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High Speed Cameras / Laowa 24mm Macro Probe Lens

Started May 24, 2019 | Questions thread
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charley5 Senior Member • Posts: 2,703
High Speed Cameras / Laowa 24mm Macro Probe Lens

Hi Everyone:

I am interested in the Laowa24mm macro probe lens and doing some video work. My first question is whether anyone has tried this lens and has some sample videos I can see? I saw some results on YouTube but it left me wanting to see more. There is really skimpy results available on insects, which are my primary interest.

My next question relates to doing slow motion videos. I was looking for a high speed camera with a decent frame rate and quality videos, which I want to marry to the Laowa 24mm. I am interested in slow motion activity of insects, including the take-offs and landings of bees and wasps, as well as the activities of ant colonies, etc.

I have a Fuji X-T2, but from what I understand the X-T3 is superior as far as video quality is concerned, and I wasn't sure whether the X-H1is actually better than the latter. Unfortunately, the X-H1 suffers from some artifacts.

Then there are the Sony high speed cameras. Are they better than the Fujis for slow motion work?

Finally, I was also interested in the Chronos 2.1 HD camera (the Chronos 1.4 would not work with the Laowa 24m). But the 2.1 is very expensive, at more then $5,000. And I cannot take videos for more than 11 seconds at a time.

Does anyone have any opinions on the above? What would I marry to the Laowa 24mm to get the most out of it?

Thank you,

-Charles

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