{"id":138643,"date":"2021-11-30T04:15:25","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T04:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techweekmag.com\/?p=138643"},"modified":"2021-11-30T04:16:49","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T04:16:49","slug":"venus-optics-unveils-laowa-85mm-f5-6-ultra-macro-for-sony-e-nikon-z-canon-rf-and-leica-m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/photo\/venus-optics-unveils-laowa-85mm-f5-6-ultra-macro-for-sony-e-nikon-z-canon-rf-and-leica-m\/","title":{"rendered":"Venus Optics unveils Laowa 85mm F5.6 Ultra Macro for Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF and Leica M"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.venuslens.net\/product\/laowa-85mm-f-5-6-2x-ultra-macro-apo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Venus Optics has<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0officially unveiled and started selling the new\u00a0<strong>Laowa 85mm F5.6 Ultra Macro APO<\/strong>\u00a0manual macro lens\u00a0for Sony, Nikon, Canon and Leica M mirrorless cameras. Photos, optical layout and lens specifications have been published.<\/p>\n<div id=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-counter-1\" class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper \" style=\"width:662px;\" data-g1-fluid-width=\"662\" data-g1-fluid-height=\"372\">\n<div class=\"g1-fluid-wrapper-inner\" style=\"padding-bottom:56.19335347432%;\">\n\t       <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Laowa 85mm f\/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO - 2X Magnification Showreel\" width=\"662\" height=\"372\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S1Q-mhTvErs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\t       <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>MTF plots and optical design<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Laowa 85mm F5.6 Ultra Macro APO\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/219_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"477\" height=\"700\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Laowa 85mm F5.6 Ultra Macro APO Specifications<\/h2>\n<table class=\"table\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Sensor format:<\/td>\n<td>full frame<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Focal length:<\/td>\n<td>85 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bayonets:<\/td>\n<td>Sony FE, Nikon Z, Canon RF and Leica M<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Maximum aperture:<\/td>\n<td>F5.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Optical design:<\/td>\n<td>9 elements in 13 groups<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Special optical elements:<\/td>\n<td>3 extra fine<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Diaphragm:<\/td>\n<td>7-petal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Minimum focusing distance:<\/td>\n<td>16.3 cm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Viewing angle:<\/td>\n<td>28.55 \u00b0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Maximum magnification:<\/td>\n<td>x2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Focusing:<\/td>\n<td>manual<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Focusing mechanism:<\/td>\n<td>interior<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Filter thread diameter:<\/td>\n<td>46 mm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dimensions:<\/td>\n<td>\u00d853 x 81 mm (Sony E)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weight (with two covers and hood):<\/td>\n<td>310g (Canon RF), 314g (Nikon Z), 291g (Sony FE), 289g (Leica M)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/220_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"975\" height=\"459\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/221_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1210\" height=\"684\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Sample photos<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"\u00a9 Alberto Ghizzi Panizza\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/222_techweek.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>What are the prices?<\/h2>\n<p>The lens is already available to order from Venus Optics for $ 449 (for Canon RF, Nikon Z, Sony E) and $ 499 (for Leica M).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Venus Optics has\u00a0officially unveiled and started selling the new\u00a0Laowa 85mm F5.6 Ultra Macro APO\u00a0manual macro lens\u00a0for Sony, Nikon, Canon and Leica M mirrorless cameras. Photos, optical layout and lens specifications have been published. MTF plots and optical design &nbsp; Laowa 85mm F5.6 Ultra Macro APO Specifications Sensor format: full frame Focal length: 85 mm Bayonets: [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/photo\/venus-optics-unveils-laowa-85mm-f5-6-ultra-macro-for-sony-e-nikon-z-canon-rf-and-leica-m\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10404,"featured_media":138645,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[651],"tags":[779],"class_list":{"0":"post-138643","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-photo","8":"tag-news"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10404"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138643"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138643\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}