Laowa 10mm f/2.8 First Impressions Video Review

Me and Laowa go way back! I still remember when they started producing lenses for the Sony E-mount when Sony didn't have a lot of lenses available. Since then, they became a reputable company with nice quality niche lenses with not that hefty of a price tag. Their new Laowa 10mm f2.8 is one of those, and is their 10 year anniversary lens! It's also their first Autofocus lens for the Sony E-mount, with hopefully more to come.

I asked Laowa to try out the lens and I recently brought it to Iceland. You can see all of my findings in the following video:

In short:

• Minimalistic Design with just one AF/MF button and an infinite ring for the focus

• Good sharpness on my A7RV across most apertures. Less on the edges at f/2.8

• Auto focus works great on my A7RV, is very silent and fast. Works also well with focus bracketing

• Very low distortion

• Very fun and creative to use

• Has quite strong vignetting but LAOWA will release lens profile for it.

• For astrophotography it's decent. Definitely has aberrations in the corners and some coma. But it's still nice to use for it.

Specifications:

Laowa 10mm Specs

Please check the video if you want to see the lens in action with much more information.

Links:

Laowa 10mm f/2.8 official website

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