Ranger Danger

Haida, H&Y, Athabrasca, Kase all have various ultra strong filters... this isn't new

They're a bit late to the party, plenty of other brands already have these

@Mortal Lion lol nah just some people can find many many uses for wide lenses that you can't seem to get your mind around... luckily the world isn't limited by your imagination

@Entropy512 Cool!

This happened with Sony Hi8 Cameras on the 90's

Those profit figures cant be right. If that was the true total profit they were making their business model would mean every time they sell one though a retailer they were losing money.

only if you lack creativity

So the lens doesn't actually under expose by a stop at all but rather the aperture controller and camera to not communicate properly on very specific combinations of camera and lens... got it ......

Most aftermarket lenses don't under expose by a stop tho.... it's pretty much the dumbest claim you've made.

@JensR to be honest I've never come across a situation where I need to change aperture shooting macro mid shoot. It tends to be in controlled lighting indoors or stable lighting outdoors. But in...

@entoman maybe you're not familiar with Laowa but their build quality run rings around most OEM products, they feel on par with Leica lenses. As far as the flare, this particular lens matches of...

I find it pretty easy to turn a ring

It's not at all new ... refer LEGO/LEPIN as one example

No it's like comparing A BNW to a Chinese car not a Japanese one bozo.... do you drive a Chinese car? doubt it

It dead

It's just the tall poppy syndrome that runs rampant in this community

of course you will lol.... pity the irony is lost on ya ;) lol

haha keep digging your hole

At this stage they seem to think it came from Pangolins, not bats

Haven't Manfrotto ball heads had rotating bases for like a decade or more?