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Anyone purchased/used one of these manual lens? I'm looking at one for mft and was wondering on the quality. Couple reviews online but wondering what they're like for everyday use.
The Oly is ok, I'd offer to post some samples but just about everything looks softer when posted here so there aint much point.
Why is manual a plus?
If you're happy with manual and fancy a vintage look you could always look at a film ere lens. I have 17 and 19mm film era lenses which can be used with a cheap adapter but you wont get a f1.8, so the Laowa has that going for it.
Yes almost any modern lens will possibly give a vintage lens a fright... but the cost…. but I realise not everyone is cheap like me.
I want a manual as I find the auto focus frustrating sometimes when I'm trying to focus on something in the middle ground. Also it looks like fun using one and I take photos for fun, so makes sense to me to get a manual focus lens.
A very decent wide vintage and adapter might not be so cheap though. I'm all for saving money and getting a bargain too but in this case you get a very nice flexible lens for not much money brand new
Prices of film era lenses seem to be going up and you'll know how much adapters are, £10-20 maybe.
One thing about zone focusing. IMO 35mm equivalent or there abouts isn't that wide that you'll get everything in the DoF and although DoF can help IMO when zone focusing it's maybe best to avoid pixel peeping and expecting the focus to be exactly where you wanted it. Other than that for deliberate MF and zone focusing (and accepting the possible issues) the Laowa seems to make a lot of sense especially at the price. The Oly 17mm would still get my money though even thought it costs more.