Venus Optics is teasing two new adapters for their upcoming Laowa OOOM 25-100mm T/2.9 cine zoom lens. One adapter is the 1.4x Expander, which expands the image circle to cover full frame sensors (with 1-stop light loss and focal length transformation to 35-140mm). The second adapter is 1.33x Rear anamorphic adapter, which creates 2:1 widescreen image (with 1/2-stop light loss). Both adapters are in the early prototype stage but should be affordable. Laowa teased two new adapters for the OOOM cine lens. Venus Optics is a Chinese lens manufacturer producing unique manual lenses under the brand Laowa. Their first cine zoom lens Laowa OOOM (“out of our minds”) 25-100mm T/2.9 was first showcased as a prototype during Photokina 2018. Of course, we interviewed Laowa representatives during the show, tried the lens, and published a short video/article with few sample shots (link here). During NAB 2019, Venus Optics showcased the Laowa OOOM cine lens for the first time in the USA and they also shared some new information about it. They announced that the available EF and PL mounts will be user-interchangeable and that the lens will be priced at $6,500. The latest update regarding Laowa OOOM cine zoom contains information about two prototype adapters for this lens. What kind of adapters are those? Laowa 1.4x Expander Laowa 1.4x expander with the OOOM cine lens. The first adapter is a 1.4x Expander. Similar to Tokina’s expander, it can expand the Super 35 image circle to cover a full-frame sensor. The Laowa expander has...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 4 September, 2019