Venus Optics looks like they're going to have a busy 2021 with new lenses, yesterday we reported that the company would launch a new Laowa Argus line of f/0.95 prime lenses for various mirrorless mounts, but it appears they aren't done there.
According to Sony Addict, Venus Optics will also announce a 12-24mm f/5.6 lens for various full-frame mirrorless mounts, including Canon's RF mount.
Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 Specifications:
- Supported formats: Full size
- Focal length: 12-24mm
- Aperture: F5.6-F22
- Angle of view: 121.9 ° -84 °
- Lens configuration: 15 elements in 11 groups (2 aspherical elements, 3 ED lenses)
- Aperture blade: 5 pieces
- Shortest shooting distance: 15cm
- Maximum shooting magnification: 0.4x
- Size: φ69.4 × 74mm
- Weight: 497g
- Mount: Leica M, Nikon Z, Sony E, Canon RF
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And 0.4x magnification(y)
edit: hmm is the 0.4X on whole zoom range? not sure if all zoom work the same
This lens is 50mm only, so no zoom. If you are asking of the 12-24 can reproduce 0.4x at all focal lengths, you'd have to look at the patent/tech specs. Typically the max magnification only occurs at one end of the range.
Would someone even want macro at UWA focal lengths? I'd think the distortion would make it hard to make a pleasing subject. I'm asking honestly - I never really thought of macro reproduction at these FLs before.
-Brian
I didnt really try that wide but im interested in it , for shots of still life that we see big background or environment.
I am thinking this is intended for macro like shots but because it isn't 1:1 or greater they aren't calling it a macro. Some cmpanies will call ant thing a macro lens if they think it will sell lenses *cough* Canon *cough*.
The Laowa probe lens is some thing like 24mm F24. But it is at the top of my list of lenses I want becuase of the look it gives. 24 on FF is also really great indoors or if you are shooting widescreen for video.
How many lenses wider than 14mm are faster?
AFAIK, only Canon's EF 11-24mm f/4L and Sigma's 12-24mm f/4, and one stop isn't that much faster.
Added in editing: I missed the Venus 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D for Canon RF Cameras.
The new f/4 version? I had both f/4.5-5.6, and don't recall either being heavy.
Laowa 15mm F4 1:1 wide angle macro lens
The EF 800mm is f/5.6. Eck, that’s slow.
The RF 600mm & 800mm are f/11. Eck, that's ****ing slow.
EF 17-40mm, EF 24-70mm, and two EF 70-200mm f/4? Who'd buy them when there are f/2.8 versions?
A one stop difference isn't a lot, and f/5.6 isn't "eck, slow". Those are reasonable trade offs.