Venus Optics has announced two new macro cinema lenses, the Laowa 65mm T2.9 2X Macro APO Cine and Laowa 100mm T2.9 2X Macro APO Cine, which it claims are the first cinema lenses with 2x magnification. [Read More]
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The Laowa 100mm f/2. 8 2:1 Ultra Macro APO is a mirrorless macro lens with a difference - it offers true 2:1 magnification without the need for reversing rings or extension tubes. photographyblog.com »
2020-07-01 18:30
Venus Optics have just announced the pricing and availability of the Laowa 65mm f/2. photographyblog.com »
2020-01-24 19:30
Venus Optics today officially announced the Laowa 24mm f/14 2x Macro Probe, one of the weirdest-looking lenses you’ll ever lay eyes on. At the same time, it also aims to be one of the most game-changing macro lenses on the market today. petapixel.com »
2018-08-01 20:57
In January 2018, I had the opportunity to test a pre-production version of Laowa’s first lens in 2018, the Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5x. It is a niche high magnification macro lens touted to be the answer or alternative to the Canon MP-E 65mm for non-Canon users (especially Nikon macro photographers). After a few rounds of […] petapixel.com »
2018-03-21 22:39
You can now preorder the new Laowa 25mm 5x macro FE lens at VenusOptics (Click here). The new 9mm f/2. 8 E-mount lens is yet not available for preorder. New hands-on images with this lens can be found at ePhotozine, Albedomedia. sonyalpharumors.com »
2018-03-09 00:48
Laowa officially announces the Laowa 25mm 2.5-5x macro. Keith at Northlight who has already done a review of the Laowa 25mm f2.8 2.5-5x macro had this to say about the macro lens; From an image quality point of view, there was little I could fault the lens with. It shows a slight bit of longitudinal Read more... canonrumors.com »
2018-03-08 19:44
$(document). ready(function() { SampleGalleryV2({"containerId":"embeddedSampleGallery_7760408335","galleryId":"7760408335","isEmbeddedWidget":true,"selectedImageIndex":0,"isMobile":false}) }); About a week ago, Venus Optics' Japanese parent company Sightron announced two new lenses: the Laowa 9mm F2. dpreview.com »
2018-03-07 23:14
Компания Venus Optics, выпускающая оптику под брендом Laowa, анонсировала выход двух новых объективов через партнера в Японии, компанию Sightron. prophotos.ru »
2018-02-27 11:59
The Laowa 25mm f/2. 8 2. 5-5X Ultra Macro is a compact and versatile high magnification macro lens. photographyblog.com »
2018-02-27 03:45
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
The Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro is the widest lens in the world to offer 1:1 life size reproduction and tilt/shift functionality, yet it only costs photographyblog.com »
2017-11-14 18:30
Ahead of our full review, here are some sample images taken with the Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro lens mounted on a Nikon D850 camera. photographyblog.com »
2017-11-06 17:00
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
After weeks of rumors, there are finally (mostly) complete details about Venus Optics’ new Laowa 55mm and 100mm f/2.8 tilt-shift macro lenses for full-frame cameras. [Read More]
After a series of teasers on Chinese social media, Venus Optics has officially revealed its new Laowa CF 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom Shift lens designed primarily for APS-C mirrorless cameras. [Read More]
After a series of teasers on Chinese social media, Venus Optics has officially revealed its new Laowa CF 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom Shift lens designed primarily for APS-C mirrorless cameras. [Read More]
While most of the attention in the photography world is focused on full-frame and APS-C products -- hardly surprising since those are what most companies focus on -- Micro Four Thirds is still one of the best systems on the market. [Read More]
While many of DJI's most popular and affordable drones have built-in camera modules, some of the company's higher-end offerings have interchangeable camera systems and lens mounts.
I have to admit that I haven't given enough time to review the many, many lenses that are coming to us out of China. The only thing harder than knowing which Chinese camera companies belong to which other camera companies is knowing how to pronounce the often strange naming conventions given to the brands. [Read More]
Venus Optics has announced its first autofocus lens ever, the Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D FF. The full-frame lens weighs just 0.93 pounds (420 grams) and is available for multiple mirrorless camera systems, including Canon RF, L-Mount, Nikon Z, and Sony E-mount. [Read More]