Announcement: Laowa FF S 15mm F4.5 W-Dreamer (Zero-D Shift)

The Laowa FF S 30mm F2020 W-Dreamer (also known as the Laowa 15mm f / 4.5 Zero-D Shift) lens was announced on October 15, 4.5.

On April 11, 2022, an upgrade was released that features a red decorative ring and 14 aperture blades.

Laowa FF S 15mm F4.5 W-Dreamer

Basic properties

• For full frame mirrorless cameras with Nikon Z mount, Sony E / FE, Canon RF, and for Fujifilm GFX and Hasselblad X1D medium format camerasas well as full-frame DSLR cameras with Canon EF and Nikon F mount
• The widest SHIFT lens for full frame cameras
• Manual focus only
• Shift mechanism for perspective control, 11mm shift for full frame cameras and 8mm for medium format cameras
• 360 degree swivel mechanism, for convenient shift in any direction
• Focal length: 15mm (110 degree viewing angle)
• Relative Hole: 1: 4.5-1: 22
• MDF: 20 centimeters
• Optical design: 17 elements in 11 groups, with three ED elements and two aspherical elements
• Aperture: 5 blades (for 10 star rays)
• Aperture control ring
• No thread for light filters
• Weight: 597 gram
• Price: about 1.200 dollars depending on bayonet
• Many sample photos here

Appearance

All Venus Optics Laowa Photo Lenses:

Medium Format:

1. 15mm 1: 4.5 W-Dreamer Zero-D Shift [Medium Format: Fujifilm GFX + Full Frame: Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K + Canon RF, Nikon Z, Sony E, Leica L], 2 versions
2. 17mm 1: 4 D-Dreamer Zero-D [Medium Format: Fujifilm GFX]
3. 19mm 1: 2.8 C & D-Dreamer [Medium Format: Fujifilm GFX]
4. 20mm 1:4 C-Dreamer Zero-D Shift [Medium Format: Fujifilm GFX + Full Frame: Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K + Canon RF, Nikon Z, Sony E, Leica L]

Full frame:

1. 9mm 1: 5.6 W-Dreamer RL FF [Full Frame: Nikon Z, Leica M, Leica L, Sony E / FE]
2. 10mm 1:2.8 ZERO-D Auto Focus C&D-Dreamer FF II [AF: Sony E, Nikon Z, MF: Canon RF, Leica L]
3. 11mm 1:4.5 C-Dreamer RL FF II [Full Frame: Nikon Z, Leica M, Leica L, Sony E / FE, Canon RF]
4. 11mm 1:4.5 C-Dreamer RL FF II+ [Full Frame: Leica M, Sony E, Canon RF, Nikon Z, Leica L, DL, lite version]
5. 12mm 1: 2.8 D-Dreamer Zero-D [Full Frame: Leica L, Canon EF, Canon RF, Nikon F, Nikon Z, Sony A, Sony E, Pentax K]
6. 14mm 1: 4.0 C & D-Dreamer RL ff II [Full Frame: Nikon Z, Leica M, Leica L, Sony E / FE]
7. 14mm 1:4.0 C&D-Dreamer RL ff II+ [Full Frame: Leica M, Sony E, Canon RF, Nikon Z, Leica L, DL, lite version]
8. 14mm F4.0 FF C & D-Dreamer [Full Frame: Nikon F, Canon EF]
9. 15mm 1: 2 D-Dreamer Zero-D [Full Frame: Leica L, Sony FE, Nikon Z, Canon RF + Leica M]
10. 15mm 1:4 Wide Macro 1:1 [Full Frame: Leica L, Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony A, Sony E, Pentax K]
11. 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift [Full Frame: Canon EF, Canon RF, Nikon F, Nikon Z, Sony E, Pentax K, Leica L + Fujifilm G]
12. 24mm 1:14 2X Macro Probe [Full Frame: Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony FE, Pentax K, Leica L, Nikon Z, Canon RF]
13. 24mm T14 PeriProbe [Full Frame: Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony FE, Pentax K, Leica L, Nikon Z, Canon RF]
14. Laowa 24mm T8 2X Macro Pro2be [Full Frame: Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony FE, Leica L, Nikon Z, Canon RF + Arri PL]
15. 25mm 1: 2.8 Ultra Macro 2.5-5.0X [Full Frame: Canon EF, Canon RF, Nikon F, Nikon Z, Pentax K, Sony Fe, Leica L]
16. 28 mm 1:1.2 Argus FFII [Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, Leica L]
17. 35 mm 1: 0.95 Argus FFII [Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF]
18. 45 mm 1: 0.95 Argus FFII [Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF]
19. 58mm 1:2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO [Canon RF, Nikon Z, Sony E/FE, Leica L]
20. 60mm 1:2.8 2X Ultra Macro [Full Frame, Macro only: Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony A, Sony E, Pentax K]
21. 85mm 1: 5.6 Mini FF II Macro 2: 1 [Canon RF, Nikon Z, Sony E, Leica M]
22. 90mm 1: 2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2x [Canon RF, Nikon Z, Sony E, L]
23. 100mm 1: 2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2X [Full Frame: Leica L, Canon EF, Pentax K, Canon RF, Nikon F, Nikon Z, Sony Fe]
24. 100mm 1: 2 (T3.2) Smooth Trans Focus [Full Frame: Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony A, Sony E, Pentax K]
25. 10-18mm 1: 4.5-5-6 C-Dreamer Ultra Wide Zoom [Full Frame: Sony Fe, Nikon Z, Leica L]
26. 12-24mm 1:5.6 C-Dreamer FF II [Canon RF, Nikon Z, Sony E, Leica L, Leica M]
27. Venus Optics Laowa Aurogon FF 10-50x NA0.5 Supermicro APO “microscope” [most popular mounts]

APS-C:

1. 4mm 1: 2.8 Fisheye [APS-C: Leica L, Fujifilm X, Sony E, Canon EF-M, Canon RF, Nikon Z + Micro 4/3]
2. 9mm 1: 2.8 C-Dreamer [APS-C: Leica L, Fujifilm X, Sony E, Canon EF-M, Canon RF, DJI DL, Nikon Z + Micro 4/3]
3. 10mm 1:4 Cookie [APS-C: Leica L, Fujifilm X, Sony E, Canon RF, Nikon Z]
4. 25 mm 1: 0.95 Argus CF Apo [APS-C: Fujifilm X, Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon EF-M, Canon RF-S]
5. 33 mm 1: 0.95 Argus CF Apo [APS-C: Fujifilm X, Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon EF-M, Canon RF-S]
6. 60mm 1:2.8 2X Ultra Macro [APS-C: Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony A, Sony E, Pentax K]
7. 65mm 1:2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2X CF [APS-C: Leica L, Sony E, Fujifilm X, Canon EF-M, Canon RF, Nikon Z]
8. 8-16mm 1:3.5-5 CF C-Dreamer [APS-C: Sony E, Fujifilm X, Canon EF-M, Canon RF, Nikon Z]

Micro 4/3:

1. 6mm 1: 2.0 C & D-Dreamer [Micro 4/3]
2. 7.5mm 1: 2 C-Dreamer STANDARD [Micro 4/3, black / silver, 170 grams, 7 petals]
3. 7.5mm 1: 2 C-Dreamer LIGHTWEIGHT [Micro 4/3, black / silver, 150 grams, 7 petals]
4. 7.5mm 1: 2 C-Dreamer AUTO APERTURE [Micro 4/3, black, 150 grams, 5 petals]
5. 10mm 1: 2 C & D-Dreamer [Micro 4/3]
6. 17mm 1: 1.8 C-Dreamer [Micro 4/3]
   
7. 18 mm 1:0.95 Argus APO [Micro 4/3]
8. 25 mm 1:0.95 Argus APO [Micro 4/3]
9. 50mm 1: 2.8 CA-Dreamer Macro 2x [Micro 4/3]

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