After being released for Canon RF, Sony E, Nikon Z, and Leica M mirrorless mounts last November, the Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x ultra macro lens now gets an L-mount version for the users of Leica, Panasonic, and SIGMA full-frame cameras. The lightweight and compact macro lens is now available for $449. Back in November 2021, Venus Optics released the full-frame Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x ultra macro lens for select mirrorless mounts – Canon RF, Sony E, Nikon Z, and Leica M. Back then, many users were asking why this lens does not come in Leica L mount to accommodate the L-mount alliance cameras as well. Well, Venus Optics listened and just released the lens for L-mount. Let’s recap some of its most interesting features and specs. Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x ultra macro lens for L-mount Perhaps the most interesting feature of this lens (other than the 2x macro capability) is its size. Venus Optics really focused to keep the dimensions and weight at a minimum. As a result, the Laowa 85mm is the smallest full-frame 2X macro lens according to Venus Optics. To achieve this, the maximum aperture had to be reduced from a standard f/2.8 to f/5.6 so the lens is not as fast as other full-frame macro lenses. To be honest, though, macro photographers are usually not after a fast lens anyway and mostly don’t shoot wide open as the depth of field is already too thin with macro anyway. Although still usable, the maximum aperture of f/5.6...
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Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 15 February, 2022
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