Laowa 12mm f2.8 was released on the US platform and said it is expected to hit a new high

"Qiming in the east, Chang Gung in the west", the domestic lens manufacturer "Chang Gung Optics" recently launched the fourth lens "LAOWA D-Dreamer (Zero-D) 12mm F2.8". It is said that the manufacturer This lens is said to be a zero-distortion lens. The specific situation remains to be judged by the judges themselves.

Laowa lens

According to its official website, it is the interchangeable lens with the widest field of view under the full-frame F2.8 lens, and it also improves the 2 - 5% distortion and edge sharpness issues. The so-called Zero-D means Zero Distortion, which sounds quite powerful.

LAOWA D-Dreamer (Zero-D) 12mm F2.8

What’s interesting is that this time they will no longer sell it directly on the official website/Taobao, but first. The U.S. Kickstarter website raises funds. Although in recent years, Lomography has also regarded it as a pre-sale platform, which is very convenient for both promotion and sales. However, Chinese companies only use the U.S. platform to publish, which is also quite interesting. They also said that "it is expected to create a Chinese company in the United States." The record high on the Kickstarter platform rectifies the name of Chinese optical companies and Chinese brand lenses," which is like a certification.

Chang Gung Optics Laowa lens

The specifications of the lens are as follows:

Lens number: LAOWA D-Dreamer (Zero-D ) 12mm F2.8 (nearly zero distortion, so it is also called ZERO-D)

Focus distance: 12mm

Aperture: F2.8

Field of view : 122°

Lens structure: 16 elements in 10 groups (2 aspherical glass elements, 3 low-dispersion glass elements)

Aperture blades: 7 elements

Minimum Aperture: F22

Minimum photographic distance (object-image distance): 18cm

Maximum magnification: 0.2x

Focus drive mode: Manual (MF) < /p>

Filter diameter: Do not use filters directly

Lens size (diameter/length): approximately Φ74.8×82.2 mm

Weight: approximately 609 grams< /p>

Lens Specifications

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Appreciation of some samples

In terms of price, the standard price on Kickstarter should be USD 949, which is approximately equivalent to The price is RMB 6,300 and is expected to be shipped in September.

Some lens samples are as follows:

Sample shooting

Sample effect

Upward shot

Night shot

Upward shot Photographing buildings

Lighting effects

Wide-angle shooting

Night view of buildings

Portrait shooting

Fireworks shooting