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Laowa 90mm f/2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2x Review

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The Laowa 90mm f/2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2x lens is a manual focus lens designed for mirrorless cameras with a wide two times macro capability. It has a sturdy metal build and delivers razor-sharp image quality at both normal and macro distances, with minimal chromatic aberration. The lens demonstrates good value for its price and is recommended for those comfortable with manual focus.

The Laowa 90mm f/2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2x lens offers excellent quality and good value for the cost, making it a highly recommended lens for those comfortable with manual focus.

Pros
  • Suitable for macro, portrait, and subject photography
  • Sturdy metal build with smooth aperture control
  • Razor-sharp image quality at both normal and macro distances
  • Minimal chromatic aberration
Cons
  • Manual focus with focus breathing
  • No weather sealing
  • Softening at smaller apertures due to diffraction

At two times magnification, the lens maintains high-quality sharpness, although softening occurs at smaller apertures due to diffraction.

The Laowa 90mm f/2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2x lens is a sturdy metal build with great build quality and a smooth aperture control ring. It is a manual focus lens with a long focus ring travel, making it suitable for precision focusing. The lens exhibits minimal chromatic aberration and delivers razor-sharp image quality at both normal and macro distances. At its maximum of two times magnification, the lens maintains high-quality sharpness, although softening occurs at smaller apertures due to diffraction. There is minimal distortion and vignetting, and the lens performs well in capturing smooth out-of-focus backgrounds. Priced at 500 US dollars, it offers excellent quality and good value for the cost, making it a highly recommended lens for those comfortable with manual focus.The Laowa 90mm f/2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2x lens is designed for mirrorless cameras and offers a wide two times macro capability. It is a versatile lens suitable for macro, portrait, and subject photography, providing high-quality images at both normal and macro distances. The lens is a manual focus with a sturdy metal build, featuring a smooth aperture control ring, although it lacks weather sealing. Although softening occurs at smaller apertures due to diffraction, the lens delivers excellent image quality overall, with minimal chromatic aberration. It offers good value for its price and is recommended for those comfortable with manual focus.###The Laowa 90mm f/2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2x lens is a sturdy metal build with smooth aperture control.###The lens delivers razor-sharp image quality at both normal and macro distances, with minimal chromatic aberration.###Priced at 500 US dollars, it offers excellent quality and good value for the cost, making it a highly recommended lens for those comfortable with manual focus.

It is a versatile lens suitable for macro, portrait, and subject photography, providing high-quality images at both normal and macro distances.

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