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Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO now comes in L-mount, too

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Venus Optics Releases Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro for L-Mount

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Venus Optics Releases Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro for L-Mount

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Venus Optics Releases Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro for L-Mount

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Laowa’s new 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO boasts to be the world’s smallest 2x full-frame macro lens

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Venus Optics Unveils Smallest 2x Macro for Full Frame: 85mm f/5.6 APO

Venus Optics has announced the Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO, a lens it claims is the smallest 2x macro for any full-frame camera. It is available for Nikon Z, Canon RF, Sony E, and Leica M mounts.

Venus Optics says that the Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO is specially designed for Full Frame mirrorless cameras and is also the most compact 2x macro lens on the market. It weighs just 259 grams (9.12 ounces) and is 3.18-inches long by 2.08-inches wide. The company says that the APO design allows the lens to produce photos with minimal chromatic aberration.

Designed to create a "burdenless macro experience," the Laowa 85mm is made to cast aside the normal bulky and heavy macro lenses that are available without sacrificing image quality. To do this, Venus Optics did limit the speed of the lens, although some have recently asked for exactly this approach.

In an opinion published in late November, PetaPixel contributor Alan Adler proposed that manufacturers focus on making macro lenses that were slower, longer, and lighter. While the Laowa 85mm f/5.6 isn't terribly long, Laowa appears to have delivered on the bulk of his requests.

Venus Optics says that the lens can focus from infinity to 2x magnification and features a minimum focusing distance of 6.31-inches. At 2x magnification, small objects that are normally difficult to see are captured with considerable detail and Venus Optics' choice to make the lens small and light means that it is more flexible and easier to use in a variety of shooting situations.

The Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO is constructed of 13 elements in nine groups, three of which are extra-low dispersion elements which Venus Optics says were added to eliminate color fringing at both in-focus and out-of-focus areas. The lens features a seven-bladed aperture diaphragm, an angle of view of 28.55-degrees, and a front filter thread size of 46mm. The lens also features internal focusing so that the physical length of the lens does not change during use.

Below are a few sample images provided by Venus Optics that were captured with the new lens:

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The Venus Optics Laowa 85mm f/5.6 2x Ultra Macro APO is available for for Nikon Z, Canon RF, Sony E, and Leica M mounts for $499.

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Pergear Launches 60mm f/2.8 Ultra-Macro for Fuji, Sony, Nikon, and M43

Pergear has announced a new 2x magnification lens, the 60mm f/2.8 Ultra-Macro for a range of APS-C mounts -- Fujifilm X-mount, Sony E-mount, and Nikon Z-mount -- and Micro Four Thirds.

The company touts the lens as able to recreate "life-size" 2x maximum magnification photos and can focus as close as 19.1 centimeters (about 7.5 inches) and is therefore suitable for close-up subjects. It is a manual focus lens and as such includes marked distance and depth field scales to aid in precise focus control.

On APS-C camera bodies the lens is equivalent to 90mm on a full-frame and Pergear says that makes it suitable for both macro work as well as portraits. Its optical design consists of 11 elements in 8 groups, three of which are high-refractive index elements that Pergear says help control spherical aberrations and reduce distortion, which it says helps "realize high sharpness and accurate rendering." The elements have also been treated with a multi-layer coating to reduce flare and ghosting and produce greater contrast and color accuracy when working in strong lighting conditions. It additionally features a 10-bladed diaphragm to help create a pleasing circular bokeh.

The lens also has a de-clicked aperture ring to allow for a smooth and silent rotation through the aperture range, which Pergear says makes it ideal for close-range video applications. It features a 62mm front element, weighs approximately 600 grams (about 21.2 ounces), and has a 22.6-degree angle of view. The lens does not have any built-in stabilization.

While Pergear says the lens is designed for cameras with an APS-C sensor or smaller (Micro Four Thirds), it can be used with full-frame cameras as well, with "slight vignetting while shooting at infinity." The lens has a long list of compatible cameras from the four supported mounts, including the Nikon Z50, Panasonic GH5, Sony Alpha 6500, and Fujifilm X-T3. Notably, the Fujifilm X-T4 is not listed as compatible. For the full list of compatible cameras, check Pergear's product page for the lens. It's not clear why certain cameras need to be supported, as Pergear does not specify and it does not appear as though it offers any electrical connection with a camera. As such, it may not communicate with the camera and provide digital information, like EXIF.

Pergear has published a few sample images made with the lens, but they are of low quality and are not a particularly good way to evaluate its performance.

The Pergear 60mm f/2.8 Ultra-Macro 2x Magnification lens can be purchased directly from Pergear for $229.

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