Laowa introduces the 20mm f/4 Zero-D shift lens for Canon RF and EF

[Hector1970]

The lens (or I should say, the one I have) is sharp enough for me to consider it for real work - there are more examples in the written review.
I've been working a few days (yay!) but will be adding some more example shots to the written review this weekend (one reason I like the written stuff more than videos!)

I did need to drop to f/11 for strong shift (causing howls of pain from those worried about diffraction)
A minor issue might be that I only have a 26MP RP to test it, not my 5Ds

Where I did get some softness, it often turned out to be less than perfect focusing

Filters don't really figure in my work -maybe an ND on my 24, but not of the really wide.

Thanks Keith. Keep up the good work. The book and website is great.

 

[LocationImaging]

With respect to Tilt/Shift lenses, if I can't have tilt and shift, then the lens is useless.

 

[Jethro]

Great review Keith! I learn things every time I watch one of your videos.

It's not a lens I would have a use for, but yet another really interesting and innovative lens from Laowa. I think a number of people on this forum, who use tilt/shifts all the time, are going to be very interested in this.

 

[neuroanatomist]

Filters don't really figure in my work -maybe an ND on my 24, but not of the really wide.

I often shoot architecture during business travel, and while I prefer shooting at blue hour sometimes that’s not possible and I’m limited to daytime shooting. A 10-stop ND allows daytime exposures long enough to blur out people walking by. I have a screw-in B+W for my TS-E 24, and the Wonderpana 145mm for my TS-E 17.

Since the pandemic limited my travels, I haven’t yet tested the Canon vND drop-in for that use case.