A number of days in the past, Venus Optics unveiled Laowa 15mm f4.5 Macro, a standard lens for full-frame cameras. The corporate showcased the lens at China P&E 2025, a images commerce showcase that has excited many photographers. Nonetheless, the corporate didn’t simply show the 15mm, however 4 extra lenses. Here’s a fast take a look at the lenses and their specs. We consider many photographers would wish to get a number of of them.
Laowa FF II 12mm f2.8 C&D-Dreamer
In keeping with Asobinet, the small print of the lenses have been made public on Chinese language social media platforms. The 12mm f2.8, for example, is a full-frame lens for Canon, Sony, Nikon, and Leica mounts.
- Lens development: 16 components in 9 teams
- Most aperture: F2.8
- Minimal aperture: F22
- Aperture blades:
- E/Z: 5 blades
- E/RF/Z/L: 14 blades
- RF/L: 5 blades
- Minimal focusing distance: 0.14m
- Most magnification: 0.21 instances
- Filter Diameter: 72mm
- Coating: Frogeye
- Dimension: 77×76.5mm
- Weight: 380g
- AF: E/Z Mount
Laowa FFII TS 35mm F2.8 C-Dreamer Macro 0.5X
A full body tilt shift lens, the lens is offered for Sony E, Leica L, Canon R, Nikon Z, and Fujifilm GFX mounts.
- Lens development: 14 components in 12 teams
- Most aperture: F2.8
- Minimal aperture: F22
- Aperture blades: 15 sheets
- Minimal focusing distance: 22.8cm
- Most magnification: 0.5x
- Filter Diameter: 77mm
- Tilt: ±10°
- Shift: ±12mm
- Dimension: 104.9×148.9mm
- Weight: 1350g
Laowa AF FF 180mm f4.5 CA-Dreamer Macro 1.5X
One other full-frame lens for macro photographers, the 180mm f4.5 lens was designed utilizing 12 components in 9 teams. The one different element we’re conscious of is the 1.5x. No different specification has but been revealed.
Laowa FF II 8-15mm F2.8 Fisheye Zoom
In keeping with studies, the lens presents a fisheye impact at 8mm. Nonetheless, because it’s a zoom, the impact could disappear on the increased focal vary. Listed below are the specs:
- Lens mount: E/Z/L/RF
- PL variations accessible
- Suitable Sensors: Fullsize
- Focal size: 8-15mm
- Lens development: 13 components in 9 teams
- Most aperture: F2.8
- Minimal aperture: F22
- Aperture blades: 9 sheets
- Minimal focusing distance: 0.16m
- Most magnification: 0.23 instances
- Filter Diameter: –
- Coating: Unclear
- Dimension: 94.5×76.4mm
- Weight: 650g
The worth of every of the lenses has not but been unveiled, however understanding Laowa, they are going to be moderately priced. The fish-eye and tilt-shift lenses are of explicit curiosity to anybody who desires to unleash their creativity. As for the efficiency, the 20mm f4 Zero-D Shift lens was an distinctive lens. As we mentioned in our assessment, “I don’t suppose I can ever {photograph} cityscapes with out this lens anymore. The views it provides you’re a sport changer for Z-mount digital camera house owners.” We are able to solely count on distinctive issues from these lenses. It stays to be seen how they carry out in real-life conditions.
