The Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D is the world’s widest lens for FUJIFILM GFX medium format mirrorless cameras. It features close-to-zero distortion with a 113° angle of view and full-frame equivalent of 13mm. The lens also has an 86mm front filtert thread. It is now available for pre-order for US $1,199 and will start shipping from mid August. Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D for GFX. Source: Venus Optics The Chinese lens manufacturer Venus Optics is known for designing unique lenses under their brand Laowa. You might still remember the unique Laowa 24mm f/14 macro probe lens, which we reviewed last summer. The company seems to focus a lot on the ultra-wide end, when it comes to focal lengths. This new lens kind of confirms that trend – the Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D is the world’s widest lens for the FUJIFILM GFX medium format (or large format if you will) cameras. Laowa 17mm f/4 Ultra-Wide GFX Zero-D Lens Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D for GFX. Source: Venus Optics Before this lens, the widest lens for the GFX cameras was the FUJINON GF 23mm f/4. The sensor size of the FUJIFILM GFX cameras results in a crop factor of 0.79x (when compared to full-frame cameras), so its full-frame equivalent would be close to 18mm. That is already pretty wide, but Venus Optics knew they could make it even wider. Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D field of view compared with FUJINON 23mm. Credit: Jonas Rask As I mentioned, the new Laowa 17mm f/4 Zero-D is the world’s widest native...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 5 August, 2019