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Laowa OOOM 25-100mm T/2.9 Cine Zoom now Shipping

Close to two years after its announcement, Venus Optics – the company behind Laowa – is now shipping its first cine zoom lens: the Laowa OOOM 25-100mm T/2.9 Cine. This lens covers Super35 sensors, but an extender will also be available in October for Full Frame sensors. Finally, a 1.33x anamorphic adapter will also be available in October. Let’s take a closer look at this new cine zoom! Image credit: Laowa Laowa OOOM 25-100mm T/2.9 Cine Zoom Features We first heard about the Laowa OOOM 25-100mm T/2.9 Cine during Photokina 2018. This cine zoom is the company’s first cine zoom, and it has impressive features: The Laowa OOOM can go from 25mm to 100mm, which makes it a four-times zoom, and it is parfocal.It has a constant T/2.9 aperture with nine aperture blades.The focus barrel has a rotation throw of 270 degrees, with close to zero focus breathing. The Laowa OOOM 25-100mm T/2.9 Cine has a minimum focus distance of 60cm/2 feet.This cine zoom covers Super35 sensors.The aperture, zoom, and focus ring have standard 0.8 mod/32 pitch gears for FIZ systems.The lens mount is user-interchangeable between PL, Canon EF, and Sony E mount. In September 2019, Laowa announced a 1.4x expander that makes the Laowa OOOM 25-100mm T/2.9 Cine compatible with Full Frame sensors. This expander converts the zoom range from 25-100mm to 35-140mm. However, you’ll lose one stop of light, making it a constant T/4.0 aperture zoom lens. Image credit: Laowa Also, a 1.33x rear anamorphic adapter was announced...

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Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 12 August, 2020

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