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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 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 The lens was originally made available in Canon RF, Leica M, Nikon Z and Sony E mount versions.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 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...
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.
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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...
Venus Optics has announced four new Laowa lenses in development. The lenses will be available for a variety of camera systems, including a Micro Four Thirds fisheye lens, an FE zoom lens, a Macro lens for multiple mounts and a GFX ultra-wide prime. All four lenses detailed below will make their full debut May 3-6 at the...
Venus Optics has announced a pair of new Laowa lenses. The first is a 9mm f/2.8 wide-angle prime lens for Canon EF-M, Fujifilm X and Sony E mounts. The second lens is a full-frame macro lens, the 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x Ultra Macro. Let's look at them in turn.
The Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D lens has been rumored for a while and...
There are already many adapters available for the Fuji GFX 50S, including offerings from Fotodiox, Kipon, Cambo and more. However, none of them do what Laowa’s new Magic Format Converter (MFC) does. Traditional adapters simply acts as a means for converting lenses with different mounts to the GFX, but this leads to...
Venus Optics is probably a relatively new name to most of you, as it is certainly a newer player to me. They have a few lenses that are currently available (two that are covered in Adobe Camera Raw's lens corrections list), but the most interesting to me was the 12mm f/2.8 that was Kickstarted last summer and started...
Do you like to shoot wide? Really wide, and yet with minimal distortion? If so, Chinese lens manufacturer Anhui ChangGeng Optical Technology -- better known by the name Venus Optics -- has a couple of new products that will likely pique your interest. The company, which is building something of a reputation for...
We reported in early July that Venus Optics was preparing a 12mm f/2.8 full frame lens, what it calls "the best ultra wide angle lens with zero distortion." That's a big claim, but some early prototype versions of the lens have now been sent out to photographers by Laowa, and the initial results are impressive.
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Per U.K.-based Amateur Photographer, full frame photography fans will soon have a new ultra-wide lens option thanks to Chinese company Laowa (Venus Optics). Although information has not yet been published on Venus Optics' website, Amateur Photographer says that the lens is expected to arrive in August at a "competitive"...