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Venus Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye : Specifications and Opinions

Venus Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye

The Venus Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye is a fisheye lens for APS-C, manufactured from 2019. The focus is done by Manual Focus, it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 289 €;

2 users have given it an average vote of 6.5 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Canon EOS M: this lens is compatible with mirrorless APS-C Canon EOS M.

Canon RF: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe Canon RF.

Nikon Z: this lens is compatible with mirrorless APS-C Nikon Z.

Sony E: this lens is compatible with mirrorless APS-C Sony.

Fujifilm X-mount: this lens is compatible with mirrorless APS-C Fuji.

Micro 4/3: this lens is compatible with mirrorless micro-4/3.

Specifications
Focal lenght	4 mm
Angle of view	210° (equivalent to a 6mm in Fullframe 24x36mm format)
Format	APS-C
Max. aperture	f/2.8
Aperture blades	7
Lenses/Groups	7 elements in 6 groups
Min. focus distance	0.08 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.11x
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Manual Focus
Internal Focus	Yes
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters
Lens hood	No
Weather sealing	No
Weight	135 g
Dimensions	45 x 26 mm
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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.

Madrano

sent on March 19, 2022

Pros: Very small, very light, well built

Cons: Nothing

Opinion: Very but very particular objective whose characteristics require a bit of creativity otherwise the risk of falling into the banal " déjà vu " is great. But it is so small and light that you can always keep it in your pocket to experiment whenever the opportunity arises. Working in hyperfocal you do not even need to focus even if the lever to do it is very functional. The quality of the files it produces is good and for me more than enough. I shoot with the square format and at night I got interesting results by exploiting the black part around the circular image. I also made square cutouts with excellent results. I spent 80 euros for an occasion in perfect condition and I'm having fun

Clipper

sent on September 21, 2020

Pros: Small, light, fun.

Cons: Lightly cropped and ac in the circular edge, easy to photograph your feet or hands holding the camera.

Opinion: I use it with an Olympus Pen-F micro-4/3. A very practical lens to carry with you, it's anywhere. I use a circular crop to the photos to eliminate the edge that is slightly cropped and has chromatic aberrations; so much, having a 210-degree frame, there are absolutely no problems. One piece of advice that I would like to give, not to frame feet/panza/hands, is to use a small travel tripo to grip, and frame with the monitor holding the camera well forward. For the rest, it is the typical lens with which to have fun finding and inventing unthinkable shots.

Ilcentaurorosso

sent on September 11, 2019

Pros: Mechanical construction, size, weight

Cons: Crop image, not perfectly circular

Opinion: I reserve the right to edit the review (https://www.juzaphoto.com/topic2.php?l=it&show=2&t=2926371#18494988 ). For now the is under the sufficiency, being an optics born and designed for the m43 system only. REVIEW (preliminary) - CONTRO The image produced has a crop, quite marked beautiful top (for my specimen), very light below but still present; obviously nothing comparable to the one that provides a circular fisheye optic "not expressly designed for MFT format" such as the meike f2 (by the way brighter though larger, therefore not usable on a small drone for example) in terms of portion of the image lost, but still appreciable; I reserve the right to analyze the raw that could be more extensive as a recorded image, although I do not have much hope since it is lens without electrical contacts and therefore no chance of being recognized for the application of a profile in the car ; since I intend to make the substitution (or the return if the problem were to be "serial" or project) I also reserve the right to analyze a second specimen; I would point out that mine is not a pre-production specimen, but part of a 1st batch regularly distributed and sold. Beyond the raw analysis that could provide a better basis for post-processing, I tried to make a circular crop, which in fact could also be useful in optics that produce an image without crop but with some "smear". Of course, as mentioned, the lost part is minimal compared to adapted optics but a post processing is still required. So no jpeg ready and above all, even if I care little, no video without crop. You lose the correct live view. I noticed, however, that the image is not circular but elliptical with a crush at the top, affected by crop. By making a deformation that allows you to recover the ellipticality and then a slight circular crop, you go in some way to solve both problems. An ad hoc lens profile could then make you digest the whole thing. I also confirm, as expected, that without a special support it is practically impossible to prevent fingers or other from entering the frame, thus forcing a trimming in the post. The fact remains, however, that the lens does not KEEP THE PROMESSES. That is unacceptable in my view. I also see, with regret, that many of the problems detected have already been highlighted in pre-production specimens and MAI solved: https://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/4416611 - PRO But let's get to the positives. The lens looks beautifully constructed and all in all rightly priced (199.00 is the right price even if you have to consider VAT, duty and shipping so here comes to 240.00 euros - VAT - shipping so not a little), small, with braked controls the right both for photo and video use on the ground and in flight (drones); The fully protected metal cap is a jewel with a hollow for the protruding control of MAF. On this very good front.

Photos taken with Venus Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II - January 12, 2021, 11:37AM

by Roberto P
5 comments, 1200 views

HI RES 13.3 MP

Bologna Fair

by Dido1975
10 comments, 1536 views

Tuesday, January 12, 2021, 11:49 AM

by Roberto P
17 comments, 1178 views

HI RES 13.3 MP

Ducal Palace of Parma

by Clipper
3 comments, 1175 views

Piazza Gae Aulenti - Unicredit Towers A, B and C and Showroom

by Roberto P
3 comments, 709 views

HI RES 13.1 MP

Train

by Clipper
11 comments, 1264 views

Inside parma Cathedral

by Clipper
13 comments, 1957 views

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CityLife - Three Towers Square

by Roberto P
1 comments, 602 views

HI RES 12.4 MP

The Porticciolo in Rapallo

by Clipper
4 comments, 696 views

Billy

by Clipper
1 comments, 1214 views

Basilica Of San Carlo al Corso - 6

by Roberto P
3 comments, 587 views

HI RES 16.0 MP

Self-portrait

by Clipper
0 comments, 1674 views

Palazzo lombardia - 5

by Roberto P
7 comments, 343 views

HI RES 12.8 MP

Piazza deglli Affari - 12

by Roberto P
3 comments, 465 views

HI RES 12.3 MP

Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II - 22/12/2020, 02:33

by Roberto P
1 comments, 391 views

HI RES 13.4 MP

First test of Laowa 4mm

by Clipper
0 comments, 685 views

A world of gluttony

by Clipper
2 comments, 985 views

View of Bismantova Stone No.9

by Clipper
1 comments, 738 views

Piazza Gae Aulenti - Unicredit Towers A, B and C and Showroom

by Roberto P
1 comments, 452 views

HI RES 13.7 MP

Tuesday, January 5, 2021, 4:21:06 PM

by Roberto P
3 comments, 549 views

HI RES 11.4 MP

Piazza Sant'Alessandro - 5

by Roberto P
3 comments, 438 views

HI RES 16.0 MP

Tuesday, January 5, 2021, 4:18:14 PM

by Roberto P
5 comments, 456 views

HI RES 11.4 MP

CityLife - Three Towers Square - 2

by Roberto P
3 comments, 289 views

HI RES 16.0 MP

CityLife - Three Towers Square - 3

by Roberto P
1 comments, 321 views

HI RES 15.2 MP

Great mural in Parma

by Clipper
0 comments, 142 views

HI RES 6.3 MP

Tuesday, January 5, 2021, 4:20:36 PM

by Roberto P
3 comments, 466 views

HI RES 11.4 MP

Sesto Calende - Piazza Cesare Abba - 6

by Roberto P
1 comments, 416 views

HI RES 14.1 MP

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