The New Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO is Made for Mirrorless

Venus Optics has introduced the brand new Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO, a lens designed particularly for mirrorless full body cameras and obtainable for Sony E, Canon RF, Nikon Z, and Leica L mounts.

The lens provides a 40.9-degree angle of view and, like many different Laowa lenses, can focus from 2:1 magnification to infinity which the corporate says makes it appropriate for skilled macro purposes by means of portraiture and road work. The 58mm focal size and wide-open f/2.8 aperture additional bolster this, as these two options make the lens precious in a number of different purposes past macro.

The Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2X Extremely Macro APO options an apochromatic design, therefore the APO within the identify, which Venus Optics says chromatic aberration is decreased to a minimal. Extra particularly, Venus Optics says that the lens is engineered to suppress each longitudinal and lateral chromatic aberration throughout in-focus and out-of-focus areas. It claims purple fringing and ghosting are managed to the minimal all through the aperture vary.

The optic is constructed of 14 parts in 11 teams, together with three extra-low dispersion parts and three ultra-high refractive index parts, the mix of which the corporate says results in excellent sharpness. The background defocus is supposedly easy because of using a 13-bladed aperture diaphragm that may shut right down to f/22.

Venus Optics additionally claims that the shorter flange distance ensuing from this lens being made particularly for mirrorless cameras implies that picture sharpness can also be improved whereas protecting the dimensions of the lens compact — it weighs 595 grams and has dimensions of 74 by 117 millimeters — components it values for a strong macro capturing expertise.

The lens has a detailed focusing distance of seven.29 inches for macro capturing. Venus Optics claims that the shorter focal size relative to a 100mm lens permits photographers to get extra in-focus particulars from a topic utilizing the identical aperture, permitting photographers extra management to create distinctive macro photos.

The lens options inner focusing which avoids cases the place the entrance of the lens may collide with macro topics. Venus Optics additionally says this deign choice reduces the possibility for mud particles to enter the lens. As a word, the lens is totally handbook focus and doesn’t electronically talk with the digicam.

Beneath are a couple of pattern pictures taken with the brand new lens, supplied courtesy of Venus Optics:

The Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2x Extremely-Macro APO is on the market from Venus Optics for $499.