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Venus Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D Prime Lens for L Mount

SKU: VE928L MFR: VE928L
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Key Features

  • Capture stunning landscapes with the Laowa 9mm lens' ultra-wide angle on your L Mount.
  • Enjoy exceptional image quality with this prime lens, perfect for astrophotography.
  • Get creative with the f/2.8 aperture, ideal for low-light shots and shallow depth.
  • Experience minimal distortion with Laowa's Zero-D design, ensuring straight lines.
  • Weighing only 7.58 oz, this compact lens is great for travel and street photography.
  • Achieve unique perspectives with a 12cm minimum focusing distance for macro-style shots.
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Shopper : When I search 9mm lens for full frame camera, it says this is made for full frame and lists the panasonic full frame cameras, but every where else it says it is made for APS-C cameras. Is it for full frame or aps-c?DOUG S : Designed for APS-CCHRISTOPHER S : The Fuji x mount version is ASP-C or crop sensor.HANSEL T : For the x mount version, it's for APS-C since Fujifilm makes APS-C sensors. You should look for the correct mount and not if it's full frame.
Shopper : Why Did You Choose This?JOHN A : Needed a fast light superwide angle lens for my Panasonic S=Series cameras

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2022-07-27T14:43:08

Rated 5 out of 5

Great Lens for Real Estate Photography

This is a great lens. Was recommended by a friend for real estate photography and couldn?t imagine a better lens for the job. It?s small and lightweight, doesn?t distort, super easy to use and really wasn?t that expensive.

Tobias R.

2022-07-22T08:12:17

Rated 5 out of 5

Really good invesment

The lens are amazing, a little hard to get used to because I mostly used auto focus lens but the quiality and sharpeness it's really good.

Jairo N.

2022-01-17T08:09:44

Rated 5 out of 5

Perfect wide angle lens to film 4K 60fps in new Sony A7IV.

Amazing wide angle manual lens for Sony A7IV. I purchased this lens to film 4K 60fps on the new Sony a7IV. Since the camera has a 1.5 crop in 4K 60fps, this lens is just wide enough to capture those wide angle shots. Lens is very sharp, small and perfect for any gimbal. Highly recommend it.

LUIS G.

2021-04-16T14:38:12

Rated 5 out of 5

Very wide

Very wide does the job!

Thomas I.

2020-11-11T11:54:02

Rated 5 out of 5

It’s wideeeeee

One of my absolute favorite lenses

TYLER D.

2019-12-17T14:15:21

Rated 5 out of 5

Great Ultra-Wide for my Fuji camera!

Beats my expectations. Small, great build quality, easy to focus, sharp, low distortion and low chromatic aberration. FOV on APS-C is over 90 degrees, which is great when you need ultra wide angle. Also, it focuses very close, and it is sharp at closest focus, even wide open at f/2.8, with gorgeous smooth bokeh in the background. It is better at close focus than my small Fujicron 16/2.8 and 23/2.0 lenses.

KARL V.

2019-10-18T08:13:46

Rated 5 out of 5

Good choice

The best lens ever

Mauricio S.

2019-02-21T13:03:46

Rated 5 out of 5

Small and sharp

Matches well with xt3, great for travel Highly recommended

JAMES G.

2019-02-19T10:12:57

Rated 4 out of 5

Good lens, high price

Optically the lens is very good. Very little distortion in the corners and edges. The price tag of nearly $500 is a little steep for what you get.

DAVID T.

2019-01-17T08:40:12

Rated 5 out of 5

Amazing 13mm equivalent lens!

The lenses barely out of the box and was purchased for my Fuji XT2. The packaging is outstanding. I’ve made a few photographs which are flat and have no curved edges. There’s a touch of a vignette, but not objectionable. The color is excellent and the contrast is perfect.The lens is extraordinarily sharp and the images look good at high magnification. With the mirrorless camera, the no automation is not a problem. Frankly, you would never know that there is not an auto diaphragm. The depth of field is so great, focusing is barely necessary. I bought the 9 mm to take to Iceland at the end of January. I’m anxious to see how it does with the vistas. I currently have a 14 mm Fuji lens (21 mm equivalent) that seems not quite wide enough.For less than $, buy this lens.

BOB L.

2018-12-05T14:22:50

Rated 5 out of 5

I like it, a lot

I was looking for something really wide for my Fujifilm X Series camera. This lens checks a lot of boxes for me: Compact and Lightweight, check. Relatively inexpensive, check. Well built, check. Great image quality, check. Although this lens does exhibit quite a bit of vignetting wide open, it's not an issue for me. I generally like to shoot landscape and architecture (that's what this lens is for, right?) at around f/8 - f/11. So far, so good. I've had this lens just a short time but I am VERY pleased with the image quality I'm getting. It's sharp, even in the corners at f/5.8-f/11. And the angle of view is just spectacular. It's so dynamic and WIDE. So far, this little lens has exceeded my expectations. It's so tiny (smaller than the Fuji 23mm f/2) that it can go with me just about anywhere. It will definitely be in my bag when I travel. Highly recommend.

CARLOS G.

2018-11-06T09:55:08

Rated 5 out of 5

Stellar little performer

Super lightweight lens I use mostly for video and some stills. Turn on focus peaking and away you go. I was thinking of buying the fuji 8-16mm f2.8 when it came out but the $2000 price tag was a little much. This fit my need and actually will function better since I use it for video on my gimbal.

NATHAN C.

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Venus 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D Specifications

  • Mount

    L Mount

  • Focal Length

    9mm

  • Max. Aperture

    f/2.8

  • Angle of View

    113 Degree on APS-C, 100 Degree on MFT

  • Format Compatibility

    APS-C, MFT

  • Lens Structure

    15 elements in 10 groups

  • Aperture Blades

    7

  • Min. Focusing Distance

    12cm

  • Max. Magnification

    1:7.5

  • Filter Thread

    49mm

  • Dimensions

    2.36 x 2.08" (60 x 53mm)

  • Weight

    7.58 oz (215g)

  • UPC Code

    6940486701807

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Designed For Use With:

  • Leica SL
  • Leica SL2
  • Panasonic S1
  • Panasonic S1H
  • Panasonic S1R
  • Panasonic S5
  • Sigma fp
  • Leica SL2-S
  • Panasonic LUMIX S9
  • Panasonic S5 II
  • Panasonic S5 IIX
  • Leica SL3
  • Sigma fp L

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About Venus 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D

FEATURED REVIEWS

I like it, a lot

By CARLOS G.

I was looking for something really wide for my Fujifilm X Series camera. This lens checks a lot of boxes for me: Compact and Lightweight, check. Relatively inexpensive, check. Well built, check. Great image quality, check. Although this lens does exhibit quite a bit of vignetting wide open, it's not an issue for me. I generally like to shoot landscape and architecture (that's what this lens is for, right?) at around f/8 - f/11. So far, so good. I've had this lens just a short time but I am ...

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Amazing 13mm equivalent lens!

By BOB L.

The lenses barely out of the box and was purchased for my Fuji XT2. The packaging is outstanding. I’ve made a few photographs which are flat and have no curved edges. There’s a touch of a vignette, but not objectionable. The color is excellent and the contrast is perfect.The lens is extraordinarily sharp and the images look good at high magnification. With the mirrorless camera, the no automation is not a problem. Frankly, you would never know that there is not an auto diaphragm. The depth ...

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Venus Laowa 9mm

Venus 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D.

Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D is the third member of the Laowa Zero-D' line-up and they all feature an excellent control of the optical distortion which is commonly appeared in ultrawide angle lenses. This new lens is an ultra-wide & ultra-fast prime lens with a 35mm equivalent focal length of around 13mm. Despite the extreme specifications, Venus Optics has successfully minimized the weight of the lens to less than 0.5 pounds (215g) and 2-inch (53mm) long. This compact and light lens comprises of 15 elements in 10 groups with 2 pcs of aspherical elements and 3 pcs of Extra-low dispersion elements. This optical design successfully minimizes the distortion and chromatic aberrations to its lowest but at the same time, delivers a superb optical performance from corners to corners.

Compact, Wide Angle Excellence.

Compact, Wide Angle Excellence.

The extreme 113½ angle of view and ultra-fast f/2.8 aperture allows photographers to create impressive astro-photography shots with ease. It also gives photographers a fast and wide-angle option for landscape photography and low-light shooting. For videographers, the compact size of this lens is friendly to the use of gimbals or even handheld shooting without much of shaking. The lens is designed with a 49mm filter thread which gives additional portability for screw-in filters.

Warranty Information

This product has a limited warranty of 36 months.

Key Features

  • Capture stunning landscapes with the Laowa 9mm lens' ultra-wide angle on your L Mount.
  • Enjoy exceptional image quality with this prime lens, perfect for astrophotography.
  • Get creative with the f/2.8 aperture, ideal for low-light shots and shallow depth.
  • Experience minimal distortion with Laowa's Zero-D design, ensuring straight lines.
  • Weighing only 7.58 oz, this compact lens is great for travel and street photography.
  • Achieve unique perspectives with a 12cm minimum focusing distance for macro-style shots.

What's in the box:

  • Venus Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
  • Front and Rear Lens Caps
  • Venus 3 Year Limited Warranty