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Laowa Announces L-Mount Versions of Macro and Ultra-Wide Lenses

Venus Optics announced they will offer six of their lenses for L-Mount as well. These six new Laowa L-Mount lenses include Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6, Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D, Laowa 15mm f/2 Zero-D, Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro, Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro, and Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO. Price remains the same as with other lens mounts and shipping starts in August 2020. Six Laowa Lenses coming in L-Mount versions as well. Source: Venus Optics The L-Mount Alliance, which was formed roughly two years ago between Leica, Panasonic, and SIGMA, currently includes a few interesting cameras from these companies already. Especially interesting among filmmakers, are the Panasonic LUMIX S1, S1H, and the SIGMA fp. While the L-Mount alliance companies supply their systems with a fair amount of native lenses, additions are always welcome. The Chinese lens manufacturer Venus Optics, specialized in niche lenses, just announced they will adapt six of their Laowa lenses to L-Mount as well. Let’s take a look at which lenses will get an L-Mount version. Six New Laowa L-Mount Lenses Venus Optics focuses on fully manual photo and cinema lenses produced under the Laowa brand. From their lineup, it is quite obvious that the company often tries to fill the gaps in the market left by the competition. One piece of evidence being a large amount of ultra-wide lenses in their portfolio. In their recent announcement, Venus Optics claims they will be offering six of their lenses as L-Mount versions as well. The six...

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Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 28 July, 2020

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