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Venus Optics Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens for Leica L

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Venus Optics Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens for Leica L
Key Features
  • L-Mount Lens/APS-C Format
  • 6mm (35mm Equivalent)
  • Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/16
  • 210° Angle of View
Presenting an immensely wide field of view within a truly compact package, the Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye provides a huge 210° angle of view for Leica L mirrorless cameras. As a circular fisheye, this lens is characterized by its noticeable distortion and bulb-like visual appearance. The greater-than-180° angle of view also enables making full 360° stitched panoramas with just two shots. The lens also sports a bright f/2.8 design for working in available lighting conditions and its manual focus design permits working with subjects as close as 3.1" away for true close-up shooting. Additionally, the fisheye design retains almost full depth of field when stopped down to f/5.6 for consistent and even sharpness.
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Venus Optics Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye Overview

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Presenting an immensely wide field of view within a truly compact package, the Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye provides a huge 210° angle of view for Leica L mirrorless cameras. As a circular fisheye, this lens is characterized by its noticeable distortion and bulb-like visual appearance. The greater-than-180° angle of view also enables making full 360° stitched panoramas with just two shots. The lens also sports a bright f/2.8 design for working in available lighting conditions and its manual focus design permits working with subjects as close as 3.1" away for true close-up shooting. Additionally, the fisheye design retains almost full depth of field when stopped down to f/5.6 for consistent and even sharpness.

Ultra wide-angle 4mm f/2.8 prime is designed for Leica L-mount mirrorless cameras and provides a 6mm equivalent focal length.
Bright f/2.8 maximum aperture is well-suited to working in low and difficult lighting conditions.
Exceptionally wide 210° angle of view along with a circular fisheye design produces a highly distorted image for creative applications as well as the potential to stitch images together for full 360° panoramas.
Manual focus design offers a minimum focusing distance of 3.1".
Lightweight and small design makes this lens suitable for use on drones as well as being ideal for VR imaging, action sports filming, or virtual tours.

Venus Optics Laowa 4mm f/2.8 FisheyeSpecs

Key Specs
Focal Length
4mm (35mm Equivalent: 6mm)
Maximum Aperture
f/2.8
Lens Mount
L-Mount
Lens Format Coverage
APS-C
Focus Type
Manual Focus
Image Stabilization
No
Filter Size
No
Maximum Aperture
f/2.8
Minimum Aperture
f/16
Lens Mount
L-Mount
Lens Format Coverage
APS-C
Angle of View
210°
Minimum Focus Distance
3.15" / 8 cm
Maximum Magnification
0.11x
Optical Design
7 Elements in 6 Groups
Diaphragm Blades
7
Focus Type
Manual Focus
Image Stabilization
No
Filter Size
No
Dimensions (ø x L)
1.8 x 1" / 45.2 x 25.5 mm
Weight
4.8 oz / 135 g
Packaging Info
Package Weight
0.75 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
3.8 x 3.8 x 3.4"

Venus Optics Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye Reviews

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When used on the Panasonic Lumix S5, is the grip ...

When used on the Panasonic Lumix S5, is the grip visible?
Asked by: Matthew
The Venus Optics Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens for Leica L will see the grip on the Panasonic Lumix S5 and produce a tiny image. This lens is for cameras with an APS-C size sensor.
Answered by: Lawrence C
Date published: 2024-01-03

Would the L mount version of this lens clear the ...

Would the L mount version of this lens clear the grip on the Lumix S1 or S5?
Asked by: Andrew
Unfortunately this lens will see the handgrip of Panasonic Lumix S1.
Answered by: Llinelva D
Date published: 2021-06-01

do this lens work fine with fx3 and fx6 full ...

do this lens work fine with fx3 and fx6 full frame cameras?
Asked by: adan
The Venus Optics Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens for Sony E will work on a full frame camera but it will only produce a small circle in the frame. It is made for use with a crop sensor.
Answered by: Dan W
Date published: 2024-07-17

Will this work on a Canon R5? How much of the ...

Will this work on a Canon R5? How much of the senaor would be "wasted?"
Asked by: Bruce
The Venus Optics Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens for Canon RF only provides a circular fisheye in the APS-C sized area of the sensor. This would not use any of the larger Full-Frame sensor area of the Canon EOS R5 Mirrorless Camera at all.
Answered by: Yaakov
Date published: 2024-07-19

If I zoom in with this lens on my nikon z30 will ...

If I zoom in with this lens on my nikon z30 will the vignetting get smaller and be in the corners?
Asked by: aidan
The Venus Optics Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens for Nikon Z is for Nikon Z cameras with an APS-C size sensor, including the Nikon Z30 Mirrorless Camera. The lens does produce a circular image. This is not a zoom lens; you could crop out the black border in post but will end up with a small file.
Answered by: Lawrence C
Date published: 2023-06-27

Does this lens mount on a RF mount as well?

Does this lens mount on a RF mount as well?
Asked by: Vidya
No, this is for an EF-M mount only.
Answered by: Rob
Date published: 2020-07-08

Will this give me a full circular image on the ...

Will this give me a full circular image on the Canon M models or will some of the circle be cropped ? If it’s full how much black edge is there?
Asked by: Mark
The Venus Optics Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens for Canon EF-M will give you a full circle on all Canon M mirrorless cameras. If you click on the product photo you will see a link for Customer Photos. This way you could see the images this lens will create.
Answered by: Lawrence C
Date published: 2021-04-09

does this lens work with Sony A7rii mirrorless?

does this lens work with Sony A7rii mirrorless?
Asked by: Stephanie
Yes, it will work but this is for a cropped sensor camera (aps-c) so you will be using about 40% of the sensor on the A7r2 and reducing resolution by about 40%.
Answered by: Rob
Date published: 2020-08-28
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