Creating a Multi-lenses comparison review like this is always very time-consuming. Not only there are a lot more results to analyse, I also need to make sure my camera settings, lighting..etc are all as consistent as possible with all the comparison photos/videos to give us fair and meaningful comparison results. So end up I usually have to re-do some of the tests when I noticed I made some mistakes. So i hope you enjoy this review and find it useful. And please give the video a like or drop a comment to help my channel :)
@shlawchablaas
Жыл бұрын
They all look like very nice lenses, but I personally love the prism effect at the very edges of the 7Artisan image circle. For a specialty lens, it’s nice having that extra character (and you could always crop it out). As always, you’ve got some very cool and creative perspective effects in the test photos, Richard!
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Christopher!
@DeputyNordburg
Жыл бұрын
The lens baby 5.8mm fisheye lens has this too, and probably more of it. But unfortunately it's not very sharp, and not as wide as this.
@shlawchablaas
Жыл бұрын
@@DeputyNordburg woah, that’s a cool lens, I’d never heard of it before! Maybe a bit tight for the circular look on μ43 but I saw a bunch of reviews putting it on full frame… that reflective inner barrel is such a unique effect. Thanks for the info, I bet it would be a cool look for video, too
@DeputyNordburg
Жыл бұрын
@@shlawchablaas I bought a used one, played with it a bit and then sold it. Fun lens, but I own a Canon fisheye and Lens Baby just didn't compare in quality. I think they were all made about 10 years ago, and for DSLRs, but you can find them for sale and adapt them to mirrorless. I am intrigued by this 7artisans lens, but I don't think I can use it on my Canon RF cameras, even with adapters. I might have to get a 4/3 camera to try it.
@stefancotlet6368
Ай бұрын
agreed
@gregm6894
Жыл бұрын
I'm impressed. Not so much with the lenses --- they are all very good. I'm impressed with your comparison -- it is clear, concise, objective, and very well illustrated. Very good job on this Richard! For what it's worth, I just acquired the 7 Artisans this evening and haven't been able to do much with it yet, other than the required close-ups of my cat, 'Max'! All looks good so far, but it does seem to me that the focus wide open is a bit more critical that my other fisheye lenses -- shooting across the room I can simply rack my other fisheyes to infinity and all is sharp -- I have to dial this 7 Artisans back a bit to get sharp focus. I'll need to play with it more tomorrow. Thanks again.
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much Greg! Enjoy your 7Artisans lens!
@Maebbie
Жыл бұрын
it would be so cool to have a dual fisheye lens for m43, like that canon one. Would really help bring VR180 to more people.
@tonigenes5816
Жыл бұрын
It's a nice review, Richard ! Was a pleasure to watch it. You made a very detailed work and tested everything, I really appreciate it. Great work !
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
Oh thank you very much Toni!
@stefancotlet6368
Ай бұрын
The more pleasing image in terms of rendering and color is the 7artisans to my eye, followed closely by the Meike. Too bad for the Laowa, as it's the only correct one in terms of physical design. Please, can I just have clicky aperture control in the front of the lens from all manufacturers? As for the top and bottom of the image being cropped on the Laowa, did you switch to 1:1 aspect ratio in the camera? That may resolve the issue.
@uhhnush
Күн бұрын
super in-depth review! great job!
@TheRealRichardWong
Күн бұрын
Much appreciated!
@gxspelmusic
8 ай бұрын
I'm going to try to use the 7Artisans lens on a rf to ef adapter on my Canon r7 - hopefully, the added distance between the lens and the body will eliminate or at least decrease the amount of camera/fingers captured in the images!
@Gerorne
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your review on fisheye lenses. I have the Meike 6.5mm f2 for my Canon M6, and it's not bad at all, but it just doesn't have a full circle like the Canon 8-15mm on my full frame cameras. I just ordered that 7Artisans lens and was weighing it against the Meike 6-11mm zoom that was just given an EF-M mount, but I went for smaller and lighter prime. Zoom is nice, but I really just want the full circle. I have other wide angle lenses. (I also noticed this video is featured on 7Artisans page. So congrats to that. It's really good comparison video that covers pretty much everything I needed to know.)
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
Oh thanks for watching and the kind comment 😊
@overnightdelivery
4 ай бұрын
The Laowa is not a great choice on a large body camera with huge grip. But perfect for a tiny body with little or no grip like the GM1. It also balances better on light bodies since it doesn't stick out as far.
@TheRealRichardWong
4 ай бұрын
Good point!
@stevechan5569
Жыл бұрын
Good to know such lenses are available!
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
hey Steve,thanks for watching :)
@stephenpoole6015
Жыл бұрын
Nice review, thanks Richard. It appears to me that only the Meike lens doesn't crop the circular image slightly at the top and bottom, presumably as it's the only one designed specifically for Micro 4/3. Seems like a good reason to choose it unless you need a different mount...
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
hey Stephen, the 7Artisans actually doesn't crop the image, it has a perfect circle image too. But the halo ring just outside the image would get cropped a bit. This actually could happen with the Meike too but the Meike's halo ring is not as obivious as the 7Artisans. Laowa is the only one that the actual image circle is cropped on a m43 camera
@stephenpoole6015
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Richard. I had no idea what a "halo ring" was, but it looked to me from the images in the video that things were slightly flattened at top and bottom with the other lenses. Would you actually crop out the "halo rings" in PP as a default action???
@SamCyanide
Жыл бұрын
I just came here from the review you did 3 years ago and WOW your production has improved!! Nice!
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
Haha thanks. Glad you see some improvements :)
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
Oh lucky you haven't watch my even older videos 🤣
@SamCyanide
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRealRichardWong I didn't even know it was the same channel at first. The old video was perfeclty find and informative but this one is on a whole new level. Also wondering what you used to un-fisheye the lens? Might be useful to do if there's a shot I take that I want to make more presentable
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I usually just use Lightroom and/or photoshop.
@cinelensgeeky3648
Жыл бұрын
Would be interested in having the meike one
@fromia1
Жыл бұрын
I wonder what any of these lenses would produce on full frame. Would there even be an image circle 😅
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
It would be a black image with a small image circle in the center 🌍
@LukaszKlim-ge9xx
Жыл бұрын
Laowa is the best of these, although I personally like the Meike 6.5mm F2 the most.
@bamsemh1
3 ай бұрын
Is the laowa better quality, or did you just use higher iso on the artisan? 🤔 Because artisan is much more noisy 😬😳
@nathanthomas3006
Жыл бұрын
I really enjoyed this video. Amazing work! These lenses give such a unique look, you can shoot anything and it never looks boring. Great comparison!
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
Thank you for watching N T! it does give a very unique look, some may complain too unique though haha
@nathanthomas3006
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRealRichardWong Haha I get that, because for a long time I also had no interest in them, looked too strange and unnatural. But now I have a different view. To me these fisheye lenses have a very cinematic look. Especially on a big screen it looks like a portal to a new world. The 7Artisan and Meike with that warm tone and orange color fringe, it makes the images look very pleasing and earthly/grounded. They definetly have their place not only for photos but for video as well. Thanks so much for the effort on this video!
@kennethsmith3103
Жыл бұрын
Nice review! It seems the 7Artisans is slightly better but they all look pretty good to be honest
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Kenneth :)
@bamsemh1
3 ай бұрын
Artisan gives massive chronical aberrations though 😳
@billdeuster-igniteyourcrea6250
Жыл бұрын
First rate comparison. Very helpful. Thanks!!
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Bill :)
@carlosandreviana9448
Жыл бұрын
Great comparison. There is a fx mount option in the ttartisan store. Is that a typo? No Z 😫
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Carlos, fx = Fujifilm X (not the Nikon FX). Yes don't know why there is no Z, RF and L mount option for this lens.
@carlosandreviana9448
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRealRichardWong yes. Silly decision
@TrilobitesRTasty
4 ай бұрын
Your reviews are are always enjoyable to watch. …even for lenses I do not intend to purchase. :)
@TheRealRichardWong
4 ай бұрын
thanks again TrilobitesRTasty!
@SamCyanide
Жыл бұрын
Why does it say on the 7artisans website that the minimum focus distance is 0.85 Meters?!??! I almost went with the Meike 6.5mm because of its claimed 22cm minimum focus but clearly this lens focuses much closer than 0.85m. EDIT: It only says 0.85 on the amazon listing. And 0.085 on the website. That makes more sense! Precision error!@
@frankpulido873
11 ай бұрын
I am thinking of buying a Fujifilm X-T5… What fisheye would you recommend for this camera? (Shooting 360 panos)
@TheRealRichardWong
11 ай бұрын
I haven't done any 360 panos comparisons so sorry can't answer this
@frankpulido873
11 ай бұрын
@@TheRealRichardWong thank you Richard
@PhaBaria
Жыл бұрын
Clear and thorough - thanks!
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching 👍
@sebastien.labrunie
Жыл бұрын
Hi, great video!!!! Could you confirm that the 7Artisans or the Meike can shoot uncropped fully circular videos on MFT cameras? Thanks!
@sebastien.labrunie
Жыл бұрын
@ 16:36 you say you shoot with a GH6 but could it be a mistake and you were shooting with a full frame S5 like mentionned in the video description?
@decaprelap1879
Жыл бұрын
Oh you're in Auckland! Neat, Didn't expect that
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
haha yes :D
@A1Bokeh
Жыл бұрын
I'm liking the image in your intro rich looks dope!
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
Appreciate it bro!
@godsinbox
Жыл бұрын
which of the fisheys/body caps can be defished, supported or unsupported by in camera or software corrections?
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
None of these lenses can be automatically defish in camera. You would need to use special defish software to do that.
@GustavAlias
Жыл бұрын
Thank you, I learned what I needed to know.
@thorivarhelgesen
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for this great comparison!
@TheRealRichardWong
8 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@KrT___
Жыл бұрын
Any chance to mount it on Canon 70d with ef-s mount 🤔🙏?
@mhsvz6735
Жыл бұрын
Excellent, thank you.
@zenonbillings9008
Жыл бұрын
very interesting, the only thing missing is a price comparison between these 3 lenses. zen billings canada
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
hey Zen, yes good point! Price (US$): 7Artisans $149, Meike $159, Laowa $199
@zenonbillings9008
Жыл бұрын
thx richard !
@gxspelmusic
8 ай бұрын
Fantastic video, thank you so much!
@TheRealRichardWong
8 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@boostedmaniac
2 ай бұрын
Wow at 225 angle, maybe you can take a picture of your camera while you’re at it.
@TheRealRichardWong
2 ай бұрын
yes it's actually a bit of struggle trying not to capture the camera grip or your fingers holding the grip
@lindonfc
Жыл бұрын
Great review Richard (subscribed). I really like the sunstar effect and small size of the Laowe. If I was to use a 10mm macro spacer between the camera body and the lens, would this eliminate or at least help to get rid of the possibility of seeing the handgrip. So in effect bringing the lens out by 10mm. Plus the fact it only has 210 degree view compared to 225. I guess it mite cause other unwanted artefacts to creep in. ie darker image etc ?? I think it's a close call between the Laowe & 7artisans. However here in the UK the Laowe is around double the price of the 7artisans. So for the kind of lens it is, ie novelty / fun, which may get used occasionally, I may just swing towards the latter. Any advice would be much appreciated. Cheers. 👍
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
Not sure about adding spacer in between. Even if it works, you would lost infinity focus so probably not worth it.
@nicksonchang3301
Жыл бұрын
Does Sony A7Riii fit 7artisans 4mm f2.8 lens? Or i need to get TTArtisan 7.5mm f2 instead
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
Both are apsc lenses . So while it "fits", you only get apsc coverage
@nicksonchang3301
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRealRichardWong if i change to APS-C Mode on camera settings will reduce image quality?
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
You are using half the sensor size in APSC mode so yes it will have impact on image quality, especially when under low light
@Vielpi
7 ай бұрын
5:44 damn
@BryanMiraflor
Жыл бұрын
what's the point of a lens like this? like what can you even do with the photos it takes.
@Chris-ey7zy
Жыл бұрын
Just crazy photos. You can de fish it too I think
@brianmahar4222
5 ай бұрын
Small spaces /tight conditions. Like for example when nasa used one to photograph the inside of a space capsule. I personally use it for music photography.
@overnightdelivery
4 ай бұрын
It's extremely useful for getting nearly an entire room in the frame or seeing everything in a small space. Many times in cramped areas I wish I would of had a Fisheye to capture the scene like no other lens can.
@andrewkarn9255
Жыл бұрын
is there one of these for full frame?
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
Not at similar price or size
@andrewkarn9255
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRealRichardWong but would a 9mm or 10mm be as wide or is my best option to shoot in super 35m
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
The Laowa 9mn is closest lens I can think of and is crazy wide. But still not quite the same
@andrewkarn9255
Жыл бұрын
@@TheRealRichardWong thanks! I have the insta 360 RS 1inch so was hoping to find something full frame for highest resolution.
@user-kx6om4xm5v
Жыл бұрын
Fee-o-vui
@kanatsizkanatli
Жыл бұрын
are any of these non chinese communist party associated?
@anorganik
Жыл бұрын
hey Richard, i wrote you and email, please check it if you have time and get back to me if you . Thank so much!
@TheRealRichardWong
Жыл бұрын
Hi there, will check email and get back you soon thanks 👍
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