Used Venus Laowa 10-18mm F/4.5 - 5.6 FE Full Frame Zoom Lens for Nikon Z

SKU: NKLVE1018NKZ

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2020-01-06T06:49:09

Rated 2 out of 5

I Really Wanted to Like This Lens, But …

I wanted a hyper-wide full frame lens for my Sony a7Riii and this lens has a lot going for it. The zoom range of 10-18 is a nice complement to my 16-35. The fact it can use 37mm rear filters is a plus, as is the ability to use an adaptor for the Haida M-10 filter system. It’s unfortunate it does not transmit EXIF data, but I knew going in that it did not. Ultimately, however, it’s image quality that counts and that’s where this lens fails. On the plus side, it’s very sharp in the center. But it falls off significantly as you get close to the edges and the corners are pure mush at all focal lengths. I ended up going with the Voigtlander 10mm f/5.6. It’s smaller, lighter, communicates EXIF data and, most importantly, much sharper across the entire frame.

THOMAS E.

2019-02-08T13:24:26

Rated 4 out of 5

Looks like a winner

Seems good so far, gonna put it through a real world trial this weekend, the tests i did at home i got some reasonably sharp results expect the corners but that should be obvious they arnt going to be great at 10mm but over i love the size and feel

Kim K.

Venus 10-18mm F/4.5 - 5.6 Specifications

  • Focal Length

    10-18mm

  • Max. Aperture

    f/4.5 - 5.6

  • Angle of View

    102 - 130 Degree

  • Format Compatibility

    Full Frame

  • Lens Structure

    14 elements in 10 groups

  • Aperture Blades

    5

  • Min. Focusing Distance

    150mm / 5.9"

  • Max. Magnification

    1:4

  • Mount

    Nikon Z

  • Filter Thread

    37mm (Rear filter thread)

  • Dimensions

    2.75 x 3.57" (70 x 90.9 mm

  • Weight

    Approx. 17.5 oz (496g)

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About Venus Laowa 10-18mm F/4.5 - 5.6 FE Full Frame Zoom Lens for Nikon Z

This lens is currently the widest zoom lens available for Sony full frame E-mount cameras. Designed primarily for travel photography, we have managed to compress the size to the smallest in its class, less than 9.1 cm long and only 496g (1.1lb). The 102 Degree (18mm) to 130 Degree (10mm) angle of view provides flexibility for photographers to compose landscape or architecture photos with ease. The aperture system is carefully re-designed to produce the best sun-star renderings among all UWA lenses in the market.

Venus Laowa 10-18mm F/4.5 - 5.6 FE Full Frame Zoom Lens for Nikon Z Features

  • This is currently the world's widest zoom lens for Nikon Z full frame cameras. It provides a wide range of perspective from 102 Degree (18mm) to 130 Degree (10mm) and it is excellent for landscape or architecture photography
  • Light & Compact - Designed primarily for travel photography, Venus has managed to compress the size to the smallest and lightest, less than 9.1 cm and only 496g (~1.1 lbs). So much smaller than the other similar lenses in the market but it's so much wider
  • 10- Stroke Sunstars - an ordinary sunstars rendering can often be a deal breaker for landscape photographers. Our new Laowa 10-18mm, however, has been carefully redesigned to incorporate 5 straight aperture blades to produce a well-defined, sharp and clean 10-stroke sunstars
  • 37mm Rear Filter - A photography cannot take a good landscape photo without using a filter. We have carefully designed a 37mm filter thread at the back of the lens for photographers to use ND filters with ease
  • Due to the extreme compact size, our lens is able to take 100mm-wide filter system as opposed to the much bulkier and more expensive 150mm system being used by other UWA lenses
  • Close Focus Distance - This lens features one of the closest focusing distance among all UWA lenses for Sony cameras. It focuses as close as 15cm which offers an additional degree of fun by making some mini-macro shots
  • Click/clickless aperture - can be toggled by the switch on the lens barrel. This added feature is extremely useful for videographers
  • The Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 comprises of 14 elements in 10 groups with 2 pcs of aspherical elements and 1 pc of Extra-low dispersion elements. The patented optical design successfully minimizes the distortion and chromatic aberrations to its lowest but still can delivers a superb optical performance from corners to corners at the same time

Key Features

  • The Widest FE lens
  • Super compact & lightweight
  • 37mm Rear filter slot
  • Short Focusing Distance as close as 15cm for some mini-macro shooting
  • Magnetic Front Filter Holder for 100mm-wide filters
  • 10-points sunstars rendering, Best tool for nightscape photography