Venus Optics will have several major announcements at the Beijing P&E show that starts on May 3rd. The following new Laowa lenses are rumored/expected: Laowa 10-18 f/3.5-4.5 full frame manual focus lens for Sony FE Laowa GF 17mm f/4 for Fuji GFX Laowa 2x tele macro for DSLR cameras Laowa fisheye lens wider than 180° (not 100% […]
The new Laowa 9mm f/2.8 ZERO-D APS-C mirrorless rectilinear lens has already been available for pre-order at the official venuslens.net website and is now listed also at B&H. Shipping is expected to start in April. With the upcoming Passover holidays, the fastest way to get the lens is by ordering it directly from venuslens.net (the first 100 orders from venuslens.net will get set […]
The new Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/2.8 ZERO-D lens is now available for pre-order on the official venuslens.net website (still not available by third-party resellers like B&H and Adorama). The price is $499. First 100 orders will get a set of 49mm filters (UV + ND 1000 +CPL) for free. The lens is available for Fuji […]
The Venus Optics Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro lens I reported about two weeks ago is now officially announced (US price: $399):
In addition to the Laowa 9mm f/2.8 ZERO-D lens, Venus Optics also announced a new Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro lens. The US price will be $399. Here are the details (Google translation):
The previously rumored Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/2.8 ZERO-D APS-C lens is now officially announced. Shipping is scheduled for early April 2018. Main lens features (Google translation):
A quick update on my previous post from earlier today – here are several pictures of the rumored Venus Optics Laowa 9mm f/2.8 ZERO-D APS-C mirrorless lens courtesy of Weibo:
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