I use it with my Fuji X system for landscapes. Took some time to get used to it and even considered selling it off. After experimenting it few times realised how brilliant the lens is if you don’t shoot at f2.8. Trick is to shoot down f8. The pictures are very sharp. Thanks for the video.
Good review. I bought this lens for the Canon M50 shooting real estate photos and videos. It's a very good lens and I prefer manual, just set it to infinity and most everything is in sharp focus. My only gripe is I wish it had an f1.4 like the Sigma 16mm lens I had. That lens is absolutely amazing in low light, absolutely no noise but definitely not wide enough. The Laowa has a lot of noise in low light, even at f2.8. As long as I shoot houses on a sunny day, the Laowa 9mm f2.8 is an elite lens. I returned the Sigma 16mm f1.4 but I'm thinking of getting it again or something better for those houses that I have to shoot on cloudy days with already poor natural light.
Hello originaldo. In terms of diaphragm aperture, would you recommend using the LAOWA 9MM for video? What happens is that I want to light my scene without using the ISO too much, but I don't want to fear that it will come out of focus later.
The lens I use for real estate is my Canon 10-18... Not the greatest in terms of aperature but it's pretty darn wide and works excellently on a gimbal! Great review 👍
I thank you for spending the time to make this video. I also own a Laowa 9mm ZeroD on a A6400 for real estate photography for more than 2 years, and till today I can't get rid of a blue vignette that happens on all the photos I take with it. This makes me spend loads of time correcting it in Photoshop. Is it an issue with my lens?
Hi Ken, I am new to video/photography for real estate (and in general). I picked up a used a6600 recently and Im looking for guidance on what lens to get that works for both or if I need two lenses. Also, the 9mm lens being manual, how does that work for shooting bracketed photos?
Great, this was exactly the review I needed having an a6400 and thinking about it for real estate vs the Sigma 16mm which I already own and while it's great and all, it's not really wide enough plus the distortion is heavy.
Hey Ken! Dude!!! I’ve been eye balling that lens for months now, and for $400.... IT’S AMAZING for real estate on a cropped sensor camera. The 12mm version at $900 doesn’t make sense to me though. I’m probably going to wait though since I want to see if Canon releases the timeline for the R5/R6 release dates because I’m seriously considering the new Canon 15-35 for my real estate work and because it has AF that I can use for other photography.
s-log must you give you the possibility to save details both for shadow and lights, but after color grading window lost details, it's because too much contrast added?
What lens do you recommend for shooting real estate videos with the Canon M50? I was looking at the 10-18mm, but I hear it’s not that great for interior lighting.
I bought this lens a few months ago after watching this video. My ND filter is stuck on it now. Lol. Is there a way to buy your presets from you from your SLOG example in the video? I have so much work that presets would save me so much time.
Nice video :) I use the same setup (camera and lens) for my real estate videos. Only thing is that when I shoot in SLOG2 @ full HD, 50fps (PAL), footage is a bit blurry for my liking. Your ungraded SLOG2 looks better than mine, so can you share what camera setup you use when shooting SLOG2?
Torn between buying Laowa 9mm and the Samyang 12mm to use on Sony A6500 for real estate video. I'm working on the basis that the Laowa 9mm will be around 13mm on the crop sensor and the Samyang about 18mm. Would you say that 18mm is not wide enough for the video and would the 9mm be too extreme for say a very large room? Would be using both on a gimbal.
The issue with the Samyang is chromatic aberration is really bad and has fringing. The laowa is nice but has dark corners at lower apertures for photos it’s great at f 7.1 but it’s almost to wide to me so my sweet spot is 10-14 mm on APSC
great content! Im currently running a BMPCC4k and trying to decide between this and the 7.5mm for real estate videography gimbal work. any thoughts would be appreciated!
Nice to see an alternative to our Rokinon 12mm for our Sony a's. Will have to get one of these. Thanks for such a comprehensive real-world look at it in action.
What are your exposure settings when shooting real estate video I notice o have to bump the iso up a lot because of low lighting scenarios .. so how do you shoot video?????
Great review as always, just purchased a Sony a6100 thinking of returning it for the a6400, this lens is awesome and will be on my get list. thanks bud for the review.
hi..tjanks for reply just have a question..for example you are on f8 so the infinity sign i will align it to f8? i mean those ingrave numbers on leftside of the lens? or i will put the infinity on the middle where you can see a red line?
Can you tell a (huge) difference in field of view between the Laowa 9mm and 10mm on the Sony ? Do you have any experience with the lack of OSS on the Laowa ? Keep producing such good video content! Best wishes from Germany. ;)
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I use it with my Fuji X system for landscapes. Took some time to get used to it and even considered selling it off. After experimenting it few times realised how brilliant the lens is if you don’t shoot at f2.8. Trick is to shoot down f8. The pictures are very sharp. Thanks for the video.
Great job, Venus Optic lenses is one of the best lenses to use for RE photo/video.
Also my favorite lens for apsc, very unique. Goes great with the 18-135
would have been nice to see some still comparisons between the 12mm and the 9mm for reference.
Venus Optics without question makes some killer lenses.
Good review. I bought this lens for the Canon M50 shooting real estate photos and videos. It's a very good lens and I prefer manual, just set it to infinity and most everything is in sharp focus. My only gripe is I wish it had an f1.4 like the Sigma 16mm lens I had. That lens is absolutely amazing in low light, absolutely no noise but definitely not wide enough. The Laowa has a lot of noise in low light, even at f2.8. As long as I shoot houses on a sunny day, the Laowa 9mm f2.8 is an elite lens. I returned the Sigma 16mm f1.4 but I'm thinking of getting it again or something better for those houses that I have to shoot on cloudy days with already poor natural light.
The lens doesn't have a lot of noise, the iso does. Try a tripod with i.b.i.s. off. And be sure to set your manual lens setting to 9mm.
Hello originaldo. In terms of diaphragm aperture, would you recommend using the LAOWA 9MM for video?
What happens is that I want to light my scene without using the ISO too much, but I don't want to fear that it will come out of focus later.
The lens I use for real estate is my Canon 10-18... Not the greatest in terms of aperature but it's pretty darn wide and works excellently on a gimbal! Great review 👍
I thank you for spending the time to make this video.
I also own a Laowa 9mm ZeroD on a A6400 for real estate photography for more than 2 years, and till today I can't get rid of a blue vignette that happens on all the photos I take with it.
This makes me spend loads of time correcting it in Photoshop. Is it an issue with my lens?
Even with Photoshop it shouldn't take more than a couple minutes.
Amazing video bro and impressive logo tracker on your hat! Almost didn’t even see
Hi Ken, I am new to video/photography for real estate (and in general). I picked up a used a6600 recently and Im looking for guidance on what lens to get that works for both or if I need two lenses. Also, the 9mm lens being manual, how does that work for shooting bracketed photos?
Great, this was exactly the review I needed having an a6400 and thinking about it for real estate vs the Sigma 16mm which I already own and while it's great and all, it's not really wide enough plus the distortion is heavy.
Nobody else got a kick out of what the D doesn't stand for lmao?
Hey I just have a question for yuo, this lens va the nisi 9mm wich one?
Wow thank you so much
You’re welcome 😊
Thanks for all the info! Great lense!
I need help I have an Xt3 and used a 3 bracket system, but when i merge it in light room it came out very underexposed? do i need a flashlight maybe
Hey Ken! Dude!!! I’ve been eye balling that lens for months now, and for $400.... IT’S AMAZING for real estate on a cropped sensor camera. The 12mm version at $900 doesn’t make sense to me though. I’m probably going to wait though since I want to see if Canon releases the timeline for the R5/R6 release dates because I’m seriously considering the new Canon 15-35 for my real estate work and because it has AF that I can use for other photography.
I have this lens as well. It is sharper then my Sony 10-18 f4 but I shot the Sony more does to zoom and laziness with af.
nice, did you use flash for your photos? it looks great
s-log must you give you the possibility to save details both for shadow and lights, but after color grading window lost details, it's because too much contrast added?
Hi. I'm still learning. Once it is a manual lens, how is It possible to keep everything in focus while filming? Thanks.
Set to infinity
What lens do you recommend for shooting real estate videos with the Canon M50? I was looking at the 10-18mm, but I hear it’s not that great for interior lighting.
I bought this lens a few months ago after watching this video. My ND filter is stuck on it now. Lol. Is there a way to buy your presets from you from your SLOG example in the video? I have so much work that presets would save me so much time.
Hi I have an Xt3 do i need to use a flash light for photography using the exposure bracketing method? thank you!
For exposure brackets no
Great review. Just got one for my a7r3 📸👍
Nice video :)
I use the same setup (camera and lens) for my real estate videos. Only thing is that when I shoot in SLOG2 @ full HD, 50fps (PAL), footage is a bit blurry for my liking. Your ungraded SLOG2 looks better than mine, so can you share what camera setup you use when shooting SLOG2?
I’m running the FX3
Torn between buying Laowa 9mm and the Samyang 12mm to use on Sony A6500 for real estate video. I'm working on the basis that the Laowa 9mm will be around 13mm on the crop sensor and the Samyang about 18mm. Would you say that 18mm is not wide enough for the video and would the 9mm be too extreme for say a very large room? Would be using both on a gimbal.
The issue with the Samyang is chromatic aberration is really bad and has fringing. The laowa is nice but has dark corners at lower apertures for photos it’s great at f 7.1 but it’s almost to wide to me so my sweet spot is 10-14 mm on APSC
What if I have a FF camera?
Thanks you 😍
great content! Im currently running a BMPCC4k and trying to decide between this and the 7.5mm for real estate videography gimbal work. any thoughts would be appreciated!
the 7.5 has too much D i returned mine.
what are ur settings for photo and video?
Bonjour vous ne faite pas référence a la courbure de champs qui pose problème en photo d architecture d intérieur
Nice to see an alternative to our Rokinon 12mm for our Sony a's. Will have to get one of these. Thanks for such a comprehensive real-world look at it in action.
I have a Rokinon 12 mm and just starting out. Can I stick with the 12 mm, or is the 9 mm a must - upgrade? Thanks - Peter
What are your exposure settings when shooting real estate video I notice o have to bump the iso up a lot because of low lighting scenarios .. so how do you shoot video?????
Bumping ISO is par for the course it’s unavoidable
Thanks man!
Welcome!
Hey Ken, Is this 9mm lens only good for RE photography or is it also good for general video work?
Bit wide at times
@@OriginaldoBo Thanks. So what would be an ideal lens for video? I have an a6600 camera.
Do you recommend having Steadyshot on with this lens on?
I leave it on
You used filters nd??
I use panoramic mode with 18 or 35 :-)
does Loawa do lens firmware updates?
Being a manual lens I'd say no.
Can you use this lens for real-estate photography too?
I wouldn’t , it’s way to wide for photos
@@OriginaldoBo cant i just walk forward abit to fix that?
@@OriginaldoBo could that work just stepping forward a couple steps thank you
Most interesting takeaway.. I've learned the letter "D" now means "dick" in any situation other than this.
Great review as always, just purchased a Sony a6100 thinking of returning it for the a6400, this lens is awesome and will be on my get list. thanks bud for the review.
@@scottgust9709 The question I asked had nothing to do with Canon, maybe he just happens to know more about camera lens than you think.
Hello. Did you do pictures or only video real estate with this lens?
I do both
nice work
hi..can i ask how to set this lens on infinity focus?thanks
Just turn the focus ring to the infinity icon
hi..tjanks for reply just have a question..for example you are on f8 so the infinity sign i will align it to f8? i mean those ingrave numbers on leftside of the lens? or i will put the infinity on the middle where you can see a red line?
Can you tell a (huge) difference in field of view between the Laowa 9mm and 10mm on the Sony ? Do you have any experience with the lack of OSS on the Laowa ? Keep producing such good video content! Best wishes from Germany. ;)
OriginaldoBo Thanks for replying.
"There really is such a thing as shooting too wide" ... and you don't think shooting at 9mm (14mm on APS-C) is right there???
Depends on the house, at 9MM on Sony using 4K30 you’ll incur a crop so no. It all depends on the angles taken
so, some D
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Nice job as always! That’s a great option for real Estate....hmmm