Overview
The Venus Optics Laowa 4.5-10mm f/2.8 CF Zoom Fisheye Lens for Sony E is an APS-C fisheye zoom lens designed to deliver dramatic ultra-wide perspectives with creative distortion effects. Covering an expansive 175-180° angle of view, this compact manual-focus lens transitions from a circular fisheye effect at 4.5mm to a rectangular fisheye look at 10mm, providing versatile visual styles within a single lens. Its constant f/2.8 maximum aperture supports low-light shooting while also enabling fast shutter speeds for action sports, astrophotography, interiors, and experimental creative work.
Despite its ultra-wide field of view, the lens remains lightweight and portable, making it ideal for handheld shooting setups, travel kits, drone content creation, and vlogging applications. A close minimum focusing distance of just 10 cm allows for exaggerated foreground emphasis and immersive close-up compositions with strong spatial separation. The parfocal zoom design helps maintain focus throughout the zoom range, making the lens especially useful for video workflows requiring smooth zoom transitions without constant refocusing.
Core Features
- The dual fisheye design produces a circular fisheye image at 4.5mm and a rectangular fisheye effect at 10mm for expanded creative flexibility.
- A constant f/2.8 maximum aperture delivers consistent exposure performance throughout the zoom range and supports low-light shooting conditions.
- The expansive 175-180° field of view is well suited for immersive landscapes, panoramas, architecture, and astrophotography.
- A close minimum focusing distance of 10 cm enables dramatic foreground exaggeration and highly dynamic close-up perspectives.
- The parfocal optical design maintains focus while zooming, making the lens particularly useful for video recording applications.
- Its compact and lightweight construction enhances portability for travel, drone setups, and handheld content creation.
Parfocal Zoom Design for Video Workflows
Designed to maintain focus throughout the zoom range, the lens provides smooth and reliable zoom transitions during filming. This parfocal behavior minimizes interruptions during recording and reduces the need for focus corrections while changing focal lengths.
Creative Ultra-Wide Close-Up Perspectives
With the ability to focus as close as 10 cm, the lens can create highly exaggerated spatial relationships between subjects and backgrounds. Combined with the ultra-wide fisheye perspective and bright aperture, this enables distinctive close-up compositions with immersive environmental context.
Portable Fisheye Lens for Travel and Content Creation
The lightweight 338 g design makes the lens easy to integrate into compact Sony APS-C camera kits. Its portability benefits vloggers, travel shooters, and creators looking to achieve dramatic fisheye imagery without carrying larger specialty optics.
Optical
| Focal Length | 4.5 to 10mm |
| Maximum Aperture | f/2.8 |
| Minimum Aperture | f/22 |
| Lens Format Coverage | APS-C |
| Angle of View | 180° to 175° |
| Minimum Focus Distance | 10 cm |
| Maximum Magnification | 0.27x |
| Macro Reproduction Ratio | 1:4.3 |
| Optical Design | 13 Elements in 9 Groups |
| Aperture/Iris Blades | 9 |
General
| Lens Mount | Sony E |
| Focus Type | Manual Focus |
| Image Stabilization | No |
Physical
| Dimensions | Diameter: 68.9 mm, Length: 59.3 mm |
| Weight | 338 g |
What's Included
- Venus Optics Laowa 4.5-10mm f/2.8 CF Zoom Fisheye Lens (Sony E)
- Front Lens Cap
- Rear Lens Cap
- Barcode: 90779
- UPC Barcode: 6940486798623
- Supplier Code: VE451028SE