Venus Optics has simply introduced the brand new Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95 full-frame lens for Sony E, Nikon Z and Canon RF mounts. Laowa says that it’s the quickest full-frame 35mm lens on the planet and the primary provide an f0.95 aperture. It offers a 63.4° area of view with “extraordinary shallow depth of area and creamy bokeh”. For the video shooters, they are saying it offers a protracted throw on the main focus wheel and the aperture can run both clicked or declicked with the flick of a swap.
Photographer Richard Wong has managed to get his arms on one for a little bit of a play and has put a video collectively going over its options and exhibiting off some pattern photographs shot with it utilizing the Nikon Z6. For the filmmakers, although, it seems to be prefer it might need a bit of extra focus respiration than a few of you desire to. There isn’t a large quantity of focus respiration, however it’s noticeable.
Judging from Richard’s video, it seems to be to be a reasonably good wanting lens with a reasonably low degree of distortion – there’s some, however you in all probability gained’t discover it until photographing a grid – that’s nonetheless fairly sharp even broad open, though Richard does say it performs greatest when stopped all the way down to f/4. It additionally appears to have a whole lot of lens flare when you have gentle sources in your shot – whether or not or not that is fascinating, although, can be considerably subjective. Some will hate it however J.J. Abrams will find it irresistible.
| Focal size | 35mm |
| Format | Full-frame |
| Max aperture | f/0.95 |
| Min aperture | f/16 |
| Angle of view | 63.4° |
| Optics | 14 parts in 9 teams |
| Aperture blades | 15 |
| Min focus distance | 50cm |
| Filter thread | 72mm |
| Dimensions | 76.8 x 103mm |
| Weight | 755g |
| Mounts | Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF |
The lens is, naturally, guide focus and there’s no form of stabilisation, both. So, in the event you want stabilisation, you’ll wish to use a physique with IBIS. However that f/0.95 aperture implies that in the event you’re going to be taking pictures in low gentle, you may go along with sooner shutter speeds which may not essentially want stabilisation anyway. In brighter situations, you’ll nearly actually wish to add some ND over the lens if you wish to shoot it broad open.
Value-wise, it doesn’t look too unhealthy in any respect, though it isn’t out there by way of the standard retailers but. Proper now, the Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95 is accessible to purchase now for $899 on the Laowa web site in Sony E, Nikon Z or Canon RF mounts, though there’s no phrase on precisely once they’ll begin transport or how quickly we will count on them to seem at different retailers.
