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August 11, 2017

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Laowa 7.5mm Lens Review - Part 2

Recently I wrote about my latest acquisition - the Laowa 7.5mm ultrawide lens for micro four thirds. I scribbled a quick initial impression on the lens but had the opportunity to take it out for a more substantial spin over the weekend since then. My partner and I hiked 30 miles with Pack Major (the big bags, as opposed to Pack Minor - anything less substantial than that) including a cheeky wild camp and a visit to my parents for Father's Day. The 7.5mm stayed on my camera for the majority of the time as I got used to the new focal length - much wider than any (non-fisheye) I've ever used before. NB: All photos in this review (and several more) can be found on my flickr - just click the link beneath each photo. The sunset after leaving. I got home from work late so we only started walking around 8pm. GM5 + Laowa 7.5mm @ f8, finished in Lightroom. I discovered a few things about the lens in this time. It can starburst nicely with the sun, but it also flares relative

Astrophotography with the Laowa 7.5mm f2 lens

I went out last night to a field ten minutes walk from my house. I couldn't really bring myself to drive somewhere dark - it was late and I was tired. I thought I'd just accept the light pollution near my hometown and see what I got. People have asked me on the web whether the Laowa 7.5mm lens is any good for astrophotography. I am no experienced purveyor of the night sky, but I'd say from my amateur efforts that the answer is a resounding 'yes'. These were all shot at f2.8 with varying ISOs and shutter speeds. Need to get somewhere darker....

Konica Hexanon 40mm f1.8 on Micro Four Thirds

Coming from Pentax gave me a great deal of interest in older lenses. The persistence of the Pentax K mount meant that I had access to a truly titanic range of older lenses and I whiled away a not-insubstantial amount of time looking into specific vintage glass and, on occasion, seizing the moment to pounce on eBay. It was something I actually ended up missing when I came over to micro four thirds. It's a new mount - there is no old glass to be had. Adapting old lenses is possible, but there are bulky adapters and the lenses end up being massive, which somewhat defeats the object of the system. Nevertheless, I was desperate for an old-glass fix and a scour of the internet showed a bunch of people talking about the Konica Hexanon 40mm f1.8 - a vintage pancake lens with a short adapter. I kept an eye out on eBay after that, and am now the potentially proud (that remains to be seen) owner of a copy. On the adapter, the Konica 40mm comes out somewhere in the middle sizewi

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