Laowa lens products at the CP Plus show
New Laowa (Venus lens) products at the CP+ show
New specialist lenses from Laowa
Keith has removed all Google ads. Too many deceptive and irritating adverts.
Any ad links left are non tracking, to companies we know, trust and we've worked with for years [Park Cameras]
Ads helped pay for site running costs, so if you found something useful, please
...Make small KoFi donation?
...Subscribe to Keith's YouTube Channel
...Get Keith's book about how to use tilt/shift lenses
Our site contains affiliate links - these help support the site. See our Advertising policies for more
The CP+ show is running in Japan, and amongst the products on display are a range of new lenses from Laowa (Venus lens).
As ever, having a lens on show at a trade show does not mean it’s in production, and Laowa are asking for feedback as to what people want.
We’ve reviewed several of their lenses and they make some interesting stuff (check the Laowa section in the category list at the right).
Check what products are currently available from Venus Optics
The lenses on show include a 25mm 2.5-5x macro, 15/2.8 Sony FE, 24mm relay lens, tilt and shift converters and a 7.5mm f2 MFT lens.
Please feel free to comment – I’ll pass info on to my contacts at Laowa.
Personally I’d like to test the 25mm Macro and that rather odd looking relay lens…
24mm relay lens
Here some example footage from using the 24mm relay lens, showing the waterproof cover and LED lighting system.
Never miss a new article or review - Sign up for our Newsletter (2-4 a month max.)
More lens use related articles
All articles and reviews are listed on our main Articles and Reviews page, or use the search box at the top of any page. Experimental items, hacks and how-to articles are all listed in the Photo-hacks category.
Some articles that may be of interest:
- Using a tilt/shift lens - what it is they actually do
- Focus with tilted lenses - lots more information about what's going on when you tilt a lens. See also: Focusing the view camera - External link to [very] detailed coverage of camera movements
- Keith's tilt table spreadsheet (zipped file)
- Using old lenses on your DSLR - fun with adapters
- Keith's lens reviews and lens related articles
We're an Amazon.com affiliate, so receive payment if you buy via Amazon US