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No, you're not dreaming: the Venus Optics Laowa 12mm f/2.8 FF II C&D Dreamer is coming next week

This full-frame ultra-wide prime is Laowa's second to boast autofocus – if you've got a Nikon or Sony mirrorless – but Canon and L-mount users will have to make do with focusing manually

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Venus Optics Laowa 15mm f/4.5 0.5x Macro review: get ultra-close and ultra-wide with this intriguing prime lens

The Laowa 15mm f/4.5 0.5x Macro is a lens that can deliver extreme close-ups of small objects, set against the context of their surroundings

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Venus Optics Laowa 8-15mm f/2.8 FF Zoom Fisheye review: it’s like two fisheye lenses in one, giving you full creative control

The Laowa 8-15mm f/2.8 FF Zoom Fisheye covers all the bases for various full-frame mirrorless cameras, working as both a circular and diagonal fisheye at either end of its zoom range

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These two wildly different photos were shot with the same lens. Laowa 8-15mm f/2.8 crams two classic fisheye looks into one zoom

The new Laowa 8-15mm f/2.8 captures both circular and rectangular fisheye effects on mirrorless cameras

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Why photographers are ditching branded lenses for low-cost indie alternatives

The ‘first-party’ and ‘third-party’ distinction is now irrelevant. What matters is the product quality

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This new lens mixes close focusing with an ultra-wide view for eclectic macro images

The Laowa 15mm f/4.5 0.5x Macro meshes ultra-wide and close-ups in a multi-mount manual focus lens

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Laowa Proteus 2x 26-45mm & 45-85mm T2.9 Anamorphic Cine Lens review

I tried Laowa’s anamorphic zooms and they really hit the spot

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Laowa announces world’s widest probe zoom lens at NAB Show

Laowa pushes boundaries with its first-ever probe zoom lens in a waterproof tubular design, featuring an innovative 90-degree module

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Laowa launches first-ever shift lenses for cinematographers

Laowa's Latest Cine Lenses Bring Zero-Distortion and Shift Capability to the Big Screen

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Laowa goes WIDE as it releases 4 new super wide-angle cine lenses designed for VistaVision

Laowa launches 4 cine lenses including the 'widest rectilinear full-frame lens available in cinematography'

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Photographer ‘dreams big’ using his graphic design background to craft mind-bending, dream-like images

Digital artist Felix ‘dreams big’ using his graphic design background to craft dream-like images for big brands like Audi and Cadbury

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Laowa is known for its weird lenses – and the brand’s next optics will fill gaps in specialist tilt-shift and fisheye lenses

Laowa revealed a list of five upcoming lenses during the CP+ show in Japan

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Laowa teases world's-first zoom probe lens

The masters of bizarre macro lenses are back with another probe lens, and this time it'll have zoom

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Hold my beer: DZO launches probe zoom lens, Laowa says "Mine will be better"

Just as DZOFilm unveils its new 18-28mm probe zoom lens, Laowa teases its own that will "outperform competitors"

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12 lenses of Christmas: Canon joins the Dark Side

The writing was on the wall for Canon’s long line of bright white 70-200mm f/2.8 zooms. The new contender went to the dark side.

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12 lenses of Christmas: Another world-first, as off-brand glass reigns supreme

Not just another ‘shift’ lens, Laowa throws zoom functionality into the mix.

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12 lenses of Christmas: US$26,000 glass and new options for DSLRs!

Sigma unveils the new and improved Mark II version of its trinity standard zoom

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12 lenses of Christmas: from super-fast f/1 glass to super-cheap $160 optics!

After the festive season of punishment to the bank balance, Viltrox announced an unfeasibly inexpensive lens.

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12 lenses of Christmas: Recapping the top-class glass of 2024, from 3D VR lenses to 1200mm telephotos!

Venus Optics announced the Laowa FF II 10mm f/2.8 C&D Dreamer as its first ever autofocus lens.

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Laowa launches new range of anamorphic cine lenses

Laowa's large format Nanomorph LF series has been designed for discerning filmmakers

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Laowa FFII TS 100mm F2.8 Macro 1X review: a real do-it-all lens with tilt, shift and full 1:1 macro

The Venus Optics Laowa FFII TS 100mm F2.8 Macro 1X delivers a veritable feast of tilt, shift and macro shooting options for wide-ranging mirrorless full-frame and medium format camera systems.

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Cheaper, lighter, finer, stronger – Laowa launches new series of full-frame macro cine lenses

Laowa launches the Sword Series of full-frame macro cine lenses designed to balance affordability and optical quality

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Laowa releases another 'world first' with new 60mm anamorphic macro cine lens

Laowa continues to innovate, releasing yet another 'world first' for its Nanomorph range of affordable cine lenses

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Cookie-sized and ultra-wide: Laowa's latest lens is a sweet treat for your camera

Laowa has just launched an ultra-wide Cookie camera lens for all full-frame mirrorless mounts

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Weekly Wash: the 5 biggest camera news stories of the week (Nov 10)

New camera Nikon, new lenses from Laowa and Hasselblad, compact camera comeback continues, and the latest on the 3.2 GIGAPIXEL camera

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