Laowa Venus 11mm f/4.5 FF RL Lens - Sony FE

Laowa 11mm f/4.5 FF RL Lens - An Overview for Sony FE

The Laowa 11mm f/4.5 FF RL is a highly compact lens perfect for wide-angle photography with full-frame mirrorless cameras. This discussion focuses on the version designed with a Sony FE-mount. Despite its wide field of view of 126°, this lens, unlike many other wide-angle and fisheye lenses, ensures straight line retention. The term Rectilinear (RL) signifies this feature. Hence, besides landscape photography, the lens is ideal for architectural and interior photography where distortion control is necessary.

The Laowa 11mm lens is formed by grouping fourteen elements into ten groups which includes two aspheric and three extra-low dispersion elements, thereby ensuring a minimization of chromatic aberration and distortion. The lens features filter threads for attaching filters with a diameter of 62mm. However, there's also allowance for a filter holder (not included) to use 100mm square filters.

Ranging a minimum focusing distance of 19 centimeters from subject to sensor, this lens proves to be an all-around equipment. Size is not an issue with this lens. Being only 6.3 cm in length and weighing 254 grams, this lens is incredibly portable making it a traveler's choice.

• Prime specifications:
• Ultra wide-angle lens for full-frame mirrorless cameras
• Mount: Sony FE
• Fixed focal length: 11mm
• Viewing angle: 126°
• Maximum aperture: f/4.5
• Rectilinear (RL) for straight lines in photos
• Filter thread for 62mm filters
• Physical Measures:
• Focuses from 19 cm
• Length: 6.3 cm
• Weight: 254-gram

Package Contents

The box comes with the Laowa 11mm f/4.5 FF RL Lens for Sony FE.