Laowa/Venus 15mm F4 1:1 wide angle macro lens (II)

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Part II. You can find Part I here: https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/venus-15mm-1-1-wide-angle-macro-lens.594068/#post-6940689

More shots from the fun lens.
Male Long-armed Scarab (Cheirotonus peracanus?). Montane forest, Malaysia.
Venus 15mm sample shot_MG_1852 by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

As you can see, the sky was drab and we were in a backyard with fences in the background, that was why I didn't back away from the subject more. The background just wasn't very ideal.
Venus 15mm sample shot_MG_1848 by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Bad hair day......giant caterpillar
Venus 15mm sample shot F11_MG_1680 by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Red assassin bug
Venus 15mm sample shot_MG_1694 by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

Newly emerged damselfly
Venus 15mm sample shot_MG_1703 by Kurt (Orionmystery) G, on Flickr

More shots in the Laowa 15mm Flickr group: https://www.flickr.com/groups/2784583@N25/
 
A great set of photographs. How close are you to the insect with the 15mm focal length? I would think it would be very difficult to fill the frame without spooking the subject.
 
:) great, really gave me the chills..

wide angle's do get you close to the subject, and it remains true for macro.
 
Thanks for the comments, huffy, dancook, Pau.

huffy said:
A great set of photographs. How close are you to the insect with the 15mm focal length? I would think it would be very difficult to fill the frame without spooking the subject.
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Very close! At 1:1, the subject would be 4.7mm away from the front of the lens. I tend to use this only slightly bigger models for now but I plan to use it on smaller subject at night.

dancook said:
:) great, really gave me the chills..

wide angle's do get you close to the subject, and it remains true for macro.
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Right. This is the first 1:1 wide angle macro lens.

Paul Iddon said:
Looking good - I wonder how much use it would get in the real world?

I like it mind you!

Paul.
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Not all the time but when you find the right model and the right background/environment, you'll wish you have this iens in your bag!
 
Well cool Kurt. I'm still not tempted to get one though............. ;)
 
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