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The Laowa Argus 25mm f/0.95 CF APO Lens is highly versatile and particularly suited for portrait, landscape, street, and low-light photography, as well as for creating artistic bokeh effects.
Yes, the lens is designed with features like low focus breathing and a user-friendly aperture ring click switch, making it suitable for both still photography and videography.
While the lens is designed for APS-C cameras and provides optimal performance on these sensors, it can still be used on full-frame Sony E-mount cameras with a crop mode or with an altered field of view.
APO stands for apochromatic, which means the lens is designed to reduce chromatic aberration across both in-focus and out-of-focus areas, resulting in higher contrast and image fidelity.
The internal focusing mechanism prevents dust from entering the lens and enhances optical performance at all focusing distances, while also maintaining a consistent lens size and reducing focus breathing for more natural focus transitions.
Review Summary
2024-01-02T12:14:15
I have owned plenty of F0.95 and most have been pretty good, but The Venus Laowa Argus 33mm f/0.95 CF APO has to be the sharpest one of them all. The Bokeh is so smooth and character is beautiful. This is a manual lens with aperture and focus control the 33mm gives you plenty of background blur without getting to close to your subject. There is a gorgeous RED ring flair that happens between 0.95,1.2, 1.4 aperture (depending on the suns angle and your angle of shooting) However it goes away as you stop up. Bokeh is always subjected but i think it looks really smooth and also can give you gorgeous vintage look with plenty of Fuji Recipes. Pro's: Sharpest F0.95 out of the competition. Absolutely solid built quality and smooth focus control (long) and looks really beautiful with that square lens hood. You can add 1 filter with the lens hood. Built like a tank, and quality, extremely low focus breathing. Cons: No weather sealing, depending on your rig and how you take care of your equipment this might not be an issue and certainly for some. No lens contacts or USB-C :( Focus is really long, however... it can make it much easier to focus on subjects. This is one of the most beautiful lens i have ever owned shot with, certainly underrated to the max. If you want full control of your portraits and love taking manual photos than this lens is a must.
Jimmy M.
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Sony E Mount
APS-C
25mm
Manual Focus
f/0.95
Wide Angle
Base
Sony a5000, Sony a5100, Sony a6100, Sony a6300, Sony a6400, Sony a6500, Sony a6000
Venus Laowa
Bokeh Effect
62mm
13.4" / 34cm
62 mm (Front)
No
58.8 Degree
14 elements in 9 groups
0.15x
20.3 oz (575g)
2.8 x 3.2" (71.5 x 81mm)
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Because capturing the perfect shot requires the right tools, the Laowa Argus 25mm f/0.95 CF APO Lens for Sony E is designed to meet the needs of professional photographers and videographers. This innovative lens, a new addition to the Argus lineup, is specifically crafted for APS-C cameras, offering an ultra-fast aperture option that excels in low-light conditions.
The Laowa Argus 25mm f/0.95 CF APO Lens is engineered with advanced APO features to minimize chromatic aberration, ensuring impressive image quality even at maximum aperture. With its extraordinary sharpness for in-focus areas and pleasing bokeh for out-of-focus areas, this lens is a versatile choice for portrait, landscape, and street photography.
The lens boasts a low focus breathing, coupled with user-friendly switches and internal focusing. This makes it an ideal choice for both photographers and videographers seeking to capture every essence of light along their creative journey. The f/0.95 ultra-fast aperture is perfect for creating impactful images with a shallow depth of field, providing astonishing subject separation from the background.
The 25mm f/0.95 lens also features a minimum focusing distance of 34cm, allowing you to create an extremely blurry background while preserving object details. This high-quality lens also offers a natural 58.8 Degree angle of view, equivalent to a 35mm focal length in full-frame format, making it an everyday lens for various photography styles.
Engineered with 1 ED glass and 2 highly refractive glasses, the lens effectively suppresses longitudinal and lateral chromatic aberration across in-focus & out-of-focus areas. This advanced design, combined with the fast aperture, allows the lens to produce outstanding image performance for higher contrast and image fidelity.
The lens also features a user-friendly aperture ring click switch mechanism, allowing you to choose between a clicked or silent aperture ring. This functional structural design, along with its compatibility with accessories like polarizers and petal-shaped lens hoods, makes the Laowa Argus 25mm f/0.95 CF APO Lens for Sony E a must-have tool for any professional photographer or videographer.
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