Venus Optics Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 Overview
From tight interior spaces to vast landscapes, the Venus Optics Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom Lens lets you compose your shots with ease. Designed for Leica L-mount mirrorless cameras, this compact and lightweight lens is an excellent choice for landscape, cityscape, and architectural shooting. Well-suited for travel photography, the lens also features a 5.9" minimum focusing distance for dramatic wide-angle macro shots. Additionally, the lens is engineered with five aperture blades, which create dynamic 10-point sun stars when shooting towards a strong light source.
The lens's optical design incorporates both extra-low dispersion and aspherical elements in order to correct a variety of aberrations and distortions for sharper, clearer image quality and accurate color rendering. Additionally, a Frog Eye Coating has been applied to repel dust and moisture from the front element of the lens to benefit working in trying environmental conditions.
- Ultra-wide-angle zoom designed for full-frame Leica L-mount mirrorless cameras, this 10-18mm lens can also be used with APS-C models where it provides an 18-36mm equivalent focal length range.
- 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.
- Manual focus design permits working with subjects as close as 5.6" away for dramatic wide-angle macro photography.
- Five diaphragm blades create crisp 10-point sun-stars when photographing point light sources with smaller aperture sizes.
- A Frog Eye Coating has been applied to repel both dust and moisture for added protection when working in inclement conditions.
Venus Optics Laowa 12-24mm F/5.6 Specs
| Focal Length | 12 to 24mm |
| Maximum Aperture | f/5.6 |
| Minimum Aperture | f/22 |
| Lens Mount | Leica L |
| Lens Format Coverage | Full-Frame |
| Angle of View | 84° to 121.9° |
| Minimum Focus Distance | 5.9" / 15 cm |
| Maximum Magnification | 0.4x |
| Optical Design | 15 Elements in 11 Groups |
| Diaphragm Blades | 5 |
| Focus Type | Manual Focus |
| Image Stabilization | No |
| Filter Size | 77 mm (Front) |
| Weight | 17.5 oz / 497 g |
- Venus Optics Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6 Zoom Lens for Leica L
- Front and Rear Lens Caps
- Lens Hood
- Barcode: 66260
- UPC Barcode: 6940486704686
- Supplier Code: VE1224L