pocholin Posted October 30, 2022 Share #1  Posted October 30, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Interesting lens, I've had it for a few days. It feels solid, it is compact and it is wide without being fisheye.  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/343175-laowa-9mm-f28-on-cl/?do=findComment&comment=4549461'>More sharing options...
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pocholin Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share #2  Posted October 30, 2022 Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/343175-laowa-9mm-f28-on-cl/?do=findComment&comment=4549463'>More sharing options...
tommonego@gmail.com Posted October 30, 2022 Share #3  Posted October 30, 2022 It would be interesting to compare it to 11mm on the 11-23 or the 10mm Voigtlander. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pocholin Posted October 30, 2022 Author Share #4  Posted October 30, 2022 I am hoping to use this for astrophotography. Comparison to Leica's 11-23mm would be nice. Minimum focus distance on this guy is 20cm! It is great being able to get that close to the subject...if I only knew how to do it properly! LOL. I do need to practice a lot with this wide angle lens, the angles and perspectives.  Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/343175-laowa-9mm-f28-on-cl/?do=findComment&comment=4550098'>More sharing options...
tommonego@gmail.com Posted October 31, 2022 Share #5  Posted October 31, 2022 (edited) At 11mm the 11-23 focuses at 20cm close to that at 23. 11mm at 8 inches 20cm Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 23mm 10 inches 25cm Sorry about the messy kitchen. Edited October 31, 2022 by tommonego@gmail.com 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 23mm 10 inches 25cm Sorry about the messy kitchen. ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/343175-laowa-9mm-f28-on-cl/?do=findComment&comment=4550901'>More sharing options...
pocholin Posted October 31, 2022 Author Share #6  Posted October 31, 2022 @tommonego@gmail.com it seems vignetting is better controlled by the 11-23mm lens. Then again, there's a notable difference between 11mm and 9mm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommonego@gmail.com Posted October 31, 2022 Share #7  Posted October 31, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) vor einer Stunde schrieb pocholin: @tommonego@gmail.com it seems vignetting is better controlled by the 11-23mm lens. Then again, there's a notable difference between 11mm and 9mm Yes it is about an 18% difference. Is the Lowa an APS-c lens or a full frame lens? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RM8 Posted October 31, 2022 Share #8  Posted October 31, 2022 1 hour ago, tommonego@gmail.com said: Yes it is about an 18% difference. Is the Lowa an APS-c lens or a full frame lens? I think it is sold as full frame L-mount. Bought one about 18 months ago for the occasional silly perspective shot or e.g. for shooting a church interior. Correction of keystone distortion is impressive. However stopped using the lens a while ago as no matter how hard I tried I was unable to get near the sharpness I'm used to from Voigtländer or Leica Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pocholin Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share #9  Posted November 10, 2022 I'm still experimenting with it, as mentioned before my main use should be for astrophotography, perhaps landscapes too This was from the last lunar eclipse. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/343175-laowa-9mm-f28-on-cl/?do=findComment&comment=4560721'>More sharing options...
pocholin Posted November 13, 2022 Author Share #10  Posted November 13, 2022 Some examples of pictures where the wide angle comes handy, the mummy and picture photos were taken at close range, no way to capture all the subjects with the 18mm at the same distance. All of these were taken at f:5.6 to control vigneting Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I still need to learn the correct angles but I appreciate the ability of being close to my subject and still capture other elements around them...although sometimes my fingers are on the way...another thing to learn...get them out of the way.   Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! I still need to learn the correct angles but I appreciate the ability of being close to my subject and still capture other elements around them...although sometimes my fingers are on the way...another thing to learn...get them out of the way.   ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/343175-laowa-9mm-f28-on-cl/?do=findComment&comment=4563830'>More sharing options...
pocholin Posted November 13, 2022 Author Share #11  Posted November 13, 2022 Lat two at the museum Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 2 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/343175-laowa-9mm-f28-on-cl/?do=findComment&comment=4563832'>More sharing options...
Rosebud55 Posted November 14, 2022 Share #12 Â Posted November 14, 2022 I bought this lens for my Fuji system, love it.check out Andy Mumford on YouTube who uses it for astrophotography on his Fuji cameras.Apsc. Â rosie 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosebud55 Posted November 14, 2022 Share #13  Posted November 14, 2022 I have the 11-23 for my CL so didn’t need it for the CL. Again, great lens.  rosie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant Observer Posted April 2, 2023 Share #14  Posted April 2, 2023 thanks for the sample, after seeing these photos. definitely not for me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pocholin Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share #15  Posted July 27, 2023 So, I finally had a chance to take pictures of the milkyway and, boy, does this lens shine! Granted, it is NOT a f1.4 fast lens but at f2.8 it isn't too shabby. These pictures were taken at ISO 6400 around 12 or 15 seconds, I'm impressed, especially because the field of view is soooo much greater than the 16mm I was using before. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/343175-laowa-9mm-f28-on-cl/?do=findComment&comment=4822621'>More sharing options...
pocholin Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share #16  Posted July 27, 2023 This shows an approximation of how much more it captures versus a 16mm Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/343175-laowa-9mm-f28-on-cl/?do=findComment&comment=4822622'>More sharing options...
pocholin Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share #17  Posted July 27, 2023 Upper Peninsula, Michigan, USA Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/343175-laowa-9mm-f28-on-cl/?do=findComment&comment=4822624'>More sharing options...
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