Laowa has just released a new version of its Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MFT ultra-wide-angle lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras with automatic aperture. In short, you’ll now have aperture control of the lens over your Panasonic/Olympus/Blackmagic Design camera, as well as EXIF data. Let’s take a closer look at it! Venus Optics, the company behind Laowa, continues to expand its lineup of lenses quickly. Indeed, earlier this year, they released the Laowa Argus lineup of lenses, four new L-Mount lenses, and the Laowa 11mm F/4.5 FF RL in Canon RF-Mount. The company just announced the launch of the Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MFT with automatic aperture. This lens is still one of the widest prime lenses for MFT cameras on the market, even though the fully manual version already came out in 2017. Image credit: Laowa Laowa 7.5mm F/2 MFT Automatic Aperture – features The Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MFT Automatic Aperture is the third MFT lens by Venus Optics with a CPU chip and motor, after the Laowa 10mm f/2 Zero-D MFT and 50mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO. These “technological” add-ons give you access to several new benefits, including: The focus magnifier will be triggered when rotating the focus ring.You can adjust the aperture via the camera body.Access to EXIF metadata.For DJI Inspire users, it’ll make your life easier without having to land your drone each time you want to adjust the aperture of the lens. Image credit: Laowa Other than that, this new 7.5mm F/2 MFT automatic aperture has...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 14 June, 2021