Venus - Optics Laowa Aksen 45mm f/2.8 1-5x Ultra Macro APO Lens (Sony E) - Black

The Laowa Aksen 17.5mm f/1.7 5-10x Ultra Macro APO lens from Venus Optics is built for full-frame Sony E-mount cameras and offers a magnification range of 5:1 to 10:1, allowing subjects to be captured larger than life. The lens has an aperture range of f/1.7 to f/5.6 and uses an 11-blade diaphragm. A fixed working distance of 0.9 inches is maintained from the front of the lens throughout the zoom range. The internal parfocal zoom design keeps focus consistent as magnification is adjusted, without needing to reposition the camera or subject. This helps when working with lighting setups or focus stacking, since the working distance and framing stay stable during magnification changes. The optical design uses 17 elements in 12 groups with apochromatic correction, intended to reduce color fringing at higher magnification levels. Key Specifications: Lens Mount: Sony E Focal Length: 17.5mm Aperture Range: f/1.7 to f/5.6 Magnification: 5:1 to 10:1 Minimum Focus Distance: 0.9" from front of lens Optical Design: 17 elements in 12 groups Aperture Blades: 11 Focus Type: Fixed focus (no autofocus) Image Stabilization: None Dimensions: 2.8 x 5" (diameter x length) Weight: 1.3 lb / 570 g

If you're a macro photography enthusiast or a professional looking for a lens that can capture the minutest details with exceptional clarity, the Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lens for Sony FE is your go-to choice. Building on the success of the Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2:1 Macro, this lens is the second installment in the Laowa 2:1 macro lineup, designed to deliver unparalleled macro imaging performance.This remarkable lens is engineered to cover a full-frame sensor, offering a versatile magnification range from 2:1 to infinity, which sets it apart from the standard 100mm macro lenses that are limited to 1:1 life-size magnification. This feature is particularly beneficial for photographers aiming to capture smaller subjects, such as insects or intricate details of flora, with ease and precision.The Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lens boasts an innovative design that maintains a compact size comparable to other macro lenses in the market, despite its broader magnification capabilities. The lens's apochromatic (APO) design ensures that chromatic aberration, a common optical challenge, is virtually non-existent. This means that both the in-focus and out-of-focus areas of your photographs will be free from any unwanted color fringing, ensuring that your subjects are depicted with the highest fidelity and without any color pollution.In addition to its macro capabilities, the Laowa 100mm f/2.8 lens doubles as an excellent portrait lens when focused at infinity. Its sophisticated optical construction, comprising 12 elements in 10 groups, guarantees razor-sharp images across both macro and infinity distances. The fast f/2.8 aperture not only excels in low-light conditions but also produces a beautifully soft bokeh effect, allowing your subjects to stand out against a smoothly diffused background.The lens features an internal focusing mechanism, ensuring that the lens barrel does not extend during focusing, which is particularly advantageous for maintaining a consistent shooting distance and composition. A multi-layer coating has been applied to the lens elements to minimize lens flare and ghosting, thereby enhancing image contrast and color fidelity.For Sony FE camera users, it's important to note that when using this lens with an adapter, an electronic adapter is required to adjust the aperture settings properly.The Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO Lens for Sony FE is a high-quality, professional, and reliable tool that is both durable and innovative. It is an indispensable asset for photographers who demand the utmost in image quality and versatility from their macro photography equipment.

Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO is specifically designed for mirrorless cameras with full-frame sensors size. With its fascinating 2:1 magnification capability and focus to infinity, the lens can capture subjects in any size, making it very versatile for different applications including macro, commercial and portrait photography. It is super compact and lightweight, the size of the lens is significantly smaller than other equivalents on the market. An apochromatic (APO) characteristic is equipped even in high magnification to provide outstanding image quality.2X MagnificationThis ultra-macro lens can reproduce 2:1 magnification of life-size images, showing extensive details of the object in high resolution. With a 20.5cm minimum focusing distance, it is ideal for capturing tiny subjects and doing super close-up shots.Apochromat APO DesignThe lens is engineered with 3 extra-low dispersion glasses, suppressing longitudinal and lateral chromatic aberration across in-focus & out-of-focus areas. Purple fringing and ghosting are controlled to the minimum throughout the aperture range. The APO characteristic reduce your post-editing time substantially especially in macro photography.Specifically Designed for Mirrorless CameraThe optical formula is designed based on the mirrorless system, the shorter flange distance not only improves the image sharpness but also makes the lens more compact and portable. It brings you the harmony for the size of this lens on a mirrorless camera.Much Smaller than EquivalentsThis lens weighs only 619g with the dimensions of 74 x 120mm, making it the smallest option in the market compared to the equivalent lenses. It is your go to option for a macro lens with this handheld size which you can carry around without burden.Outstanding Image SharpnessThe lens delivers an excellent level of image quality, sharpness is highly impressive at different magnifications and is maintained from corner to corner. The consistent performance allows you take macro photography much easier when things are captured in extreme detail and in a hit-or-miss situation.Smooth BokehWith 13 aperture blades, it can create round and soft bokeh in the out-of-focus area, bringing the dreamy and artistic background for your images.Internal FocusingThe internal focusing design helps to avoid collision of the lens with the object and prevent the lens from dusting, making the lens more durable.