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Venus Optics has announced the Laowa Argus 28mm F1.2 FF lens. The ultra-fast prime lens is designed for full-frame mirrorless cameras and will be available in four mounts: Canon RF, L, Nikon Z, and Sony E.
The "modern take" on the classic 28mm focal length is well-suited to a wide variety of photographic situations,...
Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 6mm F2 Zero-D lens for Micro Four Thirds, the widest rectilinear lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. The lens is a photo-specific version of the company's existing 6mm T2.1 Cine lens, promising the same optical quality with new electrical contacts. The contacts allow users to control...
Venus Optics has announced its fourth lens for the Fujifilm GFX medium-format mirrorless camera system, the Laowa 19mm F2.8 Zero-D GFX. The new wide-angle prime lens joins the existing Laowa 15mm F4.5R Zero-D Shift, the Laowa 17mm F4 GFX Zero-D and Laowa 20mm F4 Zero-D Shift lenses.
The latest Laowa lens, the 19mm F2.8...
Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 10mm F4 Cookie lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras, just a couple of weeks after announcing the Laowa 12-24mm F5.6 wide-angle zoom lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras. The new 10mm F4 Cookie lens, which some might describe as a "pancake" lens, is designed for street and landscape...
Venus Optics, maker of Laowa lenses, has announced a new full-frame wide-angle zoom, the Laowa 12-24mm F5.6. The compact lens delivers a maximum field of view of 121.9 degrees. It also delivers a minimum focus distance of just 15 centimeters (5.9 inches).
The full-frame ultra-wide angle lens also accepts screw-on...
There has been a lot of great news for Micro Four Thirds users lately. First, OM Digital Solutions announced the new OM System OM-1. Then last week, Panasonic revealed a new flagship MFT camera of its own, the Panasonic GH6. Now, how about some new glass? Venus Optics has announced the release of four new Laowa cine...
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Venus Optics has announced its Laowa 85mm F5.6 2x Ultra Macro lens is now available for L-mount. The lens was originally made available in Canon RF, Leica M, Nikon Z and Sony E mount versions.
The Laowa 85mm F5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO lens is the smallest full-frame 2x...
Venus Optics has announced a new Laowa lens, the Laowa Argus 45mm F0.95 FF. It's the second full-frame lens in the 'Argus' series. The new 45mm portrait prime lens is available for Canon RF, Nikon Z and Sony E mount cameras.
The lens includes 13 elements in 9 groups, including an aspherical lens, an ED element, and a...
Venus Optics has announced a brand-new lens, the Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95 FF. It's the world's fastest full-frame 35mm prime lens and the widest f/0.95 lens designed for full-frame cameras.
As you'd expect, the 35mm f/0.95 full-frame lens isn't exactly compact for a 35mm prime lens, although it's not massive, either....
Venus Optics has announced that seven of its existing lenses will be available in new lens mounts, providing new choices for Nikon Z, Canon RF, Canon EOS-M and L-mount users.
Starting with three wide-angle lenses, the Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye, Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D and Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 CF APO. The first two will...
Venus Optics has announced a new ultra-wide prime lens for full-frame DSLRs, the Laowa 14mm f/4 Zero-D DSLR. The lens promises well-rounded performance and close-to-zero distortion in a compact, lightweight package, all at an affordable price of $499.
The Laowa 14mm f/4 Zero-D offers a 114-degree field of view on a...
Venus Optics has announced the Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 CF APO lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras. The lens will be made available in Fuji X, Sony E, Nikon Z and Canon RF lens mounts. The ultra-fast prime lens incorporates an APO design, hence its model name, and promises sharp images with well-controlled chromatic...
In this latest edition of 'In Other News,' we will feature Laowa lens news, Nikon sensor developments, tips and techniques, and much more. The photographer you should check out this week is Kesha Lambert, a portrait and wedding photographer and the latest participant in B&H's '21 Questions' video series. There's a lot of...
Venus Optics, maker of Laowa lenses, has announced that four more of its existing lenses are now available in L mount, bringing the total number of Laowa lenses available in L mount to a dozen. The lenses in question are the 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye, 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D, 24mm f/14 2X Macro Probe, and the 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra...
With the 2019 Photoplus Expo kicking off this week in New York, camera and lens manufacturers alike are busy announcing their latest products. New lenses have been announced from companies including Canon, Venus Optics, Tokina and Tamron. Let's take a look at the latest new product offerings in a quick round-up.
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Venus Optics has announced pricing and availability for their latest fisheye lens, the Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Circular Fisheye. This lens has been designed for Micro Four Thirds cameras and can capture a 210-degree field of view. The lens is an 8mm equivalent fisheye prime and unlike Laowa's Zero-D lenses, the new fisheye is...
Originally announced at Photokina in 2018, Laowa has announced pricing and availability for the world's widest native lens for Fujifilm GFX medium-format cameras, the Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D GFX. In 35mm terms, the 17mm f/4 Zero-D lens offers a 13mm focal length, which corresponds to a 113-degree angle of view.
The...
Earlier this week, we shared tips from Ross Hoddinott focused on capturing macro photos of butterflies, dragonflies and other insects. To continue the macro theme of the week, we are sharing a video from photographer Micael Widell below featuring seven steps for a perfect insect macro photo.
The first step before...
Ahead of Photokina, Venus Optics has announced eight “new and unique” Laowa lenses. In total, the company will be showing off a dozen lenses for the first time in Europe as Venus had previously announced four new lenses in China at Beijing P&E.
Let’s start with the cinema-oriented optics. Venus has announced the Laowa...
Laowa has launched a Kickstarter campaign -- which has already been funded on its first day -- for what they call the "weirdest but most genius lens ever for creative shooting." I'm certainly on board with the former term, it's definitely weird. The new lens is a 24mm f/14 Probe macro lens. You read that correctly, it's...