Category Archives: Laowa

New: Laowa 12mm t/2.9 Zero-D Cine lens

By PR admin | Published: January 13, 2020

  The new Laowa 12mm t/2.9 Zero-D Cine lens is currently available to order on the official Venus Optics website. US pricing is $1,499 (pricing varies in different countries, check page for details). Technical specifications and press release:

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The Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye lens is coming also for Sony E, Fuji X, and Canon EF-M mounts

By PR admin | Published: January 9, 2020

The Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye lens from Venus Optics is coming also for Sony E-mount, Fuji X-mount, and Canon EF-M mount (the lens is already available for MFT, more information can be found here). Here are the basic specifications:

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Venus Optics announced Laowa 12mm f/2.8, 25mm f/2.8 and 100mm f/2.8 lenses for Canon RF and Nikon Z mounts

By PR admin | Published: December 3, 2019

Venus Optics announced today that they are adding the Nikon Z and Canon RF variants to three of their popular lenses: Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D (additional info) Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro (additional info) Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro (additional info) Lens specifications:

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The new Laowa 17mm f/1.8 MFT lens from Venus Optics is now officially released

By PR admin | Published: October 20, 2019

  The previously reported Laowa 17mm f/1.8 MFT lens from Venus Optics is now officially released. The price is $149 and pre-orders are now open. Additional information:

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Venus Optics to announce a new Laowa 17mm f/1.8 MFT lens

By PR admin | Published: September 14, 2019

In addition to the Laowa 65mm f/2.8 macro APS-C lens, Venus Optics will also release a new Laowa 17mm f/1.8 MFT lens with 7 aperture blades:

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The Laowa 4mm f/2.8 fisheye lens with 210° FoV from Venus Optics is delayed

By PR admin | Published: September 11, 2019

The Laowa 4mm f/2.8 fisheye lens with 210° FoV from Venus Optics is delayed. The lens was supposed to be released this Friday. New release date was not provided. Update: it seems that this delay was only for the Japanese distributor of Laowa lenses. Here is the new Laowa 4mm f/2.8 fisheye lens in action (additional […]

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New Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2X Macro APS-C lens in development from Venus Optics

By PR admin | Published: September 10, 2019

  Venus Optics is working on a new Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2X Macro APS-C mirrorless lens for Fujifilm X, Sony E and Canon M mounts. The official announcement is expected before the end of this year or early next year. Venus optics already has the Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro lens (B&H | Adorama): Here is […]

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Venus Optics announced pricing and availability of the Laowa 4mm f/2.8 fisheye lens with 210° FoV

By PR admin | Published: August 9, 2019

  Venus Optics announced the pricing and availability of their new Laowa 4mm f/2.8 fisheye MFT lens with 210° FoV: $199 and shipping starts in mid August 2019 (pre-orders are now open). More sample photos can be found here. Laowa 4mm f/2.8 lens specifications:

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