14mm f4 lens with Macro and Shift capability.

[LongQ]

http://www.ephotozine.com/article/venus-optics-int...

Well, it looks, er, "different" on paper. And not expensive - but that may not be a good thing here.

Does anyone fancy taking a punt?

[DibblyDobbler]

You'll be unsurprised to hear that I quite fancy one of them

'This allows photographers to start experiencing the rather undeveloped field of ‘Wide Angle Macro Photography’'

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DibblyDobbler said:

You'll be unsurprised to hear that I quite fancy one of them

'This allows photographers to start experiencing the rather undeveloped field of ‘Wide Angle Macro Photography’'

Undeveloped ..... FILM?

There are some alleged sample shots on the web site. The site did not work well with my Firefox browser so I did not spend much time looking but will return.

Obviously, DD, I am hugely stunned (or some other OTT observation) at your potential interest .....

But it could be fun to play with.

I wonder what one could do with a Samyang, some black duct tape, a little black felt and a steady hand?

[RobDickinson]

15mm...

And shift only really works for crop cameras.

It does get close though! Lots of CA etc in the corners.

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RobDickinson said:

15mm...

And shift only really works for crop cameras.

It does get close though! Lots of CA etc in the corners.

Whoops - yes quite right Rob. Not sure why I got 14mm into my head.

Can't comment on the shift aspect but looking at the sample images on the site I felt there was something, um, "unique" about them with which I am not sure I was comfortable. Almost like the subjects were being shot in a studio against a backdrop. Maybe it's just a side effect of the macro use.

The main subject results look decent though, for the nature of the lens and the price point.

[RobDickinson]

I think thats just a combination of the close subjects, lighting and dof with the wide angle, almost like a tilt shift image.

Certainly unique..