Laowa

Laowa Argus 18mm MFT and 25mm APS-C f/0.95 APO lens photos and specs leak ahead of upcoming announcement

Oct 24, 2022 John Aldred

Laowa’s Argus range has been a little slow in growing, although the few fast prime lenses in the Argus line so far, have proven to…



Laowa announces new T2.9 Cine versions of its 65mm and 100mm 2x Ultra Macro APO lenses

Oct 6, 2022 John Aldred

This one might come as a surprise to some of you but guess who’s released two new macro lenses? I’ll give you a minute. I…



Loawa has released another macro lens – the 58mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO for mirrorless cameras

Sep 23, 2022 John Aldred

When it comes to macro lenses, the name that springs to mind most these days is Laowa, produced by Venus Optics. Now, they’ve added another…



Laowa launches $300 10mm f/4 Cookie lens for APSC cameras

Jul 19, 2022 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Laowa has announced a new addition to its family of lenses: the 10mm f/4 Cookie. Designed for APS-C cameras, this pancake lens is as thin…



Laowa announces new “affordable” full-frame 12-24mm f/5.6 manual focus zoom lens for RF, E, Z and M mounts

Jul 7, 2022 John Aldred

For years, one of the staple zoom lenses of serious enthusiasts and professional photographers has been something in the 12-24mm (ish) range. Typically, they have…



The new Laowa 24mm T14 2x “Periprobe” macro lens lets you shoot around corners

May 30, 2022 John Aldred

The lens shown off on the Laowa stand last July at a photography show in Shanghai, China is now official. Venus Optics has today announced…



Venus Optics launches new and improved Laowa 15mm f/4.5R Zero-D Shift in eight different mounts

Apr 11, 2022 Dunja Đuđić Kalinin

Venus Optics has just released a new and improved version of its Laowa 15mm f/4.5R Zero-D Shift lens. This TIPA Awards-winning lens is ideal for…



Laowa has released a 0.7x focal length reducer for its 24mm f14 probe macro lens

Apr 4, 2022 John Aldred

Laowa has released a 0.7x focal length reducer for its popular and unique 24mm f/14 probe macro lens. Like all focal length reducers, this one…



This 50mm f/0.95 face-off puts Laowa vs Mitakon vs TTArtisan vs Brightin Star lenses against each other

Mar 18, 2022 John Aldred

There seem to be a lot of very fast lens options these days, even for full-frame cameras. Very few are them are coming from the…



Venus Optics has announced its fast new Laowa Argus 25mm f/0.95 MFT APO lens for Micro Four Thirds

Mar 16, 2022 John Aldred

There’s a fast new lens in the Laowa Micro Four Thirds lineup. Venus Optics has today announced their new Laowa Argus 25mm f/0.95 MFT APO…