Venus Optics has released their first-ever full-frame 35mm focal length lens with an ultra-fast 0.95 aperture. Known as the Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95 FF, this lens adds to the unique offerings we continue to see from this innovative Chinese manufacturer. (Head to our full lens review by clicking here) Famed for their eye-catching 24mm f/14 Macro Probe lens, Venus Optics’ Laowa lenses have broken new ground in the market. Their lenses’ features, design, and quality can’t be found anywhere else. Let’s have a look at what makes this new full-frame ultra-fast 35mm f/0.95 lens so special. Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95 FF key features Widest full frame format f/0.95 lensLow Focus BreathingAperture Ring Click SwitchExquisite Bokeh Widest f/0.95 full-frame format lens Image credit: Richard Wong Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95 FF is the first ever 35mm full-frame lens with an ultra-fast aperture to be mass-produced. This ultra-wide aperture creates an extraordinary shallow depth of field and stunningly beautiful bokeh that adds a three-dimensional quality to portraits. The subject seems to just pop out of the image, aiding our cinematic compositions and helping direct the viewer’s attention where we need it. Every cinematographer is familiar with Stanley Kubrick’s famous Zeiss Planar 50mm f/0.7 lenses – the ones that were designed by NASA to film the dark side of the moon. If you’re not, check out this Behind The Scene piece we posted several years ago. Those were some of the fastest lenses ever in the history of photography, and Laowa isn’t far off...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 10 September, 2021