After the initial denial of their existence, today Venus Optics officially announced the availability of the Canon RF & Nikon Z options for the awards-winning Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO lens (the lens was introduced last year). The new Z-mount lens is currently available for purchase at the Laowa’s official store and at Adorama and B&H. […]
In addition to the new Laowa 15mm f/4.5 W-Dreamer shift lens, Venus Optics is working also on three other mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount: Laowa 9mm f/5.6 Laowa 11mm f/4.5 Laowa 14mm f/4 View this post on Instagram A post shared by NikonRumors.com (@nikonrumors) on Jan 19, 2020 at 5:54pm PST I have […]
Dpreview published a gallery of sample photos from the new Laowa 15mm f/2 Zero-D mirrorless lens for Nikon Z-mount (with a Nikon Z7 camera). For a limited time during the holidays, the Laowa 15mm f/2 Zero-D lens is $100 off at Adorama, B&H Photo and Amazon. Additional information:
Venus Optics announced today that they are adding Nikon Z-mount variants to three of their most popular lenses (the 12mm and 25mm lenses are already available for pre-order): Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D (additional info) Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro (additional info) Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro (additional info) Lens specifications and additional information:
Venus Optics officially announced the Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 and Laowa 15mm f/2 Zero-D mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount (previously reported here and here). The lenses are now available for pre-order only at the official Vanus Optics store (the Adorama and B&H listings should come later). Ordering directly from the official website is the fastest way to get the […]
Venus Optics confirmed previous reports that their Laowa 15mm f/2 Zero-D lens will be available also for Nikon Z mount (and Canon RF mount). The lens is currently available only for Sony E-mount. The price will be around 1,000 Euro (in the US the E-mount version is $849). Shipping will start in August. Venus Optics will release more […]
Update: Venus Optics contacted me and denied any future plans of making a Z-mount version of this lens. The eBay listing is either fraud or a manually modified lens with a Nikon Z-mount: “We have no plans to make it into Nikon Z mount. And the eBay store you posted is NOT our authorized reseller […]
Venus Optics will start producing Laowa full-frame mirrorless lenses for Nikon Z-mount. The first lens that will be announced in July/August will be a 10-18mm ultra wide-angle zoom – probably similar to the current 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 lens for Sony FE. Stay tuned for details. Laowa lenses are sold at Adorama and B&H.
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