Laowa is teasing the launch of a new lens. I know this is the 28mm f/1. 2 FE lens that they already displayed as a prototype at the CP+ show! I also got additional info from my source which I included here: Specs summary: Laowa 28mm f/1.
2 Full Frame E-mount manual focus lens construction is 13…. sonyalpharumors.com
One source claims that Laowa will announce a new 28mm f/1. 2 FE lens in March. It would become the widest and fastest Full Frame E-mount lens on the market. Sigma is the current king with their 35mm f/1. sonyalpharumors.com »
2023-02-23 16:41
Laowa calls the 10mm f4 lens their "cookie. " That means that it's not quite a pancake, except it can really be considered one if you look at what's available on the market. The Laowa 10mm f4 lens is also quite a fascinating lens to use. thephoblographer.com »
2022-10-06 07:00
$(document). ready(function() { SampleGalleryV2({"containerId":"embeddedSampleGallery_8866421702","galleryId":"8866421702","isEmbeddedWidget":true,"selectedImageIndex":0,"isMobile":false}) }); Venus Optics' new Laowa 20mm F4 Zero-D Shift could be the perfect lens for architecture photographers on a budget. dpreview.com »
2022-03-28 20:07
Photographer and content creator Manny recently tried out the Laowa 15mm f/4. 5 Shift Lens which, while clearly very niche, he argues can be used very effectively for architecture photography in this 12-minute video. petapixel.com »
2021-03-16 00:11
Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 17mm F1. 8 for Micro Four Thirds (MFT) camera systems is currently available to pre-order and will ship later this month. The manual lens, which costs $149, is constructed of nine elements in seven groups, features a seven-blade aperture diaphragm, has a 15cm minimum focusing distance and a 46mm front filter thread. dpreview.com »
2019-10-21 17:28
Laowa has announced a fisheye lens with a far-reaching 210° angle of view for Micro Four Thirds cameras. The 4mm f/2. 8 lens offers the equivalent to an 8mm fisheye on a full-frame camera and has the trademark bulbous front lens element to produce unique fisheye images, complete with maximum optical distortion. digitalrev.com »
2019-08-21 03:00
Laowa, the third-party lens manufacturer, has released a new optic that’s specially built for use on DJI drones such as the popular Inspire 2. The Laowa 9mm f/2. 8 Zero-D DL is an ultra-wide lens made for DJI’s X7 cameras (DL mount) and gives a massive field of view of 113-degrees. digitalrev.com »
2019-01-08 03:00
Venus Optics has just unveiled the Laowa 9mm f/2.8 DL Zero-D. It’s the widest lens ever made for DJI cameras and drones. The Laowa 9mm f/2.8 was previously released for the Fuji X, Sony E, and Canon EF-M mounts in 2018, and this new version of the lens features the same specs and optical design/performance […] petapixel.com »
2019-01-07 23:00
You can get the new Laowa 10-18mm FE at BHphoto and at VenusOptics online store. Phillip Reeve (Click here) tested the new Laowa 10-18mm 4. 5-5. 6 FE C-Dreamer lens: The main selling points of this lens are the compact size and the widest focal length of 10mm. sonyalpharumors.com »
2018-12-17 14:30
Venus Optics has just announced its new Laowa 25mm f/2. 8 2. 5-5X Ultra-Macro lens, an “affordable extreme macro option for full frame cameras. ” The lens provides a magnification range of 2. petapixel.com »
2018-03-07 21:42
Venus Optics, the company behind the Laowa line of lenses, has announced two new lenses through Japanese parent company Sightron. The first is the Laowa 9mm F2. 8 Zero-D, a 'zero distortion' wide-angle prime for mirrorless APS-C cameras. dpreview.com »
2018-02-26 19:07
Since last week you can preorder the new Laowa 15mm f/20 FE lens at Venuslens.net (Click here). It’s the yet fastest wide angle lens for E-mount. Christopher Frost just tested it: The post Laowa 15mm f/2 FE lens review by Christopher Frost appeared first on sonyalpharumors. sonyalpharumors.com »
2017-08-16 12:44
Adrian Murray tested the brand new Laowa 15mm f/2. 0 FE lens which you can preorder since this week at Venuslens. net (Click here). The conclusion: If you’re a landscape, astro, or architecture photographer shooting with a full frame E-mount system then I would recommend this be on your radar. sonyalpharumors.com »
2017-08-11 20:36
A few weeks ago Laowa sent me a copy of their first lens dedicated to Sony’s full frame E-mount system, the 15mm f/2. This lens is meant for landscape and astrophotographers who want to capture as much of the beautiful night sky as possible; which means wide and fast. Last year, I was able to […] petapixel.com »
2017-08-10 18:23
$(document). ready(function() { SampleGalleryV2({"containerId":"embeddedSampleGallery_2901085478","galleryId":"2901085478","isEmbeddedWidget":true,"standalone":false,"selectedImageIndex":0,"startInCommentsView":false,"isMobile":false}) }); Laowa is one of the brand names used by Chinese manufacturer Venus Optics. dpreview.com »
2017-08-05 16:00
Venus Optics, the Chinese maker of the Laowa lens brand, has launched the Laowa Magic Shift Converter (MSC). The Magic Shift is designed to be used with Canon or Nikon mount lenses and Sony Full Frame E-mount cameras, and adds shift capabilities to your super-wide-angle lenses. dpreview.com »
2017-07-10 18:20
This is the first video of the new Laowa 15mm f/2 FE Zero-D. This is also the the world fastest wide angle lens for Sony! Pricing and shipment date has yet not been announced. The post First videos and images of the fastest Sony FE wide angle lens: The new Laowa 15mm f/2.0 FE appeared first on sonyalpharumors. sonyalpharumors.com »
2017-03-13 16:27
Remember that crazy macro ‘relay’ lens Venus Optics showed off at Photokina? The Laowa 24mm f/14 Relay lens looks more like a rifle barrel than a camera lens, and now we finally get to see what it can do. petapixel.com »
2017-03-06 20:26
Just arrived - the prototype of the currently world's widest rectilinar f/2 Micro Four Thirds lens: The Laowa 7.5mm f/2.0 mFT.This is, how this little 170g gem looks on the Yi M1 mirrorless:Full review coming soon - stay tuned! 3d-kraft.com »
2016-12-28 12:00
You save $100 on the Laowa 105mm STF lens: E-mount version (Click here) or A-mount version (Click here). Photozone recently tested the Canon version and wrote: The technical quality of the Laowa lens is truly impressive even when ignoring the STF feature. sonyalpharumors.com »
2016-11-13 21:51
Venus Optics are quickly becoming a leader in extreme lens design, but even by their standard, they’ve seriously outdone themselves with the Laowa 24mm f/14 Replay 2x Macro lens. This weird lens, spotted at Photokina by our friends at ePHOTOzine, is designed specifically for photographing “shy” subjects. The extra long barrel allows you to keep […] petapixel.com »
2016-09-23 19:19
Venus Optics has announced a pair of manual focus lenses – a 7. 5mm F2 for Micro Four Thirds and a 15mm F2 FE Zero-D designed with full-frame Sony mirrorless cameras in mind. Both of these 15mm equivalent lenses are rectilinear. dpreview.com »
2016-09-14 01:31
Venus Optics have launched a teaser campaign for a new E-mount lens.
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A couple of months ago Blazar did announce the first autofocus anamorphic Full Frame lenses. Today Sirui presented its first anamorphic AF lens at the Inter BEE 2024. These are the first images of the lens.
We are now in November and this means that 12 months passed without a Sony Full Frame E-mount camera announcement. The last FF camera Sony announced was the Sony A9III back in November 2023. The past 7 years Sony always did announce at least 1 new FF E-mount camera. 2016 was the exception although they…
I have never seen this before: The Sony A1II reorder page is already being promoted by BHphoto (Click here). They writes: Stay tuned! Sony is announcing their newest flagship mirrorless camera, the a1 II, on Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at 9AM EST.
Silcence Corner just launched their new Mambapod on Kickstarter (Click here). This is a streets photographers tripod that can do 4 things in one: Clamp mode Desktop mode Hook mode Handheld mode This is the official presentation video:
Tokina has discontinued production of the atx-m 85mm F1.8 FE lens. Rumor has it that this lens was actually manufactured by Viltrox. Now that the Chinese company has a good reputation, I think they no longer need the partnership with Tokina. Viltrox already sells its own 85mm lens under its own name.
The new Angelbird cards are now discounted: 9% off: Angelbird 330GB card for $229 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto. 28% off: Angelbird 160GB card for $129 at Amazon, Adorama, BHphoto. Those are 2. 0 generation cards.
I have two smaller good news on the new Sony A1II that will be announced next week on November 19: 1) Near SAME Sony A1 pricing: I got the Sony A1II pricing info for Europe: It’s 7.499 EUR. Back when the Sony A1 was launched in 2021 the camera had a price tag of 7.299…