The Venus Optics Laowa 60mm f/2.8 Ultra-Macro is a third-party specialty lens designed for Nikon F-mount cameras and camcorders. Key features include:
0.1x to 2.0x magnification range
Infinity focus on DX cameras
High-quality optical design
Fully manual aperture and focus
2:1 Macro. The Venus Optics Laowa 60mm f/2.8 Ultra-Macro boasts a magnification range from 0.1x to 2.0×. You can easily alter the magnification ratio without installing an extension tube or teleconverter. This lens is ideal for rapidly changing macro photography scenarios, and its wide magnification range also makes it extremely useful for shooting macro objects (e.g. insects) with different sizes.
Multi-Purpose. While most high-magnification macro lenses limit their use to very close distances, the Venus 60mm offers infinity focus when shooting crop-frame DX cameras. If you’re shooting on a full-frame FX camera, it’s limited to macro distances only.
Optics. The Laowa 60mm’s nine-element/seven-group design produces images with a focus on image clarity and color rendering. Additionally, the optical system consists of two major moving lens groups in order to minimize barrel distortion. The nearly circular fourteen-blade aperture renders a creamy background blur.
Fully Manual Lens. This is a fully manual lens that provides no electronic communication with the camera. You must manually make all aperture and focus adjustments on the lens itself, and lens information is not transferred through EXIF data.
