Venus Laowa 9mm F2.8 Zero-D

Light and compact. Metal barrel. Smooth manual focus ring. Ultra-wide field of view. Available for Canon, Fujifilm, and Sony APS-C mirrorless cameras.

Limited to full-stop aperture adjustment. Heavy vignette. Not truly zero distortion. Manual focus isn't for everyone.

Venus Optics continues to develop lenses that fill in gaps not covered by first-party manufacturers. You simply can't buy a Canon, Fujifilm, or Sony lens that's as wide as the Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D, and certainly not one with an f/2.8 aperture. Canon...

The Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D is a tiny lens that delivers a big performance, with image quality in particular being its forte. The all-manual design might not be to everyone's taste, but this is certainly the cheapest way for Fujifilm X-shooters to gain...

The Laowa lenses as a range are certainly very interesting, sometimes unique and always deliver the goods in terms of performance. Traditional metal construction does mean a higher price, but we have to choose whether the trade-off of quality of...

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