Laowa Wide Angle Zoom | Mirrorless Lenses Only | FFII 12-24mm f5.6 lens for Sony FE

AT A GLANCE

Tt is an ‘ultra-compact zoom lens’ that offers an angle of view from an ultra-wide 121.9° to 84°.

It weighs 497g, has a diameter of 69.4mm and an overall length between 84mm and 95.6mm (depending on the lens mount).

It has a closest focusing distance of 15cm and Venus Optics bills the lens as, ‘perfect for travel and landscape photography.’

The new 12-24mm zoom is designed with a five-bladed aperture, which is said to produce a ‘stunning 10-point Sunstar’ when the aperture is ‘slightly stopped down.’

The full-frame wide-angle zoom also accepts screw-on filters.

The lens comes with an adapter ring that you can use with 77mm filters. The adapter ring also doubles up as a lens hood.

The optical make-up of the lens is 15 elements in 11 groups.

Those 15 elements include two aspherical elements and three ED elements.

The front element includes a ‘Frog-Eye Coating’ (aka FEC), which repels dust and water.

The lens has three control rings – a focus ring, a zoom ring and a manual aperture ring.

The largest of these is the focusing ring.

The lens includes an engraved focus scale in imperial and metric units.

The zoom ring is marked at 12mm, 14mm, 16mm, 18mm, 20mm, 22mm and 24mm focal lengths.

The manual aperture ring with is marked markings at f/5.6, f/8, f/11, f/16 and f/22.

• Format: full frame
• Focal length: 12-24mm
• Maximum aperture: f/5.6
• Angle of view: 84° – 121.9°
• Lens structure: 15 elements (two aspherical, three ED) in 11 groups
• Aperture blades: Five
• Minimum focusing distance: 15cm
• Maximum magnification: 0.4
• Focus mode: Manual (MF)
• Filter thread: ø77mm
• Dimensions: ø69.4mmx84mm (M), ø69.4mmx91.6mm (RF), ø69.4mmx93.6mm (E), ø69.4mmx95.6mm (Z)
• Weight: 497g (with no hood or front/rear caps)

Venus Optics Laowa FFII 12-24mm f5.6 Lens (Sony FE)

• Front and Rear Lens Caps