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

  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

  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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Venus Optics Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D lens for GFX medium format cameras officially announced

Venus Optics Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D lens

The Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D lens for GFX medium format cameras is now officially announced. Pre-orders are open at Adorama and Venus Optics. Additional information (specifications, sample photos, MTF charts, lens design diagram and press release):

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Pre-orders now open for the new Venus Optics Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D lens for GFX medium format cameras

The new Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D lens for GFX medium format cameras is now available for pre-order (US stores will get the pre-order links later – the fastest way to get the lens is by ordering directly from Venus Optics). Update: pre-orders are now open also at Adorama. FujiAddict will soon publish their review of the […]

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New Fujifilm GFX lens teaser (Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D lens for GFX?)

Fujiaddict posted a new teaser on Instagram about an upcoming Fujifilm GFX lens. As some of the comments on FujiAddict already suggested, this could be the previously leaked Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D lens for GFX from Venus Optics: There is also a sample photo (see full resolution on 500px):

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Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 and Laowa 15mm f/2 Zero-D mirrorless lenses now available for Nikon Z and Canon RF-mounts

Today Venus Optics officially announced the Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 and Laowa 15mm f/2 Zero-D mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z and Canon RF-mounts. The lenses are now available for pre-order only at the official Vanus Optics store (the Adorama and B&H listings should come later): Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 Laowa 15mm f/2 Zero-D Everything you need to know on […]

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More pictures of the upcoming Venus Optics lenses for Leica M-mount, new Laowa 10-18 Nikon Z-mount lens coming this summer

  View this post on Instagram   This is supposed to be the first picture of the upcoming Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/5.6 lens for Leica M mount (unless it’s a fake, staged photo) #venusoptics #laowa #leica #mmount A post shared by LeicaRumors.com 🔴 (@leicarumors) on Jun 2, 2019 at 4:03pm PDT Last week I […]

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Coming soon from Venus Optics: full-frame Laowa rangefinder lenses for Leica M-mount

Venus Optics will start producing Laowa full-frame rangefinder lenses for Leica M-mount. Three lenses will be introduced first, two of them will be 9mm f/5.6  (the widest full-frame rectilinear lens for M-mount) and 11mm f/4.5. The new lenses will fall in the company’s C-dreamer line. Laowa lenses are sold at Adorama and B&H. Via LeicaRumors https://leicarumors.com/2019/06/02/first-picture-of-the-upcoming-venus-optics-laowa-9mm-f-5-6-lens-for-leica-m-mount.aspx/

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