Laowa sent me this lens as a loaner to try out. It's supposed to have nearly zero distortion, and it's is all-manual. I think most people will use it for astrophotography. I threw it on my gimbal to see what it looks like and went for a stroll with Kobe. Learn filmmaking from me! https://goo.gl/VK3Qft
Laowa 12mm lens: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1283913-REG/venus_optics_ve1228nai_laowa_12mm_f_2_8_zero_d.html/BI/20614/KBID/15761/kw/VE1228NAI/DFF/d10-v2-t1-xVE1228NAI
All my gear: https://goo.gl/xSN7Cm
Kobe's channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/kobecoobi
Overall it has less distortion than I would have thought, though it's not zero-distortion. And the depth of field isn't infinite because it's still a FF lens, so double-check your focus. I think I would mostly use this lens for scenes where I wanted to crop and fix framing in post, such as an action scene with unpredictable elements.
More review later.
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