Laowa Venus 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D Lens for L Mount VE1228L

It's time to redefine your photography experience with the Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D Lens for Leica L. This high-quality, ultra-wide angle lens is an essential tool for every photography enthusiast, offering an expansive 122 1/2 degree angle of view that allows you to capture breathtaking landscapes, architectural marvels, and interior spaces like never before. Unlike many ultra-wide angle lenses on the market, the Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D Lens stands out with its innovative design that effectively minimizes barrel distortion and ensures exceptional peripheral sharpness. This advanced lens is compact and lightweight, weighing just 1.34 lbs (609g), making it a reliable companion for your everyday photography needs and travel adventures.The lens features a maximum aperture of f/2.8, making it one of the world's widest rectilinear lenses with such a fast aperture. This feature allows for superior low-light photography, enabling you to capture the intricate details of the night sky and create stunning milky way shots. It also proves to be an excellent tool for indoor photography, providing a shallow depth of field and reducing the exposure time needed.The Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D Lens boasts an optical design that includes 16 lens elements in 10 groups, with 3 Extra-Low Dispersion Elements and 2 Aspherical Elements. This patented design ensures high-resolution images from corner to corner, even in wide-open situations, while keeping chromatic aberration to a minimum.The lens also offers a close-to-zero distortion, making it an ideal choice for panorama shooting. It adopts a floating optical design that guarantees exceptional sharpness at both infinity focus and close focusing distances. With a minimum focusing distance of 18cm and a maximum magnification of 0.2x, this versatile lens also allows for wide-angle macro photography.The Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D Lens is coated with the new Laowa 'Frog Eye' Coating, providing an extra layer of protection for your lens. It's also compatible with the Laowa Magic Shift Converter, which enlarges the full-frame image circle and provides a 10mm shift capability, transforming this lens into a professional shift lens for Full-Frame E-mount cameras - a perfect tool for architectural photography. In conclusion, the Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D Lens for Leica L is a testament to Laowa's commitment to delivering advanced, high-quality, and versatile lenses that cater to the diverse needs of photographers worldwide.