Venus Laowa has simply launched the 15mm f/4.5 1:2 macro lens obtainable for Nikon Z, Canon EF, Sony E, Nikon F, Canon RF, and L-mounts. Venus is well-known for making quite a lot of distinctive macro lenses, and this 15mm f/4.5 macro is one other one. It has a most magnification of 1:2, which at 15mm will give a definite look to your macro pictures.
Listed here are the whole specs on your data:
- Focal Size: 15mm
- Mount: Nikon Z, Canon EF, Sony E, Nikon F, Canon RF, L
- Autofocus: No
- Filter: 62mm
- Aperture Vary: f/4.5-32
- Angle of View: 110.5º
- Working Distance: 1.4″ (36mm) from entrance factor
- Optical Design: 16 Components, 11 Teams
- Aperture Blades: 5
- Size: 47.7mm (1.9″)
- Weight: 308g (10.9oz)
The brand new lens has 5 aperture blades and 16 parts in 11 teams. Two of these parts are aspherical parts, and it’s imagined to be well-corrected for distortion, probably making it usable for structure and really wide-angle landscapes, not simply macro pictures.
In fact, the best side of this lens is its 15mm focal size, which creates a really completely different look than the everyday 50-100mm macro lens. Extension tubes are sometimes tough to make use of on extensive angle lenses, so that is realistically one of many few methods to attain such a glance. This new Laowa lens has a 36mm (1.4″) working distance from the entrance factor at most magnification.
What’s the distinction is between this lens and Laowa’s older 15mm f/4 macro for DSLRs? The obvious is that the outdated lens went all the way in which to 1:1 magnification, whereas this lens reaches only one:2 on the most. The older lens additionally had the weird characteristic of including shift capabilities if utilizing the lens on an APS-C digicam.
Though you do sacrifice 1:1 magnification with the brand new lens, you additionally get a weight financial savings (308g down from 410g) and a size financial savings as effectively (47.7mm down from 64.6mm). Additionally, the MSRP is $399 down from $499. Whether or not there was a picture high quality enchancment stays to be seen, however it wouldn’t shock me.
General, I’d say that the newer lens could be extra appropriate for many, so long as you don’t plan on going previous 1:2. For frogs, butterflies, and medium-sized flowers, that needs to be sufficient, however those that actually crave essentially the most magnification would possibly nonetheless need to take a look at the older lens.
I’ve to confess, I’d love to do this lens and I would get myself a duplicate. I have already got one in every of Venus’s 2X macro lenses and have been actually impressed by its efficiency, and I count on this new lens to be fairly good as effectively.
If you happen to’d prefer to get a duplicate, its anticipated availability date is Might 22, and you may pre-order it for $399 with these hyperlinks beneath at B&H Picture to assist Images Life!
The lens can also be obtainable for Sony E mount on Venus Laowa’s web site however as of now, no B&H hyperlink is offered.