Laowa 12-24mm APS-C f/5.6 Zoom CF (Sony E)

The Laowa 12-24mm APS-C f/5.6 Zoom CF - Sony E is a wide angle zoom lens from Laowa with an f/5.6 aperture and a 77mm filter size. It weighs 575g and is suited to landscape use.

Technical Details

Laowa 12-24mm APS-C f/5.6 Zoom Shift CF - Sony E The Laowa 12-24mm APS-C f/5.6 Zoom Shift CF - Sony E lens is a trailblazer, offering both shifting and ultrawide zoom capabilities - a first in its class.

It excels in delivering meticulous perspective control with minimal distortion, making it an ideal choice for architectural and interior photography. The lens boasts a broad 102.5-63.9° angle of view and a +/- 7mm shift range, which is particularly adept at straightening converging lines - a handy feature when photographing towering structures.

It also offers a minimum focusing distance of 5.9", allowing for sharp manual focusing when working up-close to subjects. The lens's optical construction, featuring a nine-bladed diaphragm and 15 lens elements in 11 groups, ensures remarkable image quality and a pleasing bokeh.

Key Features

• Shifting and ultrawide zoom capabilities
• Meticulous perspective control with minimal distortion
• +/- 7mm shift range
• Minimum focusing distance of 5.9"
• Nine-bladed diaphragm and 15 lens elements in 11 groups

+/- 7mm Shift Range

Make precise adjustments, create straight vertical lines, and drastically reduce distortion with the +/- 7mm shift range provided by the Laowa 12-24mm f/5.6.

The ability to shift throughout the entire zoom range gives you excellent control and ensures more true-to-life images. Having these adjustment capabilities at your fingertips opens up a plethora of framing options without needing to reposition your camera.

Optical Construction

Three extra-low dispersion glass elements and two aspherical elements promise greater contrast and image quality.

Laowa's Frog Eye Coating is applied to the front lens element, protecting it from dust and splashes of water. The nine-bladed diaphragm contributes a pleasant bokeh effect in your images. 15 lens elements in 11 groups.