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The focus throw is a bit longer than the 100mm which is very welcome about 140 degrees between 1:1 and infinity, which makes focus at longer distances much easier. and is perhaps a touch stiffer than ideal. The same is true with the new lens, so we sill see in the vignetting section whether the same problem exists. That grease lining is one of the suspects I have for the relatively poor flare performance at longer distances: as the lens focusses further away, the true front element receded, exposing more of the grease lined barrel. The nice thing about the old design was that, provided you kept the filter in place, you in effect had a cheaply replaceable front element! I can see why, but the bad thing about that is that it can’t be replaced easily. Perhaps because of that Laowa have fitted the new lens with an immovable front glass. That was a big mistake: there is grease lining the inner barrel, and dust getting in would be not good at all. I noticed one reviewer did a test to see if that filter was optically necessary, concluded it wasn’t, and removed it. The 100mm lens came with a fitted 67mm filter. At closest focus the front element gets very close to the end of that barrel. But like the 100 before it it’s not really an internal focus lens: the trick is that there is an outer barrel, and as you focus closer, the lens extends inside that outer barrel. The lens does not change in length as you focus from 2x life-size to infinity. It’s hard to imagine better in a metal helicoid finish. The build quality is really nice.Markings are engraved and filled, it’s tightly constructed from metal and has what seems like a durable and attractive finish. You can get it at:ī&H Photo Features, Build Quality and Handling If you are interested in purchasing it, buying it from one of these affiliate links makes a small contribution to defraying the cost of this blog.

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Voigtländer 110mm f2.8 Macro Apo-Lanthar.

Optical Vignetting at Non-Macro distances.

All images are photographed RAW and post-processed in Adobe Lightroom 6.1.1. And here’s 39 images that illustrate what this lens is all about. I can go on and on about what the lens is capable of but in the end its the image that tells the story the best. For me, the proof is always in the captured image. The 90mm Macro was always in my Think Tank Speed Racer shoulder bag and spent a lot of time attached to my Sony a7s. The Feet photographed on my a7s over a period of 12 days while on a road trip through Moab–>Aspen–> Denver –> and Sedona. A 3 part scale is clearly etched & color-coded on the barrel. But well balanced on any of the Sony Alpha a7 bodies with a vertical grip. Its approximately 6″ tall with no hood, and approximately 8″ tall with the accompanying lens hood attached. Update: DxO Mark has touted the Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS for optical excellence over its rivals. But how did it behave in the real world? When I was out hiking? Or spending time atop a mountain in Aspen with wildflowers? Was it easy to use as a walk around lens stashed in my shoulder bag?īefore I get into the Visual Review I’d like to cover the lens build and some of its functions. I experimented with it around the house a bit and saw how cool it was to photograph a dime at 1:1. Wasn’t sure what it was capable of, how sharp it was, or what I’d end up using it for. When I purchased the Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS, I wasn’t sure what to expect. And the coolest thing is…I didn’t need any fancy gear besides my camera body and lens to capture visually exciting images really close up. While using the 90mm f/2.8 Macro I fell instantly in love with macro photography. And I’ll quantify that in this blog post. In this case, I’m talking about the Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G OSS. All you need is a camera body and a macro lens. Well…I’m here to tell you that that’s not the case. And I always thought that you needed some extra gear to pull off fancy macro shots. Most macro lenses have seemed fussy to me. Truth be told, I’ve never been a macro kind of guy.

“While using the FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro, I fell instantly in love with macro photography.” But to me, its the attention to the tiniest details that make or break an image.

Don’t get me wrong though, I can see the big picture easily. I’m hyper-focused on the little details all the time when I’m photographing. I’m the guy that loves to do all the detail shots at weddings. Hand raised high in the air… acknowledging the fact….that’s me…a detail freak. But - hey, it’s gotten better over the years. How I Fell Instantly In Love With Macro Photography Photographing with the FE 90mm f/2.8 G OSS Macro lensĪll my friends will readily admit that I’m a detail freak.