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a huge two-stem Redwood with beautiful trunk flare

Redwood National Park, California

[srbfotog]

“THE TOY TRAIN - SHIMLA”

© www.SRBFotog.com | 2024

Series: Travel > Places

Location: Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India

The Kalka to Shimla Railway is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that connects the Indian plains to the ‘Queen of Hills,’ Shimla. Built in 1903, this toy train ride is one of India’s most incredible feats of engineering covering a staggering 102 tunnels, 864 bridges, and 919 stunning curves.

The journey was carved through the abundance of nature in Himachal Pradesh during British rule. The Kalka Shimla Toy train is bound to take you back to a completely different era in history and through one of the most scenic railway journeys in India. It’s known for its dramatic views of the hills and surrounding villages.

Gear- Nikon D750 | 24-120mm @24mm

Exif- F4, 1/400s, ISO-220

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[jimhair]

What Roberto saw: what I saw Chapter 2 of 2 For some reason I’m compelled to carry more than one camera. When I started in the ‘70’s I had one Canon F-1 body loaded with HP4 and another with Kodachrome. Publications wanted transparencies, so I tried to be prepared. One body had the 24mm lens and the other a 50mm. In 1980 I bought a used 500c, and now, forty years later, if I don’t have my Hasselblad with me, I feel unbalanced. I do enjoy the 4x5 Graflex, but I just can’t leave the Hasselblad at home. On New Year’s Day I was lucky that Roberto found me interesting enough to document my meeting with J.P. and grateful he’s allowing me to share the images here. Jim in situ : Photograph by @robertogongora , Portland, January 1, 2023 🇺🇦💔🌎💔🌏💔🌍💔🇺🇦 #newyear #earth #america #human #family #photographer #documentary #street #portrait #photography #schwarzweiss #blancoynegro #blancinegre #bnw @ilfordphoto #ilford #hasselblad #mediumformat #film #blancetnoir #白黒 #Hēiyǔbái #siyahbeyaz #shirokuro #blackandwhite #pdx #portland #nw #northwest #oregon #photojournalism @photographersphotographed @hasselbladfilmgallery @hasselblad @thesquarepdx J.P. 23010610 HP5 1973 Hasselblad 500c/m 120mm Makro-Planar https://www.instagram.com/p/CnSv4ilPqNn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[govindhtech]

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra vs iPhone 15 Pro Max

Smartphone Battle

Considering both the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra and the Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max, and these flagship smartphones are the superior option for the year 2024?

At the Galaxy Smartphone manufacturing, the company finally disclosed its flagship S24 Ultra series, and this has been the topic of talk and speculation for some months. Using exactly Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset for the galaxy the Korean smartphones maker presented three new models that all share the same CPU capabilities. The aforementioned processors are going to bring about performance increases with respect to the conventional Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC, as demonstrated by the realization that the name comprises the line “For Galaxy.”

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Display Technology

The touchscreen found on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra comes with a breathtaking 6.8-inch QHD+ Dynamic AMOLED a double panel that has an update rate of 120 hertz. The vision Booster, offering improves viewing in the open air by delivering display extraordinary maximum light intensity of 2,600 nits. The product differentiate out from predecessors due to the fact it has a display that is smaller, bezels that are considerably thinner, and its unique feature of being the first Galaxy phone to have a titanium frame, which enables it to drastically reduce its weight.

Operating Systems

It comes with Android 13 OS. Containing an overall camera with a megapixel count of 200 megapixels, an ultrawide lens camera with 12 megapixels, and a telephoto photographic with 10 photographs. The photography system on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra is extremely phenomenal. The Responsive Pixel sensor innovation enables the recently announced 50-megapixel closeup photographic with a 5-numerous times zoom to provide optical zoom values ranging from 2x to 10x.

Every one of the three storage capacities—256 GB, 512 GB, or 1 TB comes with 12 GB of random-accessed memory (RAM). Platinum Yellow, Stainless Violet, Titanium Gray, as well as Titanium Black have been the color options for the phone, and they have an entry-level cost of $1299 in the United States of America.

Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max

Display Technology

Technical expertise specs concerning the iPhone 15 Pro Max incorporate a Super Vision XDR display of 6.5 inches in size and supporting iphone ProMotion technology. The corporation’s flagship smartphone has been powered by the A17 Pro processor, which is a powerhouse that the company says provides performance that is unmatched in the smartphone environment and has the ability to approach the levels of high-end personal computers.

In terms of photography, the iPhone 15 Pro Max is equipped with a 48-megapixel camera that enhances capabilities in low-light conditions and reduces the amount of lens flare that occurs in photographs. A smooth transition between focal lengths (24mm, 28mm, and 35mm) is available to users, and they can also take use of 5x optical zoom capabilities up to 120mm. Additionally, these versions are equipped with the capability to record video in 4K60 ProRes and direct connection to external devices via the use of the USB-C connector.

Operating Systems

In addition, the smartphone is compatible with the always-on display feature and the standby mode, which was only recently introduced in iOS 17, producing a viewing experience that is both dynamic and efficient in terms of battery consumption.

The Samsung brand has taken an example out of the Google notebook this year providing seven years of assured protection and operating enhancements to the system with the new S24 series. This is in contrast to the iPhone 15 Pro Max, which is yet to receive these updates. Although Apple has yet to release a formal statement on the length of time that its iPhone 15 series will be handled the organization has earned a solid track record for providing assistance to its products for an extended period of time. It is important to note that the iOS 17 update was additionally applied to the iPhone XS and XR, both of which were introduced in 2018.

Furthermore, when it comes to software, Samsung has a significant head start on Apple. Starting with the S24 series, Samsung will be releasing new features that are filled with generative artificial intelligence. Several artificial intelligence technologies that are driven by Google’s Gemini Pro language model will be included in the next smartphone that the Korean smartphone manufacturer has confirmed would be included. A number of important features, such as Live Translate, Interpreter, Chat Assist, and Transcript Assist, have been introduced in conjunction with the S24 series announcement.

Considering the fact which Apple’s iOS 17 has earned a reputation as the most developed mobile operating system available right now, the Cupertino-based computer giant hasn’t yet incorporated autonomous artificial intelligence capability into iOS. This is the case due to Apple maintains complete authority throughout both the software and the hardware associated with the device.

It is possible that Samsung’s edge may not last for long. A story that was published by Bloomberg earlier this year suggests that Apple is already working on its generative artificial intelligence-based service, which is being referred to as AppleGPT. This offering may be driven by Apple’s proprietary Ajax language paradigm.

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[gonzoglass]

The Opening Salvo, Cheap Glass For NIKKORheads! headache-induced rambling.

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step – Chinese proverb.

Nikon is probably one of the cheapest Camera brands to get into these days. That's mainly due to the fact that the F mount contains some of the most illogically cheap glass ever seen on a system to date! But there really hasn't been anyone trying to make a modern day, comprehensive list of all of the little buggers that exist. This is frankly due to the ever growing fact that there is too many lenses for one person to trouble themselves with because there can only be so many styles, focal lengths and F-stops one can touch on before they themselves become absolutely stone-mad and try to eat the canvas bag that holds your camera. There are people that review them as they come along and itemize them and props to those who can put up with that kind of cheap bullshit. But I’ll not bring Ken Rockwell into this whole charade if I don't have to.

Black-eyed Susans - Nikon D3, Nikkor AF-D 80-200mm F2.8 one touch, ISO 400, F3.2, 1/400 second

With the Glass Problem I have, it seems that i have no real basis to try and hunt for the Good pieces of shiny Circular Goodness on my own. Ken Rockwell can help as a sort of basic bitch barometer but his Certified Hot Takes and Oversaturated images can only carry me so far. The best thing I can do then, Really. Is get grounded and try to cope with what I can get to and throw out the rest as cheap bullshit for the hounds to go after. 1987 and beyond Glass that can actually be worth a Damn. But the method of finding the diamonds in the rough can roughly be equated to going Landmine-Hunting with a sledgehammer.

Forest Corridor. Nikon D3, AF-D Nikkor 18-35mm F3.5-4.5 ED, F9, 35mm, 1/500sec, ISO 640

With all of this and the above rambling, it feels like the best idea to me is to get some grounding on the opening of this Shameful Diary is to itemize the pros and cons of the glass I already have as I step up to get their newer counterparts alongside picking up some of the old, manual AI and AI converted numbers. Why not? It makes perfect sense to me. “Catalog what you know, pick up on what you don't” Maybe Ill Improve in this hobby for once in my life. But the immediate problem that I ran into with that angle is twofold. One; my collection of glass can best be described as “Eclectic” And two, if I really want to wring the potential Max Performance out of these shiny glass cylinders my brain is screaming at me that I should get a camera with a higher megapixel sensor inside of it. This idea gets constantly brought up by the council of mad gerbils that tens to run my inner thoughts, but is immediately shot down by the idea that the camera we would “like to step up to” the D850, does not supersede bills. So its immediately thrown out until I can cope with buying its just-as-capable cousin, the D800.

Dog! Nikon F4S. Ektachrome E100 Before I veer off into any tangents or this manic wave passes over me and ill be left in a catatonic slump. Ill itemize a few of the repeat Photon-Wranglers that will show up here and mention some of the glass I hope to gather and show off. In the vein hopes of becoming a niche internet micro-celebrity on a dead website that had strange porn on it coming out through the eyeballs. This is what I get for not bothering to make a proper website. But once again, things like that cost money, which i don't tend to have a lot of for long periods of time. mainly all of it is spent on fanciful trips or restocks on film, not to mention development of the buggers. But anyway!

Repeat appearances will include the; Nikon D3 Nikon F4S Nikon D800/D850 (When purchase of either is applicable) Nikon F FTN Eventual Glass Purchases;

AFS Nikkor 24-120mm F4 G type AFS Nikkor 50mm F1.8 G type AF-D Nikkor 24mm F2.8 AF-D Nikkor 35mm F2 AF-D Nikkor 300mm F2.8 ED

AFS Nikkor 200-500mm F5.6 ED VR E type Vogitlander Nokton 58mm F1.4 SL-2 S AFS Nikkor 300mm F4 D type AFS nikkor 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 G type Among others.

But as I Shuffle through the Glass I have in an effort to either Sell or keep them Maybe some special moment will arrive that will make me think that all of this spent money on glass, film development, digital bodies and endless hours working out how the fuck a modern flashgun works or how to edit my RAW files like i know what im doing will be all worthwhile. Or it will make me want to travel back in time and throttle whoever designed the AF-D 80-200mm F2.8 one touch to have its’ focal length be changed by jerking off the main section of the barrel.

Atlas 1/8/2024

[spectronicsblog]

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So sánh iPhone 15 và iPhone 15 Pro? 7 khác biệt và 3 điểm giống

1. iPhone 15 khác gì iPhone 15 Pro: 7 điểm khác biệt

Sau khi được nhà Apple chính thức cho ra mắt, cả iPhone 15 thường và iPhone 15 Pro đều được trang bị các tính năng cao cấp, cải tiến so với bản tiền nhiệm, nhưng cũng có nhiều điểm khác biệt. Dưới đây là 7 điểm khác biệt dự kiến giữa 2 phiên bản iPhone 15 và iPhone 15 Pro:

1.1. Khác biệt về thiết kế của iPhone 15 và 15 Pro

Về thiết kế, iPhone 15 và iPhone 15 Pro sẽ có sự khác biệt nhất định về chất liệu, thiết kế chủ đạo, kích thước và số lượng camera, cụ thể:

Khác biệt về thiết kế 

iPhone 15 tiêu chuẩn 

iPhone 15 Pro 

Chất liệu 

Mặt trước kính, Mặt lưng kính, Viền nhôm

Mặt trước kính, Mặt lưng kính lì, Viền titan

Thiết kế chủ đạo

Cạnh bo tròn 4 góc, viền màn mỏng

Cạnh bo tròn 4 góc, viền màn hình siêu mỏng 

Kích thước

Tổng thể: 147.6 x 71.6 x 7.8 mm

Màn hình: 6.1 inch

Tổng thể: 146.6 x 70.6 x 8.25mm

Màn hình: 6.1 inch

Số lượng camera

2 camera sau

1 camera trước

3 camera sau

1 camera trước

1.2. Khác biệt về camera của iPhone 15 và 15 Pro

Có 4 điểm cho thấy iPhone 15 khác gì iPhone 15 Pro về camera là: công nghệ mới, mức độ thu/phóng, số liệu về camera trước và sau:

Khác biệt về camera

iPhone 15 tiêu chuẩn 

iPhone 15 Pro

Mức độ thu/phóng

Zoom optical 2x 

Zoom optical 3x 

Camera trước

12 MP, f/1.9, True Depth 

12MP, f/1.9, True Depth

Camera sau

Camera chính: 48 MP, f1.6, 2µm, Chống rung quang học OIS

Camera Ultra Wide: 12MP, f/1.6, 52mm, Telephoto zoom quang học 2x, Chống rung quang học OIS

Camera chính: 48MP, tiêu cự 24mm, 2.44 µm, f/1.78, chống rung quang học thế hệ 2 OIS

Camera Ultra Wide: 12MP, 13mm, 1.4um, f/2.2

Camera chụp xa: 12MP, 5x telephoto, tiêu cự 120mm, 1.12um, f/2.8, zoom quang học 3x

1.4. Khác biệt về dung lượng pin của iPhone 15 và 15 Pro

Dung lượng pin ở hai phân khúc vừa và cao cấp sẽ có sự chênh lệch nhất định, cụ thể pin của iPhone 15 Pro nhỏ hơn nhưng sử dụng được trong thời gian dài hơn.

Pin của iPhone 15: Hiệu suất 1 lần sạc lên đến 20 giờ (Xem lại video)

Pin của iPhone 15 Pro: Hiệu suất 1 lần sạc lên đến 26 giờ (Xem lại video)

1.5. Khác biệt về khả năng lưu trữ của iPhone 15 và 15 Pro

iPhone 15 được nhà Apple giữ nguyên khả năng lưu trữ nhưng vẫn đáp ứng tốt hiệu năng, trong khi iPhone 15 Pro thay đổi đầy bất ngờ với RAM khủng:

Khả năng lưu trữ của iPhone 15:

ROM: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB

RAM: 6GB

Khả năng lưu trữ của iPhone 15 Pro:

ROM: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB

RAM: 8GB

Nhìn chung, iPhone 15 Pro có phiên bản ROM lên đến 1TB trong khi iPhone 15 chỉ dừng lại ở bản 512GB, phù hợp với nhu cầu từ giải trí, chơi game đến xử lý mọi công việc trên điện thoại. Phiên bản iPhone 15 Pro còn có mức RAM vượt trội hơn so với iPhone 15 tiêu chuẩn, giúp bạn khởi chạy ứng dụng nhanh chóng, đa nhiệm, không bị giật lag khi chuyển nhiều tab.

1.6. Khác biệt về màu sắc của iPhone 15 và 15 Pro

Màu sắc của iPhone 15: Hồng (Pink), Vàng (Yellow), Xanh Lá (Green), Đen (Black), Xanh dương (Blue)

Màu sắc của iPhone 15 Pro: Titan Tự Nhiên (Natural Titanium), Titan Xanh (Blue Titanium), Titan Trắng (White Titanium) và Titan Đen (Black Titanium)

Sau 5 khác biệt trên, nếu bạn thấy phiên bản Pro hơi thừa so với nhu cầu sử dụng nhưng bạn vẫn tìm kiếm sự nhã nhặn, sang trọng thì không thể bỏ qua mẫu iPhone 15 đen sẽ là gợi ý hoàn hảo cho bạn.

1.7. Khác biệt về giá thành của iPhone 15 và 15 Pro

Giá thành của iPhone 15: 799$ - 1099$ (Mức giá dự kiến tại Viettel Store 22.990.000 VNĐ - 31.990.000 VNĐ)

Giá thành của iPhone 15 Pro: 999 USD - 1.499 USD (Mức giá dự kiến tại Viettel Store 28.990.000 VNĐ - 43.990.000 VNĐ)

Dễ dàng nhận thấy iPhone 15 khác gì iPhone 15 Pro về mặt giá cả đó là: giá bán của iPhone 15 Pro sẽ cao hơn bản 15 tiêu chuẩn. iPhone 15 tiêu chuẩn sẽ có ưu thế hơn với mức giá rẻ, vừa túi tiền của nhiều iFan nhưng vẫn đáp ứng nhu cầu sử dụng điện thoại Apple hàng đầu, trải nghiệm tính năng hiện đại, cao cấp hiện nay của các tín đồ công nghệ.

2. iPhone 15 và iPhone 15 Pro có gì giống nhau: 3 điểm tương đồng

Ngoài những điểm khác biệt được so sánh giữa các phiên bản thì iPhone 15 và 15 Pro cũng có 3 điểm chung như sau:

2.1. Tương đồng về cổng kết nối của iPhone 15 và 15 Pro

Cổng sạc của iPhone 15 và 15 Pro: Cổng kết nối USB-C thay cho cổng Lightning

2.2. Tương đồng về kích thước của iPhone 15 và 15 Pro

Kích thước iPhone 15 và 15 Pro: 6.1 inch

Không có nhiều điểm khác biệt giữa iPhone 15 Pro và iPhone 15 về kích thước, cả hai phiên bản đều dự kiến màn hình cỡ 6.1 inch và kích thước tổng thể chỉ chênh lệch nhau dưới 1mm. Trong khi đó, kích thước của iPhone 15 Plus là 6.7 inch.

2.3. Tương đồng về công nghệ màn hình của iPhone 15 và 15 Pro

Công nghệ màn hình: Dynamic Island viên thuốc

Tổng kết: Có thể thấy được, iPhone 15 và iPhone 15 Pro có những điểm tương đồng và khác biệt nhất định. Nhìn chung, cả bản tiêu chuẩn và bản Pro đều có kích thước nhỏ gọn hơn, khi so với 2 phiên bản còn lại là Plus và Pro Max. Chưa kể, khi xét đến các phiên bản trong cùng 1 phân khúc iPhone 15 tiêu chuẩn – iPhone 15 Plus và iPhone 15 Pro – iPhone 15 Pro Max, bản tiêu chuẩn và Pro sẽ có mức giá “dễ chịu” hơn.

Trên đây những thông tin so sánh 2 phiên bản iPhone 15 và iPhone 15 Pro. Hy vọng bài viết đã giúp bạn đọc giải đáp thắc mắc iPhone 15 khác gì iPhone 15 Pro cũng như 2 phiên bản này có gì giống nhau. Nếu bạn đọc có nhu cầu sở hữu một trong hai siêu phẩm này, hãy liên hệ ngay với Viettel Store để nhận thông tin sớm nhất về ngày đặt trước, ngày mở bán cũng như các chính sách mua nhé!

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[sum080]

雲 nikonD5 VR24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G 24mm JPEG Fine AF-S F/16 1/1000 MODE/P ISO400 #nikon #nikond5 #ニコンd5 #ニコン #ニコン好きな人と繋がりたい #写真好きな人と繋がりたい #写真 #camera #カメラ #一眼レフ #カメラマン https://www.instagram.com/p/CqUkwT1vrCL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[dskimages]

Red Cliffs, St. George, Utah, USA I hear this is a pretty good place to go swimming - though perhaps not in January. ;) I love the color change at the normal water mark level clearly seen here. That straight line in contrast to all the other formations almost makes it seem like two pictures. Despite it being winter when I visited, and IMO the better for it given the much cooler temperatures, I enjoyed exploring these canyons for a ways in the much less crowded Red Cliffs natural area while waiting for Zion National Park to clear out over a holiday weekend. This area felt much more intimate than the major tourist portions of the National Parks. It is certainly much more accessible. I loved both, but glad I took the time to explore both instead of just the National Park. And in these days of Instagram and other social media, it's nice to find places that not everyone is crowding to see. I had prepared the color version to post and while looking at it I realized it might look good in B&W so I reprocessed it (enhanced / edited) and wow! I really like the B&W as well. Note, it wasn't just a matter of changing it to B&W but I then did a few more changes to enhance even that. That led to going through some other pics and once more I see even more how some enhancing can take an average picture to the next level. . Jan '21 . I show all my pics here, or you can follow JUST my nature pics at @DSK.Views.Nature. I show all my pics here, or you can follow JUST my travel pics at @DSKwanders. . Nikon D610, f4.5, 1/500s, ISO-400, 24mm Nikkor 24-120mm, 3.5-5.6 ED AF Adobe Lightroom enhancements . #DSKImagesNW #mydailypic #mydailyphoto #myphotooftheday #mypicoftheday #InstaDaily #InstaPic #myshots #myphotography #PicoftheDay #PhotooftheDay #PhotographyDaily #BestoftheDay #perspective #OutThere #throughmylens #AlongthePath #InstaFocus #VisualLife #Visuals #PicturePerfect #myfavoriteplace #TakingPics #TakingPictures #PhotoWorld #NikonPhotography #cameraready #outforawalk #hiking #whatISee https://www.instagram.com/p/CpVHSagrn4w/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thesmaku]

The famous Peterborough Lift Lock (Lock 21) is a National Historic Site that sits along the Trent-Severn waterway. It uses hydraulics to lift and lower boats a distance of 65ft/20m! It was terrific to see and experience in person, especially surrounded by the beautiful fall colours that were in peak season at the time. . Have you been here before? . Nikon Z 7ii with Z 24-120mm f/4 at 24mm, f/4, 1/800sec., ISO320 . #nikonambassador #trentsevernwaterway #liftlockspeterborough #liftlock #nationalhistoricsite #travelontario #explorecanada #peterborough #nikon_canada #zcreators (at Peterborough, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cj3HSqiuQCB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[pickleweed2]

Erythronium californicum, champion of spring in the klamath serpentines.

Six Rivers National Forest, California

[srbfotog]

“Magnificent ABBEY FALLS”

©www.SRBFotog.com | 2023

Series: Nature > Waterfalls

Location: Abbey Falls, Madikeri, Coorg, Karnataka, India.

Abbey Falls, also known as Abbi Falls, is located around 10 kilometers away from the town of Madikeri, Coorg, Karnataka and is one of the most popular tourist attractions in and around Coorg. The water cascade coming down from the cliff from a height of 70 feet provides a spectacular scene to behold.

Gear: Nikon D750 | 24-120mm @24mm | Handheld (no tripod)

Exif:  F22, 1/10s, ISO-100

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[maximilian-weinzierl]

Das Nikkor Z 24-120 mm 1:4 S hat einen sehr schönen Brennweiten -bereich und die Bildqualität ist erstklassig, – und es ist ein Leichtgewicht. Ein Objektiv für immer drauf 👍. gestern Radeln bei Bad Abbach, Freizeitinsel ❤️ Bild 1: an der Z9, Bild 2: 24mm, Bild 3: 120mm. #BadAbbach #Freizeitinsel #Fahrradtour #natur #freizeit #draussen #fotografieren #sport #radfahrenmachtglücklich #radfahrenmachtspass #radfahren #Landschaftsfotografie #radeln #nikonz9 #nikon #nikonfotografie #niederbayern #maximilianweinzierlfotografie #nikkorz24120 #brennweite (hier: Bad Abbach) https://www.instagram.com/p/CevHrC3qfpO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Laowa 90mm F2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2X lens: All you want to know!

Recently, Venus Optics has unveiled the new Laowa 90mm F2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2X lens in China, which is expected to hit the overseas market on May 23rd. As the ninth member of Laowa’s Macro lens lineup, the 90mm Macro lens is an ideal option for both novices and professional photographers, with a kaleidoscope of choices in terms of focus lengths and scenes.

A brief introduction

For those who just embarked on their macro photograph journey, there is a need to master some basic knowledge about the minimum focusing distance and macro lens.

Let’s start with the former one. The minimum focus distance is the shortest distance at which a lens can focus. In the case of DSLR Cameras, the distance to the subject is measured from the focal plane mark on the camera body (distance B), not from the front of the lens (not distance A).

Then, it comes to the most important question: what can a macro lens be used for? A macro lens is a camera lens designed for photographing small subjects at very close distances. They can focus much nearer than normal lenses, allowing you to fill the frame with your subject and capture more detail.

They are typically used when photographing insects, plants, and small products, but are versatile enough to be used in all sorts of situations. Virtually every subject has interesting details which can make for fascinating close-up photos.

Design and Handling

Even if you have little knowledge about macro lenses, you’re probably familiar with the Laowa 24mm f/14 2X Macro Probe Lens, which earned its fame for its “weird” looking and excellent performance. Laowa has long been famous for its unusual unique lenses which have minimized aberration and available prices.

The Laowa 90mm F2.8 Macro 2X is a macro lens designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras with four mounts: E, R, Z, and L. Despite its 2x magnification, Laowa still brings the weight and size of the lens under control, with a filter thread size of 67mm, a lens size of 74mm*120mm, and a weight of about 619g.

Compared with other manufacturers' lenses of similar focal lengths, the 90mm macro lens appears to be slenderer, while the smooth texture reflects Laowa’s constant pursue for appearance and materials.    

The new 90mm micro inherits its traditional APO or apochromatic technology with 13 aperture blades. What’s new about it is the optical design, with 13 elements arranged in ten groups. There are three ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass in there and three ultra-high refractive index elements. According to Laowa, ED glass delivers better sharpness and reduces chromatic aberration or color fringing in photographs; meanwhile, ultra-high refractive index elements help deliver a more uniform performance across the lens while allowing the size to be reduced.

Note that the white dot on the barrel stands for F16 which was discarded because of the close proximity of F11 and F22. 

As a manual focus lens, the 90mm macro has a manual focus ring that is pretty nicely damped, and from top to bottom there is a wide range of magnification options from 2:1 to 1:10, as well as the focus distance is scaled in feet and meters respectively.

The 90mm macro lens adopts an internal focusing design that extends from the closest to farthest focus inside. For better dust-proof, Laowa has assembled an additional lens at the very front of the lens.

It has a minimum focus distance of 0.205m/8.07ft providing a 180-degree field of view which further benefits better focus effects.

What we had is the L-mount version with 4 screws used to strengthen its all-mental build.

Theoretical Test

In our tests, we've been testing the Laowa 90mm macro, paired with Panasonic's LUMIX S5. Note that the tested lens is an engineering sample, and the commercial version shall prevail.

001 Resolution

We’ll use ISO 12233 charts with the 90mm macro at an aperture range of f/2.8 through f/22 under the normal exposure and show you 100% crops at the center and corners.

It’s clear that the resolution at f/8 demonstrates excellent in the center and at the corner with the best image quality. At f/2.8, the image quality is excellent in the center but slightly soft at the corner which is improved gradually with shrunk aperture.

In short, the overall image quality in the center and corners at all apertures is excellent, thanks to the flat field of the 90mm F2.8 macro lens.

002 Lens Blur

The lens features a 13-bladed aperture diaphragm that can produce relatively round facula. It is worth noting that at maximum aperture, bokeh at the edges presents a lemon-like effect due to loss of light, which however will be greatly improved by shrinking the aperture by a single stop.

focusing distance of 1m

focusing distance of 0.3m

003 Chromatic aberration

Thanks to Laowa’s unique APO technology, the 90mm macro performs well in reducing chromatic aberration even at the full aperture or 2x magnification.

004 Vignetting

From the GIF, you can see the visible vignetting at f/2.8, which slowly decreases as the aperture is shrunk. At F5.6, almost all of vignetting has disappeared.

005 Lens distortion

In general, a lens with longer focus length is prone to produce pincushion distortion. As tested, the 90mm macro exists a slight pincushion distortion, though which can be improved in the postproduction.

006 Focus breathing

Focus breathing, as we all know, has plagued macro lenses for a long time. There is unfortunately no better way than avoid switching the focus ring as much as possible in video photography.

Real-world Experience

In fact, it’s not easy for novices to control focus well in that there is no stabilization available, and the targeted subject is moving, all of which will make handheld shooting much more difficult.

To deal with that, we could first set 1x magnification, and by moving your body or arms, bring the focus point within the range you want. If you want the subject larger, you can then increase the magnification. This can shoot a more stable image and focus more quickly.

What the Laowa 90mm impresses us most is the minimum focusing distance of 20.5cm and 2x magnification.

Note that with the shutter, ISO, and aperture fixed, the image will be slightly darker when using 1x magnification or higher, making it difficult to balance both normal exposure and image quality when shooting handheld.

1x magnification

2x magnification

It’s common to use a macro lens to capture flowers and insects and so do I. But, when I tried to take handheld shots of fluttering bees and butterflies, it was not always easy to capture clear images due to their extreme vigilance yet my long-time manual focusing.

The 90mm macro often creates a very shallow depth of field. In addition, a large aperture of f/2.8 is also not common in actual macro shooting, as most of the area outside the focus will be overly blurred. For example, if you shoot a keyboard with f/2.8, the two letters at the very edge will be defocused to some extent.

In practice, we highly recommend a aperture range from f/5.6 to f/11, which can take into account both the light and shallow depth of field to produce high-quality images.

If you want to highlight a particular point, a large aperture may come in handy.

There are some macro-shooting skills for your reference:

001 Add light source

As the old saying goes, light is a priority in photography, with macro photography being no exception. Adequate light makes it easier for us to achieve normal exposure. But when photographing moving subjects like insects, the flash may "scare" them away. In this case, using a flash diffuser may be a good solution.

A small fill flash can also be fixed to the camera's hot shoe, but the light is usually harder this way. To make the light more natural, we can adjust the angle, color temperature and so on.

002 Use manual focusing

Laowa has taken a different approach from the common pursuit for quicker focus speed by adopting manual focus for all its lenses, which helps to improve image quality in low-light and low-contrast scenes, at the same time making images more impressing.

This is especially true for macro photography, because autofocus usually results in vibrating images.

003 Adopt a tripod

A good tripod is essential to macro photography. You need your camera to be stable and secure to capture those up-close images. Camera shake is more noticeable when working close to your subject so the use of a tripod's recommended.

004 Shoot as much as possible

The fact that more photos you take, the better results you get is always proven to be true. Turn on the high-speed continuous shooting mode, and then press the shutter fast at the moment of finishing focus. You may get a bonus.

005 Take focus stack photos

Focus stacking is a technique designed to achieve a deep depth of field by blending (or stacking) several images together. Each stacked shot is focused in a different spot, so the combined depth of field is deeper than the depth of field produced by any of the individual images. Focus stacking is pretty easy to do, and you can process it later in Photoshop.

Macro lenses can also be used the same as other lenses with the identical focal range. As we all know, the focal length of 85mm has always been the best focal length for portrait photography.

The Laowa 90mm Micro also deserves a lot of praise for its performance when shooting complex images. Thanks to the APO technology, chromatic aberration is almost invisible during sunny day shooting.

Verdict

The macro world always shows itself with usually missed details, which presents more appeal to us for further exploration. Laowa is such a manufacture who is dedicated to producing various of macro gears with great performance and affordable prices. Pre-order is coming soon…

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