2016Wide and ultra-wide
Laowa 12 mm f/2.8 Zero-D
Venus Optics (Laowa)12 mm · f/2.8A fast full-frame ultra-wide with negligible distortion.
LENSES · CINEMA
Venus Optics (Laowa)
Laowa macro, ultra-wide and probe lenses.
- Founded
- 2013 to today
- From
- Hefei, China
- Status
- Active
Builds unusual lenses, such as probe macros, that larger makers leave alone.
In the library
2020Wide and ultra-wide
Laowa 9 mm f/5.6 Zero-D (full frame)
Venus Optics (Laowa)9 mm · f/5.6Listed as the widest rectilinear full-frame lens with negligible distortion.
2018Zoom
Laowa 10-18 mm f/4.5-5.6
Venus Optics (Laowa)10-18 mm · f/4.5-5.6The greatest zoom range of any full-frame wide-angle zoom when it appeared.
2015Macro
Laowa 15 mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro
Venus Optics (Laowa)15 mm · f/4Listed by its maker as the widest-angle macro lens.
2015Macro
Laowa 60 mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro
Venus Optics (Laowa)60 mm · f/2.8The first 2x macro lens that can also focus to infinity.
2018Macro
Laowa 24 mm f/14 2x Macro Probe
Venus Optics (Laowa)24 mm · f/14A long, thin probe lens that puts the camera's eye right inside a scene.
2018Macro
Laowa 25 mm 2.5-5x Ultra Macro
Venus Optics (Laowa)25 mm · f/2.8A compact high-magnification macro with about four centimetres of working distance.
2016Tilt-shift and special
Laowa 105 mm f/2 STF
Venus Optics (Laowa)105 mm · f/2 · Canon EF, Nikon AI, Pentax K, Sony A, Sony EA smooth trans focus prime marketed as the 'Bokeh Dreamer'.
2019Tilt-shift and special
Laowa 4 mm f/2.8 Fisheye MFT
Venus Optics (Laowa)4 mm · f/2.8 · Micro Four ThirdsThe shortest focal length made for Micro Four Thirds, a tiny circular fisheye.