The Laowa STF 105mm f/2 lens I reported on back in January is now officially announced. The US pricing and shipping dates have not yet been revealed.
Update: the lens is now available for pre-order. Here is the first hands-on:
Venus Optics has already three specialized lenses and another one that will be announced soon:
- Laowa 60mm f/2.8 Macro 2:1, a lens for extreme close-ups
- Laowa 15mm f/4 Shift Macro 1:1, a wide angle macro lens with shift capabilities
- Laowa STF 105mm f/2 (T/3.2), a portrait lens with an apodisation element delivering the most pleasing bokeh
- Laowa Zero-D 12mm f/2.8 distortion-free lens is coming soon
Additional information on the Laowa STF 105mm f/2 lens:
Technical specifications:
- Focal Length : 105mm
- Max. Aperture : FNo. F2
- Max Aperture : TNo. T3.2
- Min. Aperture : F22
- Angle of View : 23o 16”
- No. Elements / Groups : 11 / 8
- Aperture Blades : 8 F‐stop, 14 T‐stop
- Weight : 745g
- 11 elements, including the apodization filter, 1 element made of glass with high refractive index and 3 elements made of low dispersion glass, in 8 groups
- Manual focus (the apodization filter is hostile for phase-detection autofocus)
- Minimum focusing distance: 90cm
- Maximum magnification: 0.16x
- Filter diameter: 67mm
- Dimensions: 76 mm (maximum diameter) x 98.9 mm (length) (depending on lens mount)
- Weight: 745 g (depending on lens mount)
- Available mounts: Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K, Sony A and Sony E
- Available in black and silver
- Launch date: January 18, 2016
- Price in China: the equivalent of €500-550 (probably more in Western countries)
- Shipment should start in the summer of 2016
Laowa STF 105mm f/2 lens MTF chart:
Laowa STF 105mm f/2 lens design:
Few sample photos are available on flickr.
