The Venus Optics Laowa 12mm T2.9 Zero-D Cine for PL is an ultra-wide angle cine prime lens for PL-mount cameras. Key features include:
PL mount, ultra-wide cine lens
Great for landscape, outdoor, and tight interior shooting
High-quality optics for distortion-free images
122° angle of view, 7-inch close focus, 0.8 mod cine gears
PL Mount. This 12mm cinema lens was designed for use on PL-mount cameras. It can cover both standard 35mm and Super 35 image sensors. Its image circle will cover full-frame, VistaVision, and Arri Alexa LF sized sensors and smaller.
Ultra-Wide Cine Lens. The Venus Optics Laowa 12mm T2.9 Zero-D Cine’s ultra-wide 122° angle of view makes it great for landscape shooting, outdoor photography, and working in interior locations where space is at a premium.
Virtually Distortion-Free. This lens’s rectilinear ten-group/sixteen-element optical design keeps distortion at an absolute minimum, a rarity for an ultra-wide lens. Its seven-blade aperture gives you pleasing bokeh; unique wide and shallow depth of field; and an extremely close seven-inch focusing distance.
Professional-Grade Cinema Housing. The aperture and focusing rings boast standard 0.8 mod gears so that you can easily install a follow-focus system. The extended 270° smooth focus throw gives you accurate focus pulling. This lens’s lightweight, compact design means it’s great for hand-held shooting, and that you can use it on gimbals.
