World’s Widest f/2.8 Full Frame Rectilinear Lens – Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D FF Venus Optics announces the launch of the new Laowa 10mm f/2.8 Zero-D FF Lens. It is the world’s first rectilinear 10mm full-frame lens with f/2.8 aperture and the first-ever auto-focus lens, for Sony E and Nikon Z […]
I’ve been using Laowa Nanomorph 1.5X Anamorphics for almost a year now. They have quickly become one of my favourite go-to lenses. Combining a clean look with a touch of anamorphic charm and subtle vintage tones, they have proven to be incredibly versatile for a wide range of projects. […]
Filming in a remote location like Alexandra Fiord sets its limitations in terms of gear and has a great impact on the approach to filming and production. Getting flown in by bushplane, every load is weighed, and the purpose and necessity of every piece of equipment is carefully considered. As […]
A LIGHT & CHIC SET FOR YOUR EVERYDAY SHOOTING Laowa is thrilled to unveil the Ranger Compact Cine Zoom Series for the full frame market. The lens set comes in FF Ranger 28-75mm T2.9 and FF Ranger 75-180mm T2.9 lenses, designed to meet the demands of both one-man-band filmmakers and […]
Agrian’s 4×5 field camera and my Nikon F4 mounted on the centre column in horizontal orientation. I’d been researching for an upgrade professional grade tripod when I was asked to do a review the Vanguard VEO 3+ 263 tripod with the BH-160 ball head. After extensive testing I was so […]
Laowa Aurogon FF 10-50X NA0.5 Supermicro APO covers full-frame sensors and can directly use on cameras. It features seamlessly interchangeable magnification tubes, offering 10X, 20X, 35X, and 50X magnification options. The adjustable numerical aperture (NA) of this microscope lens ranges from 0.5 to 0.1, the high NA providing room for exceptional brightness and minimal diffraction. The lens […]
The most compact anamorphic series, Nanomorph, is back with new focal lengths: 65mm & 80mm T2.4, to provide a comprehensive range for professional cinematography and commercial work. Nanomorph is the world’s smallest anamorphic lens covering Super35 sensors, which weighs only <1.15 lbs each. It opens up more possibilities in set-ups that it […]
The Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Macro lens has a well deserved reputation as a great performer for macro image making…but how about for portraits, in a word… excellent!!! I think you’ll agree text has its place, but it’s performance that really counts… “a photograph is worth a thousand words”, ergo […]
Foremost, this lens is sharp corner to corner with excellent contrast. Being an apochromat, colour fringing is virtually non existent. Being an MFT, it converts to 100mm making it a beauty of a sharp portrait lens rendering a pleasant bokeh. As a 100mm macro, you get some comfortable elbow room […]
My experience with this Laowa was highlighted by it’s outstanding optical performance with edge to edge sharpness. This lens opens a new visual world of seriously exciting macro photography. At 2x it’s just fantastic and it’s also an apochromat! In my opinion this lens equals or exceeds the best offerings […]
