This Canon RF mount Laowa 15mm T2.1 Cine Lens for Canon RF Mountfrom Laowa 15mm T2.1 Cine Lens for Canon RF Mountis marked in feet and provides a wide 110° angle of view well suited for outdoor and landscape shots and in tight interior locations, and it is optimized for full-frame digital sensors, mirrorless RF-mount cameras, and cinema cameras such as the RED KOMODO. It is lightweight and compact, so it is suitable for both handheld shooting and gimbal use, as well as tripod-mounted shooting. The lens produces an image circle that will cover full-frame-sized sensors or smaller.

The 15mm cine lens features a maximum aperture of T2.1 with 12 elements in 9 groups. Its 5-blade aperture provides a soft, pleasing bokeh, a shallow depth of field with little to no distortion, and a 6" close focus distance. The focus and aperture rings feature industry-standard 0.8 MOD gearing that will accommodate standard cine follow focus motors. The 80mm front diameter features a 77mm thread for adding filters. Focus and aperture markings are on the side of the lens to aid focus pullers. A hard-shell Pelican case with custom foam is included to protect and transport the lens.

RF-Mount Lens, T2.1 to T22 Aperture    110° Angle of View, Low Distortion    Covers Full-Frame Sensors    6" Close Focus, 0.8 MOD Cine Gears    12 Elements in 9 Groups, 5-Blade Iris    80mm Front Diameter, 77mm Filter Thread

Wide-angle 15mm T2.1 prime designed for mirrorless and Canon RF-mount cinema cameras such as the RED KOMODO with up to full-frame sensor

Designed with 12 elements in 9 groups, low distortion, and 5-blade iris

80mm front diameter with 77mm filter threads

6" close focus and standard 0.8 MOD focus ring

Hard-shell Pelican case with custom foam is included

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Is it 12mm for 35mm FF sensor, or 17mm equivalent?

A: The Laowa 12mm T2.9 Zero-D Cine Lens for the Canon EF-mount has a focal length of 12mm on a full-frame sensor.

Q: 2. Does this lens work on my A7R4 mirrorless? Thanks

A: Yes it will. Totally manual.

Q: 3. What would be the horizontal field of view on be when used on the Sony FS7?

A: Horizontal field of view would be 73 degrees.

Q: 4. anyway to get a matte box on this guy?

A: The Venus Optics Laowa 12mm Cine Lens has a 114mm outer diameter. You will be able to use a 114mm clamp on adapter.

Q: 5. Is it really true that these ultra wide Laowa lens have poor quality glass and suffer with soft corners and purple fringing badly?

A: Almost any ultra wide lens will have some issues with vignetting, but for the price range, this lens does perform very well. There are many sample videos from users demonstrating the lens, and I would say it holds up nicely.

Q: 6. What adapter could I use to attach this to a Lumix s5 camera?

A: At this moment there are no RF lens to L mount camera adapter solutions to attach this lens to your camera.

Q: 7. Is the Nikon Z7 compatible with this manual focus lens? Besides no image stabilization, are other capabilities lost?

A: As the Venus Optics Laowa Argus FF 28mm T1 Cine Lens (Nikon Z) is a fully manual lens, aperture and focus would need to be controlled manually as well. You may also lose any focus confirmation features built into the camera itself.

Q: 8. I can used it with Sony a6600?

A: Yes, you can use the Venus Optics Laowa 15mm T2.1 Zero-D Cine Lens (Sony E, Feet) with the Sony a6600 because the camera has an E-mount. You can find this information under "Lens Mount" in the Spec tab.

Q: 9. Will this work with a Panasonic GH5?

A: Yes, this will work on the GH5.

Q: 10. Can I use Canon EF to R adapter with this lens?

A: Yes, the standard Canon EF to R Adapter will work with the Laowa 12mm lens.