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Re: From Someone Who Owns Both ...
John K wrote:
Donald B wrote:
Aldone wrote:
John Koerner wrote:
If you're getting into bugs, the Laowa is 100% for sure the better lens ... as it can do anything any other "standard macro" can do (except AF) ... and then some. I own both lenses, and the Laowa is sharper, cleaner, and just 100X more useful for arthropod macro.
The only macro use to which I put the Nikon 105 is for "bee in flight" type photography, which I seldom do. The Nikkor is best @ f/5.6, the Laowa @ f/4 ... but it is also sharper than any other competitor even @ f/2.8. (It is vital to have your best lens stats wide-open, or close, if you're stacking at higher magnifications.)
If I want to stack in the field, I use the Hejnar Photo 50mm Micrometer Adjusting Macro Rail, which is exceptional.
While I do stack many subjects, I generally prefer single-shots, taken in natural early-morning light, @ f/4 - f/11, depending on whether I want a "bokeh look" or more depth-of-field.
While some people use a flash all the time, by default, the light and look of flash-based-photography just does not compare, artistically, with natural-light imagery taken in the morning.
The Laowa captures all of the subtle, exceptional color & contrast, and also delivers extreme sharpness wide-open ... much more so than the Nikon ... and is perhaps the best overall single macro lens I've used for the field, as someone who prefers natural light.
Thanks for your reply. I wanted to wait till I have the chance to borrow/try out a couple of these lenses, however I must say that due to what I read and see here and elsewhere I'm leaning closer and closer to the laowa. I might just take the plunge, and maybe this might be an occasion to practice manual focussing in normal photography, which is a skill that I lack
A short macro is the worst lens possible for shooting bugs. go the longest macro you can afford. if your shooting flowers a close focus normal prime will do the job fine for that environmental shot.
Don
Depends on the light source Don. Long focal length lenses for natural light, and short ones for flash (60mm or so).
I gave reversing lens ago at one stage it was terrible using flash.
Don
finally posted my set up , that will keep the dogs at bay Have a new system on the drawing board it will be a beauty
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