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Venus Optics has announced its new Laowa Argus 25mm F0.95 MFT APO lens for Micro Four Thirds camera systems.
The apochromatic lens, which offers a 50mm full-frame equivalent field of view on Micro Four Thirds camera systems, is constructed of 14 elements in eight groups, including one aspherical element, one extra-low dispersion element and three ultra-high-refractive index elements. It uses a nine-blade aperture diaphragm, offers an aperture range of F0.95 throguh F11, has a minimum focusing distance of 25cm (9.8â€) and uses a 62mm front filter thread.
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The fully-manual lens is constructed entirely of metal and features both knurled aperture and focus rings (300° focus throw) for physical adjustments. Venus Optics also says the lens has been designed to have minimal focus breathing, making it an ideal candidate for shooting video. measures 71mm (2.8â€) in diameter, 86mm (3.4â€) long and weighs around 570g (1.25lbs).
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Below is a sample gallery of images, provided by Venus Optics:
And a video promo, shared by Venus Optics:
The lens is available to purchase through Venus Optics’ online shop for $399.
Started out doing photography at the age of 6 using an uncle's old 1940 kodak brownie box camera. At 15 years of age, I decided to buy my very own 1975 Praktica SLR camera. I now shoot with a Nikon D850. I do unpaid TFP and commercial paid work.