EXCITING NEWS! A revolutionary water proof macro lens

[Salty.Reefer]

I just saw this article while browsing around photography sites I used to visit. Laowa just released a new lens which I believe could have huge advantages for underwater macro photography over the current contenders. Being a Laowa lens, it will mount to Canon, Nikon and, Sony bodies.
Having a long water proof tube, which only weighs a little over a pound, will be much less clunky than the current macro lenses shrouded in a housing. Exciting stuff!

Link to the article:
https://petapixel.com/2018/08/01/th...acro-probe-is-a-weird-but-revolutionary-lens/

 

[glb]

Very cool

 

[Salty.Reefer]

There is more photos and video demonstrating the capabilities of the lens. I think this would be so cool for polyps and sps shots. With the comparison shots to older macro lenses, this lens for sure has a greater depth of field and makes the subject appear more "real". Greater back ground definition is for sure what most macro shots here on R2R lack.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

That's cool!! I want one!! Haha!

 

[Salty.Reefer]

That's cool!! I want one!! Haha!

I think the $1,500 price tag is totally justifiable if you take into account the current macro lenses plus the cost of a portal.

 

[Cherub]

canon 100mm L macro is 900 bucks and actually 750 at the moment and a portal is what 40 bucks? at least on amazon. still way off but people will buy it. I can wait for the realistic price in a year

 

[ourcoralreef]

The question is how would it hold up to the salt

 

[Salty.Reefer]

canon 100mm L macro is 900 bucks and actually 750 at the moment and a portal is what 40 bucks? at least on amazon. still way off but people will buy it. I can wait for the realistic price in a year

You could probably find it used in a year. There is also a ton of rental companies to try it.

 

[Salty.Reefer]

The question is how would it hold up to the salt

Agreed. I would treat it like my dive camera. Rise off with fresh water after use, dry, and put away.

 

[Velcro]

Wow you guys are spending a lot on macro lenses... This is a $100 Tamron from the early 90s.

 

[Cherub]

Wow you guys are spending a lot on macro lenses... This is a $100 Tamron from the early 90s.

Well that pic is not very crisp is why. Some people are just pickier though. If it works for you then flaunt your stuff Mine are with the Canon 100mm L

 

[Velcro]

Well that pic is not very crisp is why. Some people are just pickier though. If it works for you then flaunt your stuff Mine are with the Canon 100mm L

It was shot free hand with no image stabilization from 25 inches away. The lens has higher capability than that shot.

 

[Gareth elliott]

The mounts this company provides for are strange.
M43
Fuji fx
Pentax K
?

 

[Maxi]

Wow Don't wanna look at it too long. I may convince myself that I need one.

 

[Salty.Reefer]

Wow Don't wanna look at it too long. I may convince myself that I need one.

Haha I have a feeling you aren’t alone

 

[Hans-Werner]

A maximum aperture of 14 is not quite wide opening.

 

[Hans-Werner]

Sorry, double post due to problems with uploading.