Venus Optics announces LAOWA 25mm F2.8 2.5-5X ULTRA MACRO lens

March 8, 2018
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LAOWA 25mm F2.8 2.5-5X ULTRA MACRO

Well, this is a weird lens, but I am pretty sure it’s a cool lens too. Venus Optics unveiled the LAOWA 25mm F2.8 2.5-5X ULTRA MACRO lens. The LAOWA 25mm will be available in Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K, Sony FE mounts. Price is $399, and pre-orders are possible on Venus Optics’ site, shipping will start late March.

Above: LAOWA 25mm F2.8 2.5-5X ULTRA MACRO review by Photo By Richard

LAOWA 25mm F2.8 2.5-5X ULTRA MACRO

Press release (via DPReview)

LAOWA 25mm F2.8 2.5-5X ULTRA MACRO

SiteLong Japan Co., Ltd. announces the new product “LAOWA 25 mm F 2.8 2.5-5 X ULTRA MACRO” of LAOWA (Venus Optics). LAOWA 25mm F2.8 2.5-5x ULTRA MACRO is a macro exclusive lens with a magnification of 2.5x to 5x.

Product Overview

Product name LAOWA 25mm F2.8 2.5-5x ULTRA MACRO
Suggested retail price Open price
Expected market price TBD
Scheduled release date around early April 2018

Main Product Features

It is a macro lens for full size of manual focus.
The shortest shooting distance is 173 to 223.5mm and shooting magnification 2.5 to 5 times is available.
It is possible to secure a working distance of 40mm (5 times) to 45mm (2.5 times) by optical design with a special configuration. It can correspond to various lighting to obtain better shooting result.
By adopting ultra low dispersion lens (UD lens), by appropriately suppressing chromatic aberration and color fringe, it is possible to capture images with high sharpness and high color reproducibility.
Each lens is coated with multilayer coating, minimizing ghost and flare. Therefore, under a strong light source, it is possible to take pictures with a very high contrast and neutral color.
Adopting a metal enclosure with excellent robustness.
It is compact, lightweight and excellent in portability.