Laowa

[Sam123]

Hi - I have recently come across Laowa lenses and they seem to have reasonable reviews.
I had considered the Laowa 100mm macro RF mount but wondered if anyone owned one and how they got on with it?

 

[dougsmit]

Only the Laowa 100 in EF mount has electrical coupling allowing the lens to stop down to working aperture but focus wide open. Manual focus is fine with me but I do not like the lack of aperture control and loss of EXIF. The EF 100 Laowa is a heavy beast and the focus ring turns the wrong way for a Canon. I'm keeping my old EF macro until it dies or Canon starts licensing their mount. I was considering the new Laowa 90 for work on a stand where the diaphragm issue would not be a problem but I'm hoping the lawyers involved work out something sooner than later.