.venuslens.net/product/15mm-f-4-5-zero-d-shift/ref/11/ hope that helps
Thank you. Very much so!
14:14 What about sharpness at maximum shift?
Great review Richard, I always wondered how these lenses worked. And defs keep it :-)
Most other people make money from their CZcams channel, it seems I'm the only one that end up losing a lot of money if i keep buying lenses like this!! :D
Great Review...Iam Thankful to You💖 to Know about Shift Lens....Lava Lens Awesome 🎊🤗
Thank you for watching :)
When shifting for the maximum field of view right and left on a pano what is the degrees of the stitched image?
I want one, and I'm an m43 user. The Nikkor F mount is what I prefer and used with Metabones Speedbooster, I will get a 10,65 mm for m43. Next step for me is to buy a Fuji GFX, so this lens will suit me perfectly.
It would be really huge lens on a m43 .. but if you do get one.. send me a photo of the setup and your results i would love to see that!
@@TheRealRichardWong With a m43 and that lens, it will work fine, because with all T&S lenses, you have to use a tripod for best results.
@@TheRealRichardWong As I said, I have many T&S lenses, and some of them has electronic aperture and then you will need a intelligent adapter, or one old lens. This one is a old school lens.
Oh yes true I forgot a lot of newer one need electronic support
what happens if you use the 15mm shift with the LAOWA magic shift adapter? do you then get an 22.5mm shift lens with doubled shift range?
I haven't try that myself but yeah you might get some crazy mega shift with a combo like that!!!
What about using this combination on a Sony E-mount to get a 3x3 panorama?
Hello! Thanks for another awesome review! Do you think this lens is useful also for interior stills ??
This would be extremely useful for it
Yes i think so. And it allows you to easily merge interior pano shots.
The L mount of course!!!!...one lens for three platforms. Why the hell would they not make one already?
Tim, wait a bit it may come ;)
Great review Richard. I would like to know is the lens designed to be used on a crop sensor (Canon 80D), and is it possible to stich photos in a panorama taken on a crop sensor? Thank you.
It is designed for full frame cameras, but you surely can be used on a crop sensor camera
Excellent review, just what I need, do you know the price for the Canon EF mount?
Hi there, price is $1199. here is a link to the products page/official webstore: (affiliated link).
www.venuslens.net/product/15mm-f-4-5-zero-d-shift/ref/11/
Great video and works.
Fuji X-mount please.
The reason you get unmatch photos that is because you're taking photo without calculating for the Nodal point distance
If you have correctly set the nodal point. your photos would come out perfectly and the tile should be matched as well
Yes exactly. That's why I mentioned unless you got a panoramic head, you usually would have this issue
Hello and thank you for this great video. I recently have this Nikon F mount lens and I am surprised by one thing and would like to know if you have noticed too or if you have the explanation. When I modify the aperture setting (F4.5 / 22) I see the consequence directly in the viewfinder (the image darkens). I have another manuel lens and it is not the same problem. This is annoying when taking a photo in a dark place. thank you in advance
The laowa doesn't have aperture coupling so it would stop down immediately when you change the aperture while other lens that has aperture coupling like nikon PCE lens would not stop down until you take the photo or enable dof preview
@@TheRealRichardWong Thank you very much for this clarification. Have a good day
Is it possible to see the right exposure on live view with this lens? Thks
Klaus
yes?
Please do one for Micro Four Thirds!!!!!
13:35 Yes you have more flexibility but then you're willing to stitch images together. In that case it's cheaper and better to: 1) tilt the camera and stitch multiple photos (but distortion may be introduced); 2) using a wider angle lens.
If you don't want the lens you can send it to me 😄 Great video Richard. Lovely photo too. Do you have any further information about the filter holder for this particular lens?
haha. i sent it back to Laowa already unfortunately. thanks!! No sorry haven't heard anything more about the filter holder
Great review Richard, May have to try one in the GFX 😎
Thanks Wayne, when I was reviewing this lens, I was thinking you might be interested! your friends at Photogear should have them soon if you want to try with your gfx.
is there any lens hood comes with this lens ?
No there isn't
waiting for a 30mm shift lens for the GFX...
Great Review, thanks, clear and to the point (and sooo good you allowed us to skip the what is a shift lens bit :). This is a super exciting lens and one I have been waiting (hoping for) for some time (I use both Nikon Z and Fuji X and there were few affordable good quality options for Nikon and only shift adapter options for Fuji). I would like an M mount so that I could adapt to both Z and FX or potentially GFX (or any other mount in the future), but I doubt they will produce that. It would be great though. Obviously, a GFX mount would be popular I would think good idea. What might be really interesting is if they produced a modified APSC version, as they do with some of their other ultra-wides.
Thank you dylan! Yes I am really excited about this lens too. Hey wouldn't the nikon F mount version work on both Z and GFX as well?
@@TheRealRichardWong Yup, it certainly would, and even the Fuji X - with the right adaptors. And so that is surely the version I will order. The only problem is that one ends up swimming in adaptors. But it's more than worth it for a wide, sharp, well-priced shift lens tho! :) :)
Thank you. Very useful. Would love a GFX native mount. I wonder about distortion when put on a GFX as the focal lens will drop to about 12mm.
nice...
Can You compare this lens whit laowa 7,5mm f/2 for M43?
what sort of comparison would you want to see zibik?
no sent it to me :) nice video greetings from austria
haha thanks for watching Immoshotz360Crew!
nice sunstars!
Oh man, I need this!! And it takes 100x100 filters?? Would like to know more about the adapter...
yeah it is great isn't it ! Unfortunately Laowa hasn't sent me a sample to try out with the lens :(
@@TheRealRichardWong it would be cool if it took some Kase magnetic filters too (95mm?) I think one of their other lenses use that setup
If the filter adapter is anything like the one that comes with 14mm f4.5. I wouldn’t trust anything it. It’s terrible and flaky and no wonder they were giving it out for free
Well, a L-mount version would be nice. On the otherside, as stated, it shall be possible to simply adapt the Canon EF or Nikon F version.
Richard, thank you for this very helpful video. I love architecture photography, and never understood this style of lens. But really, what is the major advantage of this over, say, correcting perspective in post? I assume the IQ is that much better? But it seems like a much slower process, with the need for a tripod - necessary for professional shooters especially.
Also, I do think you should keep the lens - your pics with it are great 👍
Haha thanks for watching and suggestion :)
The main benefits: Yes Better IQ! Also much easier to do multi-shot and merge. And if you are doing professional arch work, you would be using a tripod to get the exactly correct framing and filter..etc anyway even when shooting on a bright sunny day, so with a shift lens, the work flow a lot faster and easier as you can preview the end results through the viewfinder/LCD immediately without having to guess what the result would look like after you corrected (and usually need to crop a bit as well) in post
Would it be possible to try out how it works on Micro Fourthirds with a Speed Booster or similar? That would give an 21mm eqv., and would be very useable.
Unfortunately I don't have any speedbooster sorry can't test this for you
@@TheRealRichardWong Ok, fair enough.
Great review! I really enjoyed that . one question... There is no tilt , what circumstance will tilt be missed? In the real world , do most people just use shift ? Thanks
I "believe" you are right that most people only use shift, especially for landscape/architectural type of photos. The tilt feature is for you to change the plane of focus and as a result to increase or decrease the DOF. Since 15mm lens already have plenty DOF and you can't always easily align the plane of focus to increase the DOF without making the rest of photo look unnatural, most tilt-shift lens users are more interested in the shift feature instead. When I had a tilt-shift lens, i mostly use the tilt feature to create some toy effect photo (by minimising the DOF) or create some "special effect" portrait when shooting weddings.
@@TheRealRichardWong this is the answer I've been searching for ! Thankyou so much !!
L-mount would be nice.
Thanks a lot!
There is an Italian flag at the port 😄
Yes it is! A big beautiful one!
Thank you for the great review, Richard. I am waiting for the confirmation of a square filter holder and seems that Laowa is not going to give out the holder free this round. As I am planning to get one for Nikon Z mount which will be out only in Feb 2021, I will wait for a while before pressing the order button. This is going to be my first shift lens :-)
Exciting! Let me know when you got it and what you think! btw if you are ordering from Laowa website, it would be great if you use my affiliated link above and support me :)
@@TheRealRichardWong, I bought the lens and the 100mm filter holder with your link;) The good news is that both the lens and the filter holder are very well built and solid. The filter holder is constructed with metal. I have tested the lens with a 13-stop ND filter.
The light leak of the shift mechanism is quite bad. I don't have another shift lens to compare so it may be normal for all shift lens. I can overcome this by wrapping the lens with a black color fabric.
Surprisingly, there is light leak with the filter holder also. I have been using the normal H&Y 100mm magnetic filter holder with other lenses and I never had such problem even I stack 2 to 3 100mm filters. I have to wrap the filter holder with black fabric also.
Now, I wonder whether shooting with the Laowa 9mm f5.6 RL lens and then correct the perspective and crop from the image is a better choice for long exposure shots.
Hi P Mok, thanks for sharing your experience. Re light leak, i have not done any test like that myself with any of the shift lens so can't really say if it's normal. But i guess a 13 stop ND filter is really a bit extreme so I'm not that surprised you would have some light leak. I remember back in the days even the Nikon 24-70 f/2.8G had some light leak under similar kind of test. With the 9mm f/5.6.. i guess the lens itself should not have any light leak but wonder if the filter holder may also have light leak when used with a 13 stop ND?
@@TheRealRichardWong, I guess you are right. If a lens or camera body is not weather seal, light may leak in under such extreme condition.
Richard Wong, well done on the review.
To me. it has a pathetic slow lens of F4.5 for over $1,500.00!
Even @ F2.8 is slow.
This isn't a prime lens. What other tilt shift lens do you recommend under $1500 faster than a 2.8?
@@Gloomwithaview Well, this lens is considered a prime lens. But in regarding to your question...
We like ATG's recommendations, Voigtlander Nokton 21mm f/1.4 (Nikon) so we can using on multi-brand cameras.
Then software to correct & shift to our contents.
You really don't need real shift lenses, just know how to use the computer software.
We shoot multi images in landscape or portrait modes and let the computer software stitch together.
It's the software that will cost more than $3,000.00.
i hope it has a nikon 1 mount for my nikon1 v1
It would work if you use an adaptor but probably not most practical
Hey Richard, I see that Laowa sells a lens support for their shift lenses.
czcams.com/video/cit2yLR6lLk/video.html
Is there a difference between shifting the lens normally versus shifting the camera itself(as in their video)?
Shift the camera would give you the perfect shift , it would work like the camera has a bigger sensor. You can merge the photos perfectly, better than shifting the lens. I explained that a bit in my new Laowa 20mm shift lens review as well :)
Send it to me
haha i would love to share some love
"The image quality is excellent"
Come on man. Its a soft lens. Just about usable.
You actually have & owned of of them, Canon 17 & Laowa 15?
@@angelisone I own the 15 and i've used the 17mm, yes.