Understanding the wide-angle macro lens

- Recording these practicing photographer segments…does not usually require a lot of willpower,…but this one did.…It's been tough, I gotta say, in these last few days.…The reason being, I bought this lens.…I had this idea that…when you get a new piece of gear,…there's a whole lot of learning that goes on…about the technical specifics, and with a lens,…about how it changes the way that you see,…so I thought, oh, I oughta get a lens,…and kind of go through that whole process with you.…And there's this lens that I'd had my eye on…that I've been curious about for a while, and this is it.…

And so I bought it.…And then had this great idea that I would actually…unbox it on camera, so it's just been sitting…in my room while I've been here, and I…haven't been allowed to touch it, and it's been…driving me nuts, so I'm very excited to be here today…to finally open what this thing is.…This is a brand I've never heard of,…a company called Laowa.…This is a 15 millimeter F4…wide angle macro.…So it's a very odd combination of things.…