Venus Optics has introduced the Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift lens that gives a plus or minus 11mm shift on full-frame cameras and provides architectural photographers the flexibility to have extra management over perspective.
The brand new 20mm f/4 Shift lens joins Venus Optics’ 15mm f/4.5 lens to permit photographers two completely different focal lengths with the shifting performance. The lens has a 94.4-degree angle of view that extends to as much as 117-degrees when used for panoramic images.
Designed for Business Structure Pictures
Venus Optics says that due to its giant picture circle, the utmost attainable shift quantity of the lens is ±11mm for full-frame cameras and ±8mm for medium format cameras. This shift functionality permits photographers to appropriate for converging vertical traces which might be created on account of distance and by altering the angle of the lens, straight traces could be maintained which is very necessary in structure images.
The corporate provides that the 11mm shift quantity additionally permits photographers to broaden compositions when stitching a number of pictures.
The lens is constructed of 16 parts in 11 teams, which incorporates two aspherical parts and three extra-low dispersion parts that Venus Opics says deliver “spectacular management” of chromatic aberration and permit the lens to have constant, excessive ranges of sharpness from edge to edge.
The lens encompasses a 14-bladed aperture diaphragm that the corporate says was used to permit industrial structure photographers to provide nice 14-point sunstars whereas additionally making a easy round bokeh when taking pictures objects nearer to the lens. The lens options an 82mm entrance filter thread that helps screw-on filters, which Venus Optics says permits photographers to make use of a lighter and extra compact setup when in comparison with heavier and dearer filter holders which might be required on related shift lenses. The lens hood can also be rotatable to assist cut back undesirable glare from any angle.
Because it carries the “Zero-D” designation, Venus Optics says that the lens displays practically zero distortion and any straight traces within the body could be maintained from nook to nook.
Under are a couple of pattern pictures captured with the brand new lens, offered by Venus Optics:
Pricing and Availability
The Venus Optics Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift lens is obtainable for Canon EF, Canon RF, Nikon F, Nikon Z, Sony E, Pentax Ok, Leical L, and Fujifilm G mounts instantly for $1,100 immediately from the Venus Optics web site.
