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Brand | LAOWA |
Focal Length Description | 12 mm |
Lens Type | Wide Angle |
Compatible Mountings | Canon EF |
Camera Lens Description | 12 month |
About this item
- Ultra wide-angle prime designed for full-frame Canon EF-mount DSLRs, this 12mm f/2.8 can also be used with APS-C models where it provides a 19.2mm equivalent focal length.
- Bright f/2.8 maximum aperture is well-suited to working in low and difficult lighting conditions.
- Rectilinear design renders subjects with minimal distortion in order to suit landscape and architectural applications.
- Three extra-low dispersion elements reduce chromatic aberrations and color fringing for increased clarity and color neutrality. Two aspherical elements are also featured to limit spherical aberrations for improved sharpness.
- A Frog Eye Coating has been applied to repel both dust and moisture for added protection when working in inclement conditions.
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Value for money | 5.0 | 4.1 | — | 4.6 | — | — |
Picture quality | 4.2 | — | — | 4.2 | — | 4.7 |
Sold By | CameraSpot | Amazon.com | Willoughby's Established 1898 | Amazon.com | Web Offers | Minty Gadgets (we track serial numbers) |
lens type | Wide Angle | Wide Angle | Wide Angle | Macro | Wide Angle | Ultra-Wide Angle Zoom Lens |
compatible mountings | Canon EF | Sony E | Canon EF | Canon RF | Canon EF | Canon EF |
lens design | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Zoom | Zoom |
focus type | Auto Focus | Auto Focus | Auto Focus | Auto Focus | Manual Focus, Auto Focus | automatic |
minimum focal length | — | — | 14 millimeters | 16 millimeters | 24 millimeters | 11 millimeters |
max focal length | — | — | 14 millimeters | — | 24 millimeters | 24 millimeters |
fixed focal length | 12 millimeters | 12 millimeters | 14 millimeters | 16 millimeters | 24 millimeters | 24 millimeters |
real angle of view | — | 99.1 degrees | 104 degrees | 108 degrees | 84 degrees | — |
model name | — | ROIO12AFE | ef | CNRF16F28 | — | CRTCNEF1124USM |
Product Description
The Ultra Wide Angle Lens is one of the most important lenses that every photographer can have in his camera bag. There are many costly ultra wide angle lenses in the market, varying in price from hundreds to a few thousand dollars. However, these UWA lens are not perfect. They suffer from dramatic barrel distortion, poor peripheral sharpness or huge physical size. Venus therefore spent a lot of time to come up with a design which is truly perfect and overcome the frustration of photographers. That's where the LAOWA 12mm f/2.8 ZERO-D comes from. Ultra Wide Angle lenses in the market tend to suffer an optical distortion rate from 2 to 5, which causes straight lines to bend. The LAOWA lens features a *close-to-zero distortion rate that you can barely notice with your eye. (* The aforementioned close-to-zero distortion rate is measured from shooting objects at infinity focus. The distortion rate may vary for shorter object distance. Only Optical Distortion (Barrel/ Pincushion/ Moustache) is covered here.) The LAOWA 12mm f/2.8 Lens covers an ultra-wide 122° angle of view for you to create an outstanding landscape or architecture shot that no others can compare to. Shooting interior shots will also become much easier. Your house will become spacious and impactful in your photo even if you are shooting a small area. Do not forget, this is also perhaps the world's widest rectilinear f/2.8 lens. Optical performance is what Venus Laowa will never compromise. The optical design features a 16 lens elements in 10 groups with 3 Extra-Low Dispersion Elements and 2 Aspherical Elements. This patented optical design delivers a high resolution from corner to corner, even in a wide open (f/2.8) situation. Chromatic Aberration has also been controlled to the minimal. Weight is merely 1.34 lbs (609g), making the LAOWA Lens an every-day lens. It is really small compared to other Ultra Wide Angle lenses in the market. You finally do not need to bring a hefty piece of glass for work and tr
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Product Dimensions | 2.36 x 1.77 x 3.54 inches |
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Item Weight | 1.34 pounds |
ASIN | B01N6KZ61U |
Item model number | VE1228C |
Customer Reviews |
3.9 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #1,697 in SLR Camera Lenses |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | January 4, 2017 |
Manufacturer | Laowa |
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Customers like the sturdiness and quality of the camera lenses. They mention that it's very well built, and feels expensive and substantial. Some say it' is a great lens and really impressive for real estate and astro-landscape photography.
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Customers are satisfied with the sturdiness of the lens. They mention that it is well-built, and feels expensive and substantial.
"...Overall I am happy with the lens, build quality it great, the clicks on the aperture ring lock in place and does not feel loose at all...." Read more
"...This lens is amazing. It is very solid, and feels great to use...." Read more
"...The build quality is very nice and the metal construction makes it feel expensive, sturdy and substantial...." Read more
"...And the edges were not good. Build quality is fine, but that does not apply to the optical quality. Canon glass puts this to shame." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the quality of the camera lenses. They mention that it is a great lens and really impressive lens for real estate and astro-landscape photography.
"...This lens is amazing. It is very solid, and feels great to use...." Read more
"This is a really impressive lens for real estate and astro-landscape photography...." Read more
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1. At a f/2.8 this lens does not handle sunflares the best when shooting at goldern hour
And 2. Due to the nature of the fish eye pupil you wont just be able to throw a filter on, you need a matte box, this is not a big deal but something you should plan around if you want to use a pro mist filter or something along those lines. Overall I am happy with the lens, build quality it great, the clicks on the aperture ring lock in place and does not feel loose at all. Overall if you "need" IS (image stabilization) and autofocus then this lens is NOT for you, the previous reviews with low ratings for the "missing features" is totally BS. Please read and understand what you are investing in. For video this is a great lens and since it is so wide even at a f/2.8 you still have alot in focus so real estate walk throughs can 100% be done.
As any wide lens, the side edges tend to stretch and but anything withing the picture, all verticals are perfect.
I've used this lens for real estate photography, but I'm hoping to test it with landscape and milky way photography. As soon as I get any results, I'll update this review.
*update*
I will add that I originally bought this for my crop sensor camera (Canon SL2) and so it was a 19mm equivalent on that camera body, I’ve now tried it on a full Frame camera and 12mm on a full frame is astonishingly wide. You don’t get a good feel of this lens’ “ability” until it’s on a full frame camera
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Pesa bastante y no hay paradas de stop entre los números f, es decir va directamente de 2.8 a 4, luego a 5,6, luego a 8... sin pasos intermedios. Bastante luminosa, un 2.8.
La única pega para mí es no poder usar fliltros ND de rosca, te venden un cacharro aparte pero muy aparatoso para mi modo de trabajar. Con un poco de cinta en el parasol que trae voy a hacerle un apaño para sostener mi ND8 ahí :)
Lente nitida, luminosa, piccola, ben fatta e facile da usare.