Thanks Peter. I have this lens and have dropped the lens cap so many times. Good to know that infinity focusing issue isn't just my lens, I will try between 11-20mm @ f4 next time. I want to try it with Astro photography when the night sky is right.
I got an E-PL8 just to use the Laowa 4mm lens because on my E-M1X (and previously on my original E-M1), you can see the grips in the picture. I put the camera body on a rail when I use this so I can hold it away from me
Thanks for the info! I use an E-M5 III. It seems that you used this body at some point. Did you find that the grip is at all visible when using the E-M5? I've been searching everywhere and I can't find the answer.
Interesting lens, though I would think that the Olympus 8mm F1.8 PRO fisheye is probably more useful/versatile as a fun/niche lens, but it is of course much more expensive.
Oly 8 mm F1.8 PRO must be a stunning lens. I would like to get one, but I somehow cannot justify its price 🤷♂ It's not a circular fisheye, though. If you don't mind manual focus, another glass from 7artisans - 7,5 mm F2.8 - may give you a bit more similar perspective to Oly. For occassional use both 7A 4mm and 7A 7,5 mm are pretty decent and totally fun to shoot with.
@@vaclavpotucek9060 I got my Oly 8mm fisheye 2nd hand on eBay, which made it sort of affordable ($600). Nice feature is that you can do in-camera (or in post) 'de-fishing' to make it a rectilinear lens.
The first and only time in history being too short is the downfall of a lens design. In this case the Laowa circular fisheye is nearly useless on EM-1 series OM-1 and senior Lumix G bodies, those with slightly more substantial hand grip. Part of the grip will be in permanent view. Meike has a very similar product and the single biggest virtue of it in comparison is a longer barrel. Still you cannot put your fingers around the hand grip without photobombing your own shot.
If only it was with AF I would get it. Especially for astro and northern lights.! But sadly that company can't make lenses with AF 😕 and I hate blurry astro photos 😕
I think it's the kind of lens where you have to tread fin line between making legitimate use of it, and using it because it's gimmicky. I have a Bower 7.5mm fisheye lens, I have used it for portraits and it's good, if you think about what you are doing. but I'd never shoot a wedding with it.
