LAOWA 25mm F2.8 2.5-5X ULTRA MACRO lens announced for PENTAX!!!

The most compact and versatile high magnification macro lens.

SiteLong Japan Co., Ltd. announces the new product “LAOWA 25 mm F 2.8 2.5-5 X ULTRA MACRO” of LAOWA (Venus Optics). LAOWA 25mm F2.8 2.5-5x ULTRA MACRO is a macro exclusive lens with a magnification of 2.5x to 5x.

This lens is optimized for macro shooting between 2.5X – 5X life size. The lens is specially designed with an extended working distance (45mm at 2.5x & 40mm at 2x)and smaller lens barrel. This allow a sufficient lighting con the object for easier shooting in the field. The lens is much more compact and lighter than other comparative products. This lens also provides a relatively greater depth of field compared to other extreme macro lens in the market. The Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X is developed for both professional and leisure macro photography, to be used on the field or in indoor set-up.

Product Overview

Product name LAOWA 25mm F2.8 2.5-5x ULTRA MACRO
Suggested retail price Open price
Expected market price TBD
Scheduled release date around early April 2018

Main Product Features

It is a macro lens for full size of manual focus.
The shortest shooting distance is 173 to 223.5mm and shooting magnification 2.5 to 5 times is available.
It is possible to secure a working distance of 40mm (5 times) to 45mm (2.5 times) by optical design with a special configuration. It can correspond to various lighting to obtain better shooting result.
By adopting ultra low dispersion lens (UD lens), by appropriately suppressing chromatic aberration and color fringe, it is possible to capture images with high sharpness and high color reproducibility.
Each lens is coated with multilayer coating, minimizing ghost and flare. Therefore, under a strong light source, it is possible to take pictures with a very high contrast and neutral color.
Adopting a metal enclosure with excellent robustness.
It is compact, lightweight and excellent in portability.