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Laowa 55mm F2.8 Tilt-Shift 1X Macro on a Canon RF-mount full-frame camera. Photo: Laowa |
Laowa has expanded its lens lineup by introducing two tilt-shift lenses designed for full-frame camera systems: the 55mm F2.8 Tilt-Shift 1X Macro and the 100mm F2.8 Tilt-Shift 1X Macro. Laowa says the lens produces an image circle large enough to be compatible with digital medium format cameras. The company advises that the lenses are suitable for a variety of applications, including product, architectural, landscape and macro photography.
Optically, the 55mm F2.8 Tilt-Shift 1X Macro consists of 14 elements in 11 groups, while the 100mm F2.8 Tilt-Shift 1X Macro consists of 13 elements in 10 groups. As the name suggests, both lenses offer a maximum magnification ratio of 1:1. The 55mm lens has a focusing distance of around 27cm (10.6″) and the 100mm lens focuses around 32cm (12.6″).
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The Laowa 100mm F2.8 Tilt-Shift 1X Macro is mounted on a Fujifilm GFX-mount medium format camera. Photo: Laowa |
The lenses provide ±10° tilt and ±12mm shift for full-frame cameras. When used with medium format cameras, this range is reduced to ±10mm tilt and ±8mm shift, as the edge of the imaging circle will soon encroach on the sensor. Both lenses include two rotation mechanisms: one enables the tilt function to rotate by 90° and the other allows for direction change adjustment in 15° increments.
Both lenses are equipped with an Arca-Swiss compatible tripod foot and a 77mm front filter thread.
The 55mm F2.8 Tilt-Shift 1X Macro and 100mm F2.8 Tilt-Shift 1X Macro are now available for E, Z, RF, L, and GFX-mount cameras. Each lens has a suggested retail price of $1249.
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