Laowa 25mm vs Laowa 100mm Macro Lens – Which one to buy?

Very clear. Thank you

100 mm is a real macro lens. 25 mm is a normal lens on extended variabile tubes.

Is the 65mm RF better optically on the R7 than the 100mm EF? I'm seeing the 100EF used for only £300 but the 65mm RF is only available new and is £429. Just looking to justify the extra expense. Also, the EF one for sale says it has auto aperture. I didn't think these lenses had electronics in them?

Thanks so much great video ❤️ i got 4 60mm ultra macro...cause 4 me is okey....100mm maybe later...but by the way thanks 4 all this information...👍

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Hi there and thank you for providing such a rich reviews with no bullshit around like we are use to watching from the GUYS in the west :)

so i already have the sony 90mm that means i will get the 25mm from laowa :)

Thank you! 🖐👍

Great comparison, your video is huge! Thank you so much! I'm on the half way of choosing first macro lens for my friend.

im using my 100mm laowa on my fuji gfx100s with nikonmount and gfx adapterring loosing half of the megapixels but i still have over 50mgp to work with im adjusting my 100s to fx mode and 16:9 ratio no black corners

I took a few thousand photos with my fathers 100mm f2.8 macro before shelling out money for my macro lens. I did go with the 25mm and it's by far the hardest lens to use that I own. I'm just starting to get decent pictures with it and I'm looking to get a good flash setup for it, currently I have a 470EX-AI flash and looking at your other video I think I'm going to try to get a defuser for it to mount on the lens

I bet if you showed macro photography of smashed flies on swatters no one would kill a fly anymore..

Your pronunciation of Laowa is quite good 😊

One question what is defraction? awesome video

I'd like to see a 65 versus the new 85 comparison. I love your channel. Thanks for your efforts. Your lens selection tool picks the 85 for me.

Which would be better the Sony 90mm macro or the laowa 100mm ,,, I use a Sony a6500

I can buy a 60mm or a 100mm Laowa. I have a crop sensor (D5500.) I am new, but can edit raw find with Affinity and Neo. I will do a mix of shots- I have a great new tripod. I also have a 50mm and 18mm-140mm kit lens. Which do you recommend- focus on mostly still things? Everything is manual for Nikon on these including flash- no TTL since no elec. connectivity.

That was very informative. Thank you so much.

Yes Sir!!!! You helped me a lot!!!!!... Thank you!!!

So helpful thank you 💚

Very informative and succinct. Thanks. It helped me decide.

Hey Micael, would you recommend the Laowa 100 mm with extension tubes? So that you have the ultimate amount of flexibility. One last question, I promise, what lighting setup do you recommend? Specifically which flash (preferably) cheap do you recommend? Thanks!

hi Micael, I'm trying to figure it out which macro lens should I buy. Is there any of them which has autofocus on it? do you make your macro photos by moving your camera on the subject until you see that is sharp enough if there is no autofocus? thanks

Tons of thanks for this simple to understand and imforative video ❤

I would like to get into macro and so found your video interesting but would like your opinion on getting the Laowa 60mm for my Nikon D500 camera. The lens is a price I can consider unlike Nikon lenses. Many thanks ...

This is very well explained , the best I have seen . 👍🏻

Good material. Lots of good news. I wonder how would you rate my macro photos on my channel?

Micael, I have the Laowa 100mm Macro lens but a question re flash/diffuser. Say I set the lens to f5.6/ and 1/1000 second on my A7iii and use a flash. Why the flash because it cannot change the aperture/depth of field can it? Guess I am confused!

I'll put in a good word for the 25mm f/2.8, a lens I've been waiting for for many years, and which I first saw on your channel Micael. I do a lot of 8mm cine film transfer, and with this Laowa lens fitted to my Sony A7RII I can photograph (film) the gate of my Elmo projector as the film passes through. At f/4 the lens is cut-your-finger sharp, and although the depth of field (at 3.6x magnification) is miniscule, it doesn't matter as the film is being held flat in front of the projector's LED lamp.

I bought the 100mm lens two years ago and was very happy with the optical quality, but recently it developed a fault where the iris did not always stop down fully. I contacted Laowa to find out how to get it repaired under warranty. They have emailed me several times with irrelevant questions, but they have STILL not told me how to get it repaired! I will probably have to throw it away. This is not the first time I have had trouble with Chinese technology, I will avoid Chinese products in future, they have been nothing but trouble.

Great explanation and images Micael. I am considering getting the Laowa 65mm f2.8 2x macro lens for my Fuji X-S10, I think it would be a great combo for close-up and other general shooting scenarios too.

The 100 mm is a GREAT macro lens, it never disappoints. Also very useable for handheld macro - which I do. I think the 25mm is strong when you want to do stacking, and you want to use it on a tripod.

Laowa is not good choice for macro photography at all.

Another very informative video from you. Thank you.
I am looking at the Laowa 100mm. It looks like the ideal general purpose macro lens.
I am used to carrying around a 200-500mm super telephoto lens so the 100mm will seem small and lightweight to me.

In comparison to the Tamron 90mm SP 2.8 the Laowa 65mm is much better to handle and optically much better. And the Tamron was really great

As someone who owns a Laowa 100mm I would 100% agree. The 25mm would only work for very specific and very tiny things. About the size of an ant or smaller. I'd argue that it might even be better to go with microscope objectives when you plan to go to 4x magnification and beyond.

Hi Michael, I'm pretty sure I will buy the Laowa 60mm from their original website and I wanted to ask you, are you getting any Import fee deposit on the delivery?
because it's not a small order.

Notice how the feeling of the Photo also change, just like compairing a 100mm for portrait of people, and a 35mm for example. The 25mm macro does have that "here and now" look, were the 100mm macro gives you some sort of glimpse into another life and more of an artsy feel in the photograph. Both are great feels, just depends on what you want out of the Photo. I think most people will be more satisfied with the 100mm macro and what kind of photos it can give you, just like a 100mm for portrait... But I think with time, and the more photos you take you start to really enjoy some other looks than the really compressed look, and then other focal lenghts come into play 👌🤔😊

I have Canon 90d , is canon 100mm macro lens good with this camira or do you recommend other macro lenses? Thank you

I use Laowa 100mm as my main lens. It even replaced my Tamron 90mm F017. That's how much I love it :) On the other hand I use Laowa 25mm very rarely, it's a cool thing to have in your camera bag, but don't expect to use it very often, especially in the field.

The Laowa 65mm and the Meike 320 flash work beautifully with my X-T4.
It's the perfect size and weight for handheld macro in the field. I just use a different diffusor.
Thanks for the tip!

Superb video! As always 🙂

Which one is best for video work and film making on a full frame cam

Hi @Micael Widell, I have a Sony 1:1 macro lens. At some given aperture and distance (magnification) it will have some defined DOF. Will a 2:1 macro lens have "better" DOF due to the fact that it is magnifying more, or is the DOF same as the 1:1 lens? Thanks:-)

The one issue I’m having is the focus peaking with Sony cameras. Most of the time for macro the pictures are in focus but if I want to use the 100mm to infinity or something far away while the focus peaking “lights up” as in focus it clearly isn’t.

I just had this question as a beginner the 100mm sounds great

Michael I mean this in a good way, but yr the bob Ross of macro photography

Seriously ty

Thank you !