One of the best macro lenses you can buy, and in terms of value for money it is hard to beat!

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

It's an honer to see you here, Micael! :)

@MicaelWidell

11 ай бұрын

@@PhilThach I'm checking in from time to time :)

@Gladius7

11 ай бұрын

I bought it because of you and I Love it. Thanks @MicaelWidell.

@peterviragphoto

10 ай бұрын

Good to see you testing out my favourite lens hehe. Great job buddy!

@SymbiotAlpha

9 ай бұрын

Micael got me wanting this lens, too! Lol

That looks like an awesome lens. Great shots as always.

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Bob! :)

Nice review Phil and some great examples from the lens and camera combo.

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

Thak you, Adrian!

Excellent macros Phil!

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Bill!

Great video, been missing your macro videos. I have that lens as well and it's really good.

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! I think it may be my new favorite macro lens!

Thanks so much for sharing another wonderful video like always Phil, beautiful photos, I liked the ant shots very much, I had the 100mm version of Laowa about a year ago and I use the Tokina 100mm now because is auto focus so use for other applications very nice 👍🤗

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Miguel! I had the Tokina 100 for years in Nikon F mount version. That was my first macro lens.

Phil, your macro videos always inspire me to get out there. I've got extension tubes on order and, once they come in, I'll be getting out to try to catch some middle Tennessee bugs.

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

That's awesome! Good luck! Don't get discouraged if it seems impossible at first. You'll get the hang of it!

Next to birds macro is my favorite type of photography. Thanks so much for this video. You made some nice shots. I have a couple of macro lenses but this looks like it does a great job. I may have to check this one out. Cheers.

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! It’s a really outstanding lens. Great image quality!

Great skills Phil!

@PhilThach

10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I recently got that lens and agree there is quite a learning curve on getting correct focus. Looks like the view finder is good enough on that camera as you bagged many good shots. I have been using the RF100-400 for macro type shots because of the working distance and great stabilization.

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

I enjoy the 100 to 400 mild macro work. It’s a great butterfly lens! Maybe the best! Thank you!

Great review Phil, as a wildlife photographer, and not very well versed on Macro photography that was really helpful. All the best Ricard 👍

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I bought the Laowa 85mm 5.6 paired with a Canon R6 based on Micael Widell's recommendation. I love it and the photos are amazing. Thanks for sharing Phil.

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

I think the 85 is a great idea because it is so small and light. I'd never shoot macro at a wider aperture than 5.6.

Phil, I am not into macro photography. But I always enjoy all of your macro photography videos.

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Cesar! You should try it at some point, it’s a really rewarding genre of photography!

I just received my 65mm laowa, can't wait to get some photos.

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

I bet you are going to enjoy it!

Great photos!

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Leon!!

New Favorite KZreadr

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

Thank you!

I was at a flower garden and the bees sure were busy as summer coming to an end and I could have used that lens. My only macro lens is an F mount 55mm which makes me get too close to bees and butterflies and they take off. This 90mm looks interesting though I kinda wanted my next macro lens to be AF to make it easier but you got me considering this lens. Glad you mentioned it’s an FX lens. Pictures look great! Thanks for the video!

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! The Nikon F 200-500 is a good autofocus bee and butterfly lens, the new Z 180-600 might be even better. Those have a magnification of 0.22 and 0.25x and you can be a good distance from those larger macro subjects without spooking them. This lens is more for much smaller subjects with it 2x magnification but I did make some shots of bees with it. The Nikon 105 macro is 1x. Minimum magnification to be considered true macro is 0.5x but for larger bees and butterflies, those telephoto zooms are a great choice.

@gnphoto21

11 ай бұрын

@@PhilThachthe 2/1 macro also has me interested. My dad had filters for his camera that were basically magnifying glass that made his 50mm lens to a 2/1 macro. To have a macro that strong will be interesting to have.

Thanks for the great lens review! I'm really interested in a 2x macro lens. You got some great shots! I went back and listened again to you explain the focus zoom technique. I'm assuming you have programmed a button to magnify the image in the LCD to make sure that you are focused on the eye along with the focus peaking?

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

Thank you, Stephan! Yes, I programmed a button that would zoom in so I could see better whether or not I have the eye in focus. I find that I don’t trust focus peaking very much in a macro situation, or any other but if you zoom in on the exact point, you want to be perfect, that you can trust.

Thanks for your video! I appreciate the effort in sharing more lenses with us. That said, I don't understand, as an international traveler, how fixed lenses, so large, long, and heavy, are promoted, when the camera body of the a6000 series is so small, compact, and made for travelers. these large lenses, fixed only, are simply not practical for travelers. I use the sony a6600, now will be getting the a6700, and have two fantastic portable zooms with great quality, sony 70-350mm and sony 18-135mm, and one tiny fixed lens: Sigma 30mm 1.4 (for night shooting and video with a small crane m3 gimbal. With this system I can travel the world with a small sling back daypack (the amazon basics pack). Again, thanks for your video!!!

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! I agree, this lens and the 200-600 that I like to use are not ideal travel lenses because of their size. I consider this lens to be quite small for what it is but I do see your point.

Great shots! Love those jumping spiders.

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

Me too, they are cute and fuzzy! LOL :)

Really helpful, thank you!

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Great video, btw, did u use an E-mount adapter for the a6700 or it fits without ? Thanks !

@PhilThach

9 ай бұрын

Mine is a Sony E version. No adaptor needed.

That blue rail made a great backdrop! I have several of the Lensbaby lenses that are manual Focus and with Focus peaking…why not?! I wonder if the R7 has that Focus zoom feature? If so, I need to figure that out.

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

I love that blue rail! I think on the R7 you just hit the magnifying glass button on the back of the camera. The a6700 does not have that button so I programmed a custom button that I wasn't using to perform the zoom function. It really helps for tiny macro subjects like this and to get perfect focus on a star during astrophotography. Astro is a genre I'd love to practice but it happens too late a night for me! LOL :)

@tatesue

11 ай бұрын

I forgot about the magnify button because I have it programmed to do something else! I have to fix that! Thanks for the reminder 😄

Wow these shots were spectacular, one question about this lens, is it all manual and no electronic controls? so you have to match the flash to the aperture, shutter speed etc...? I guess once you have the setting it doesn't move much?

@PhilThach

8 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yes. All manual. I set the flash manually too. But, I set the flash manually with autofocusing macro lenses too.

@valendis

8 ай бұрын

@@PhilThach I would like to use it as a normal 90mm lens for portraits for example, would you say it is too challenging for that or it's just a matter of getting used to it?

Thanks for the review Phil. I'm planning to explorer macro photography and planning to get this lens. Are insects sensitive to flash?

@PhilThach

Ай бұрын

Thank you! I don’t think it really bothers them.

@PlacidoYT

Ай бұрын

@@PhilThach cool. I'm about to order this lens. What's the ideal flash to pair with a6700 + laowa 90mm?

How’s the insect AF mode on the a6700? Awesome photos!

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

It is very good in the brief time that I experimented with it using the EF 200-600 lens. This Laowa lens is manual focus so the insect detect does not work with this lens.

Ha! Ordered this lens last week! Now I will watch your vid to see if I made the right decision 😂

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

I think you’re going to like it!

@jacobjurg3746

11 ай бұрын

I sure enjoyed your video, some great shots 👍

@jacobjurg3746

11 ай бұрын

​@@PhilThachjust did my first macro shots with the lens - it is amazing indeed!

Hey Phil... Nice video as usual. I just found this one since I was investigating the Laowa 90mm and I have a couple questions for you... First, Did u try this lens on Canon R6 mark II? Second, Which would u advise/prefer - Canon RF100mm macro or the Laowa 90mm?? I have heard from other "u-tubers" that most advise that the Laowa lens is much better than the RF 100mm ... Thanks in advance for ur expert advice?

@PhilThach

16 күн бұрын

@@richwoodham3296 I have the Sony version of the Laowa lens so I can’t try it on my canon. It’s a really nice lens and has 2X maximum magnification, the canon lens only has 1.4X. But, the canon lens has auto focus, which can be helpful sometimes. Overall, I probably like the canon lens better but when I need maximum magnification, I use the manual focus lens.

@richwoodham3296

16 күн бұрын

@@PhilThach ... Thanks for the feedback. Great work... 🙂

Hello. Amazing photos. Are these single shots or stacking frames?

@PhilThach

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! These are all single shots.

@K_P_bI_M

5 ай бұрын

@@PhilThachWow, that's cool! I will definitely buy it this summer

Hi Phil, can you share the link for the eye piece and L bracket you are using for 6700? i tried couple on amazon that did not work. thanks for the help.

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

I'm using the stock eye piece that came with my a6700 and so far, I haven't found an L bracket either.

Would like to see some macro and landscape with your R7

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

Thank you! If you look in my landscape and cityscape playlist on the channel and in my macro and flower playlist on the channel, you will definitely find many R7 videos in both of those genres. also, I’m sure I will make some more in the future.

Hello, dear Phil Were the displayed photos taken with a single shot or did you use the focus stacking method?

@PhilThach

5 ай бұрын

Single shot.

Great Stuff . I have the A6000 and the Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2x Macro Lens. I love the lens But please explain on how to do the "Focus Zoom" and can I do it on my A6000 ? Please.

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

I'm not sure if the a6000 has the feature. I looked through the menus and found a way to press a button and digitally zoom in. This allowed me to make much more certain that the eye was sharp than I could with focus peaking.

@Gladius7

11 ай бұрын

Ok thank you. I will have a look.@@PhilThach

I got this lens a month ago, but i just noticed today when i was playing with it that the front part where the hood attachment is( blue ring), got a little room for some wiggle... is it normal?

@PhilThach

9 ай бұрын

I'm seeing no wiggle room arround the lens hood / blue ring area on mine.

Can you do a video of focus stacking with a6700?

Hey there, I have the same setup a6700 and meike 320 flash and I was not able to get shutter speed faster than 1/160. I saw your photos have 1/200s, how did you do that? I did not see a HSS mode available for this flash

@PhilThach

6 ай бұрын

Interesting I was using mechanical shutter and I was controlling the flash manually. Maybe that will help.

I’m in doubt between this one and the 65mm for my A6700, why did u choose this one and did u try the 65mm as well? :)

@PhilThach

9 ай бұрын

I didn’t try the 65. I picked this one because it also works on full frame as well as apsc. I’m sure the 65 is great.

Would you still go with 90mm (full-frame) or the 65mm laowa (Aps-c). Any benefits for going with lens built for aps-c on aps-c camera.

@PhilThach

3 ай бұрын

I would probably go with a full frame lens because you can use that on both but APSC you can usually only use on APSC.

Can you share a link for the flash diffuser?

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, Crafty Bells has gone out of business.

Could I have the answer is the focus stacking worth it, or you prefer to one shot that? Because you could make 90 mm macro with AF focus stacking method with A6700 as it has focus bracketing, so you could later process in helicon or so. Sometimes one shot's are not that much enough :/

@PhilThach

2 ай бұрын

I prefer to do single shot for live subjects. But you are right stacking definitely gives you more in focus.

@pentagramyt417

2 ай бұрын

@@PhilThach Could I ask if the flash is consistent with focus stacking? I hear a lot of people don't even use focus bracketing mode at a6700 or there is no video examples if its worthy :| While on the other hand, anyone with OM1 use this mode heavily. And for last, is it really fast? I believe 1/160 should give at least bunch of photos in that short period of time. I don't mean to do like 100 focus stack on live object, especially outdoor when there is wind and so on..

What kind of flash are you using on the a6700 Phil?

@PhilThach

8 ай бұрын

I used a Meike MK-320 on this but have upgraded to a Godox 350.

What is the focus zoom technique?

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

With focus zoom, you press a button on your camera and your camera digitally zooms in on the area of the frame you want to be perfectly in focus. With this small area larger in the EVF or real screen, it's much easier to know when you have it perfect. This technique is often used in astrophotography.

' It gives more magnification on crop frame' How can it do that?

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

Because the crop frame also magnifies.

@michaelktori5178

11 ай бұрын

No it doesn't@@PhilThach

@michaelktori5178

11 ай бұрын

It just crops and makes the image look bigger. The lens function is a constant.@@PhilThach

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

@@michaelktori5178 agreed.

@sjcproductionsandmedia

2 ай бұрын

I never knew the use of the reflector on your lens. Haha. I thought it was for my flash when I first started photography!

At 4:51 you see a tiny farm, the ants are taking care of and protecting the aphid.

@PhilThach

11 ай бұрын

That’s what I thought might be going on in that picture!