The previously rumored Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO lens for Leica M-mount from Venus Optics is now officially announced. The price is $499 and pre-orders are now open at the official Venus Optics online store that offers international shipping (Adorama and B&H always list new Laowa lenses a few weeks later). Sample photos can be found here.
Additional information on the Venus Optics Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO lens:
“Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO is a mirrorless-designed macro lens with 28.55° angle of view for full frame. It is the smallest 2x macro lens in the Full Frame market. It weighs just around 252g (Leica M mount without caps and hood) which is super portable and handy for macro shooters. It features an apochromatic (APO) characteristic that chromatic aberration at both ‘in-focus’ & ‘out-of-focus’ is compressed to minimum. This new lens is able to focus from 2:1 magnification to infinity which can serve as both macro and portrait lens with great image quality.”
Via PhotoRumors
