Chinese lens manufacturer Venus Optics announced in January the new Venus 60mm f/2. 8, an advertisement held and expected by professional photographers and photography enthusiasts, as this goal is the world’s first 2:1 macro lens with infinite focus. Since the release, reviews have been only positive. And yesterday, June 23, Venus Optics announced another great news for photographers: the new Laowa 15mm f/4 lens, which is the world’s largest 1:1 macro lens, which should soon be sold in Brazil and in a more accessible market. countries in Brazil, such as the United States.
This new goal is the first 1:1 macro lens with a 110 degree viewing angle, allowing photographers to immerse themselves in the world of wide-angle macro without using specific equipment and without having to specialize in this type of photography. Traditional macro lenses, the Laowa 15mm f/4 allows photographers to capture a wider context of the environment, and also allows recording the entire environment of the element captured by the photo, not just the “miniature world”. Do.
- The minimum working distance for the Laowa lens is 0.
- 47 cm.
- Which means that the capture element of the lens will practically touch the object to be photographed.
- However.
- Due to its innovative technology.
- The macro will not be limited to the object.
- But will represent the whole environment with a professional and artistic quality.
- With Venus Laowa.
- Photographers can focus with the camera very close to the element to be photographed and.
- At the same time.
- They can let the environment behind the element stand out.
- That for photographers and artistic photos.
- This is essential to convey the message of where the object lives.
- It is a photographic message.
The lens also duplicates the images because it is one?Super wide-angle lens with infinite focus when used as a full-size sensor camera. Behind the new Venus Laowa lens, there is a device in which it is possible to change certain camera specifications to 6 mm, allowing photographers to correct photographs distortions of landscapes and urban elements, such as buildings and houses.
The new Laowa 15 mm f/4 will be available for Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony A, Sony FE and Pentax K cameras. The sale is expected to begin in July this year in the United States at a price of $479. forecast for sale in Brazil, but photographers can expect it now.