Laowa 9mm f5.6 FF RL

Laowa 9mm LEICA M Lens | Laowa 9mm for LEICA

The widest rectilinear lens for full-frame cameras!

Designed for full-frame cameras, the Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL is currently the widest straight lens in the world. The extraordinary 135° viewing angle allows you to easily capture landscape images and take pictures that were previously impossible. The lens features 2 aspherical elements and 2 ultra-low dispersion elements to minimize distortion and chromatic aberration. Despite its unique perspective, the lens itself is super compact (6cm long) and weighs just 350g. It also offers an extremely close focusing distance of 12cm (from subject to sensor) for close-ups while maintaining an ultra-wide perspective.

Characterized by its extremely wide field of view and rectilinear rendering, the M-mount Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL black LEICA, from Venus Optics, is a primary lens that offers a unique wide perspective that is ideal for interiors, architecture, nature, and landscape subjects. The immense 135° viewing angle is complemented by an advanced optical design that uses low-dispersion, aspherical, and high-refractive index elements to control a variety of aberrations and distortions to achieve high sharpness, clarity, and color accuracy. The lens has a manual focus design and allows you to work with subjects up to 4.7" away and its integrated petal-shaped sunshade helps prevent stray light from causing unwanted flare on the lens. In addition, the lens is also characterized by its particularly compact size, which makes it ideal for travel and ride applications.

• The ultra-wide-angle lens is designed for LEICA M-mount rangefinder cameras.
• Two extra-low dispersion elements are used to reduce color stripes and chromatic aberrations to produce high color clarity and accuracy.
• Two aspherical elements and an ultra-high refractive index glass element help control distortion and spherical aberrations to improve sharpness and accurate rendering.
• The impressive 135° wide viewing angle is combined with a rectilinear design, which depicts subjects with minimal distortion to suit landscape and architectural applications. This ultra-wide field of view will exceed that of a rangefinder camera viewfinder and an external electronic viewfinder or live view method must be used to make accurate compositions.
• Coupled rangefinder for precise focusing using the camera's viewfinder; Even though the lens has a minimum focusing distance of 4.7", the lens/rangefinder is only coupled for an accurate focus of 2.3' and this distance is highlighted on the focusing distance scale. To work between 4.7" and 2.3', live visualization methods must be used for precise focusing.
• The built-in petal-shaped lens hood helps prevent stray light from causing flare on the lens and also offers some physical protection to the front element of the lens.
• The five-blade diaphragm produces distinct 10-point solar stars and specular reflections when stopped and point light sources are photographed.