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Laowa 10mm f/4 'Cookie' APS-C Review

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The Laowa 10mm f/4 'Cookie' APS-C lens is a tiny, manual focus pancake lens that offers sharp image quality and good build quality for its low price. It has a few drawbacks, such as heavy vignetting and some flaring, but overall, it is a good lens for the price.

The Laowa 10mm f/4 'Cookie' APS-C lens is a good option for photographers looking for an affordable, ultra-wide-angle lens with good image quality and build. It has a few drawbacks, but overall, it is a good lens for the price.

Pros
  • Sharp image quality
  • Good build quality
  • Compact size
  • Affordable price
Cons
  • Heavy vignetting
  • Some flaring
  • Manual focus only
  • Challenging to use in certain lighting conditions

The only issue with this Laowa lens is its heavy vignetting and some flaring, which can be addressed in post-processing. Everything else, though, is sharp and otherwise working quite well.

The Laowa 10mm f/4 'Cookie' APS-C lens is a tiny, manual focus pancake lens that offers sharp image quality and good build quality for its low price. Despite its small size, the lens features a complex formula of 12 glass elements and has a solid, tough metallic build. The lens offers impressive sharpness in the center and into the corners, with only a little softness at the very edges of the image. Distortion is very low, and the lens can focus down to 10 centimeters, enabling creative close-up shots. However, it does suffer from heavy vignetting and some flaring, which can be addressed in post-processing. Overall, the Laowa 10mm f/4 'Cookie' APS-C lens is a good option for photographers looking for an affordable, ultra-wide-angle lens with good image quality and build.

The Laowa 10mm f/4 'Cookie' APS-C lens is a tiny, manual focus pancake lens that offers impressive sharpness and good build quality for its low price.

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