Venus Optics, the company behind Laowa, has announced three new cine lenses. They are the Laowa 7.5mm T2.1 Cine for Micro Four Thirds, the Laowa 9mm T2.9 Zero-D Cine for Super35 and the Laowa 15mm T2.1 Zero-D Cine for “large format” (full-frame) video-capable cameras. Laowa says that all three lenses feature the same optical system as their photography lens equivalents, the 7.5mm f/2, 9mm f/2.8 and 15mm f/2.
Laowa 7.5mm T2.1 Cine for Micro Four Thirds
The Laowa 7.5mm T2.1 Cine is available in Micro Four Thirds mount only. Designed for cameras like the Pocket 4K, Panasonic GH5 and Z-Cam MFT cameras it offers a nice, wide rectilinear field of view. The price for the lens is $599 and it should start showing up at US retailers soon.
| Focal length | 7.5mm |
| Format | Micro Four Thirds |
| Mounts | Micro Four Thirds |
| Angle of view | 110° |
| T-Stop | T2.1-22 |
| Optics | 13 elements in 9 groups |
| Aperture blades | 7 |
| Min focus distance | 12cm |
| Filter diameter | 49mm |
| Dimensions | 56 x 46mm |
| Weight | 170g |
Laowa 9mm T2.9 Zero-D Cine for Super 35mm
The Laowa 9mm T2.9 Zero-D Cine is designed for Super 35mm systems (essentially, APS-C), although as well as Sony E and Fuji X mounts, this lens is also available in Micro Four Thirds mount. This lens is also expected to be $599 and should start popping up at retailers soon.
| Focal length | 9mm |
| Format | Super 35mm |
| Mounts | Fuji X, Sony E, Micro Four Thirds |
| Angle of view | 113° (110° MFT) |
| T-Stop | T2.9-22 |
| Optics | 15 elements in 10 groups |
| Aperture blades | 7 |
| Min focus distance | 12cm |
| Filter diameter | 55mm |
| Dimensions | 62.4 x 54mm |
| Weight | 247g |
Laowa 15mm T2.1 Zero-D Cine for full-frame
The Laowa 15mm T2.1 Zero-D Cine lens is designed for full-frame cameras and comes in only Sony FE mount (sorry, EF mount users). Even though it’s a full-frame lens, though, destined primarily for the Sony A7 and A9 series cameras, it should also work fine on the APS-C A6x00 series bodies, too. This lens is a little more pricey than the other two, coming in at $1,199 and should be available at online retailers soon.
| Focal length | 15mm |
| Format | Full Frame |
| Mounts | Sony E4 |
| Angle of view | 110° |
| T-Stop | T2.1-22 |
| Optics | 12 elements in 9 groups |
| Aperture blades | 5 |
| Min focus distance | 15cm |
| Filter diameter | 77mm |
| Dimensions | 784.86 x 91.2mm |
| Weight | 540g |
Pre-orders for the 7.5mm T2.1 Cine, 9mm T2.9 Zero-D Cine and 15mm T2.1 Zero-D Cine lenses are open on the Laowa website, and they should start appearing at all the usual places in the near future. Shipping is expected at some point during June.
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