Venus Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift Lens for Canon RF VE2040RF

Explore the world of photography with the Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift Lens for Canon RF, an ultra-wide-angle shift lens designed for precision and versatility. This lens boasts high image sharpness and near-zero distortion, making it a standout choice for photographers seeking superior image quality. The Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift Lens features a rotatable lens hood, designed to minimize flares and protect the front lens element. With a shift range of +/-11mm for full-frame cameras and +/-8mm for medium format cameras, this lens simplifies the task of capturing architectural and interior photography with corrected perspective. This lens is a valuable addition to Laowa's Shift Lens line-up, offering a 20mm ultra-wide-angle lens that provides a 94.4-degree angle of view and up to 117 degrees for panorama photography. It expertly captures entire scenes while minimizing areas of emptiness, making it an ideal choice for architectural and interior photography where balance between subject and background is crucial.The Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift Lens offers a maximum shift amount of +/-11mm for full-frame cameras and +/-8mm for medium format cameras, such as Fujifilm GFX or Hasselblad X1D. This generous shift capability allows photographers to correct converging vertical lines created by distance, enabling the capture of straight architecture with ease.With 16 elements in 11 groups, including 2 aspherical elements and 3 ED elements, this lens delivers outstanding optical performance. It provides impressive control over chromatic aberration and ensures consistent image sharpness from center to edge. As part of the "Zero-D" line, the lens offers near-zero distortion, ensuring straight lines are maintained from corner to corner, a must-have feature for architectural, commercial, interior, and landscape photographers.The lens also features a 14-blade aperture, creating smooth and circular bokeh, an effect that is particularly striking in architectural photography. With a minimum focusing distance of 25cm, the Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift Lens also supports close-up photography, allowing for the creation of wide-angle macro images without the need to switch lenses.The 360-degree rotatable lens hood shades the front of the lens, preventing unwanted flares and washed-out images. The lens also features an 82mm filter thread, allowing for the use of screw-in filters, a more affordable and compact alternative to separate filter holders.The specially designed lens support is compatible with both the 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift and 15mm f/4.5 Zero-D Shift lenses. The rotatable ring is particularly useful for maintaining the image axis when changing orientations and shifting, making it easier to achieve perfect stitching for panorama photography. Discover the difference with the Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift Lens for Canon RF.