Venus Optics Laowa 4mm F2.8 Fish eye Lens for L Mount

The “Anhui ChangGeng Optical Technology Company Limited”, which sells its lenses under “Venus Optics” and the “Laowa” brand, has recently announced a new Laowa 4mm F2.8 Fish eye Lens for L-mount.

The Venus Optics Laowa 4mm F2.8 Fisheye for L-Mount offers 210 degrees angle of view with a circular fisheye perspective. With two combined images, 360-degree panoramas can be created. The large angle of view in connection with the high light intensity of f2.8 also makes the lens interesting for astrophotographers. With its low weight of 196 grams, the lens is also well suited for use with drones. It is also very compact with a length of 33 mm and a diameter of only 57 mm. The focus is just as manual as the aperture setting.

The Leica lens weighs only 4.8 oz making it extremely portable and allows photographers to have creative shots anywhere, anytime. The lens can also be mounted on DJI Inspire X5 cameras for creating unique captures.

The compact size and light weight also make it perfect for various shooting set up such as selfies, vlog, skateboard shooting, 360° panorama, VR imaging, virtual tours, or even fly with drones. Smarten up your aerial shots with an angle that no one else has ever seen.

Price and availability

The Laowa 4mm F2.8 Circular Fisheye for L-Mount is now available on the Bhphotovideo.com store for $199.

Laowa 4mm F2.8 Specifications

• Focal length: 4mm
• Light intensity: 1: 2.8
• Optical structure: 7 elements in 6 groups
• Aperture range: 2.8 to 16
• Number of aperture blades: 7
• Aperture setting: manual
• Angle of view: 210 °
• Format coverage: APS-C
• Close focus limit: 8 mm
• Max image scale: 1: 9
• Focus: manual
• Filter thread: none
• Mount: L-mount
• Dimensions: 57 x 33 mm
• Weight: 196 g

Recently, NiSi Optics has also made available its 15mm f4 Sunstar wide angle lens for full-frame L-mount cameras and is priced at $579. This lens was first released in January with Canon RF, Nikon Z, Fujifilm X, and Sony E mount.