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Venus Optics announces first wide-angle zoom shift APS-C lens New Products 

Venus Optics announces first wide-angle zoom shift APS-C lens

Venus Optics announced a groundbreaking Zoom-Shift lens – Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom Shift lens. This APS-C lens for mirrorless cameras combines two powerful features in one compact package: an ultra-wide zoom with an impressive shift capability. The compact 575g  lens allows you to seamlessly zoom from 12mm to 24mm while also being able to shift up to 7mm. This zoom-shift... Read More
Venus Optics launches Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D FF  full-frame rectilinear lens News 

Venus Optics launches Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D FF full-frame rectilinear lens

Venus Optics launched the Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D FF Lens, the first rectilinear 10mm full-frame lens with f/2.8 aperture and the first-ever auto-focus lens, for Sony E and Nikon Z mount, in Laowa’s lineup. The lens weighs only 420g(0.93 lbs) with a stylish grey outlook. The lens also delivers outstanding image quality and close-to-zero distortion. Despite such an ultra-wide angle,... Read More
Venus Optics debuts Laowa 10mm f/4 cookie lens for APS-C mirrorless New Products 

Venus Optics debuts Laowa 10mm f/4 cookie lens for APS-C mirrorless

Venus Optics announced the launch of the Laowa 10mm f/4 Cookie Lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras. The company says it is one of the world’s widest rectilinear pancake lenses for APS-C cameras. At a cookie size of 25mm(0.98”) long and weighing only 130g(0.29lbs), it is pocketable. The US price for Laowa 10mm f/4 Cookie is USD299 for all mounts. Pricing... Read More
Venus Optics announces the full-frame Laowa 14mm f/4 FF RL ZERO-D lens New Products 

Venus Optics announces the full-frame Laowa 14mm f/4 FF RL ZERO-D lens

Venus Optics announced the new Laowa 14mm f/4 FF RL ZERO-D lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras with a 114-degree angle of view. As one of the smallest and lightest 14mm Zero Distortion ultra-wide-angle lens, the lens is equipped with a 52mm filter thread. The Laowa 14mm f/4 FF RL Zero-D is composed of 13 elements in 9 groups. The two... Read More
Venus Optics introduces Laowa 11mm f/4.5 FF RL for full-frame mirrorless New Products 

Venus Optics introduces Laowa 11mm f/4.5 FF RL for full-frame mirrorless

Venus Optics introduced the Laowa 11mm f/4.5 FF RL lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The small lens features an ultra-wide 1260-degree AoV and weighs only 254g (8.9 oz.). The new Laowa 11mm f/4.5 FF RL offers an exaggerated and non-fisheye perspective. It has a 62mm filter thread for screw-in filters. For photographers who opt to use slide-in filters, the magnetic... Read More
Venus Optics released the Laowa 50mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lens News 

Venus Optics released the Laowa 50mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lens

Venus Optics released the Laowa 50mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lens for Micro Four Thirds (MFT) cameras. The lens features an apochromatic design to minimize the chromatic aberrations across the frame. The ex-VAT retail price is USD 399/pc and pricing may vary in different countries. Unlike most of the MFT macro lenses in the market which can focus only up... Read More
Venus Optics add L-mount options on six Laowa Lenses New Products 

Venus Optics add L-mount options on six Laowa Lenses

Venus Optics, the manufacturer specialized in making unique photo and cinema lenses, add the L-mount option on six of their existing Laowa wide-angle and macro lenses. These L-mount lenses can currently be used on Panasonic S1 series , Sigma FP and Leica SL/CL cameras. Wide Angle Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 – Laowa 10-18mm is currently the widest rectilinear zoom lens available... Read More
Venus Optics unveiled the Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL lens New Products 

Venus Optics unveiled the Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL lens

Venus Opticsunveiled the new Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL lens, the world’s widest rectilinear lens for full-frame cameras. Venus Optics have been designing ultra-wide angle lenses with outstanding optical performance and their 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 lens is currently the world’s widest zoom lens for full-frame cameras. The Laowa 9mm lens can also focus as close as 4.72” (12cm) measuring from subject... Read More
Venus Optics announces three lenses: 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D, 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO and 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro New Products 

Venus Optics announces three lenses: 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D, 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO and 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro

Venus Optics has added three Canon RF and Nikon Z variant lenses. Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D provides the new world’s widest angle of view and fastest f/2.8 aperture on Canon & Nikon’s mirrorless systems, the company claims. The 100mm f/2.8 ultra-macro creates 2X magnified close-up shots without chromatic aberration and and the 25mm f/2.8 ultra-macro revolutionizes macro photography between 2.5X... Read More