LensLaowa (Venus Optics)59% by Neofiliac Team78% by External Reviewers

Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye

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Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye is an ultra-compact fisheye lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras. With a focal length at mere 4mm, it is able to provide an expansive 210 degrees of field of view valuable for panorama and VR photography.

With the 7 bladed aperture, the 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye is able to produce gorgeous sun stars at moderate apertures, while the f/2.8 maximum aperture makes this lens a great choice for astro-photography as well.

Moreover, as this tiny lens has a minimum focusing distance of just 8cm, the photographer can place the subject extremely close to the camera, producing a dramatic perspective.

Needless to say, the 4mm focal length on an MFT camera gives the Laowa 4mm f/2.8 Fisheye enormous depth of field.

For those who prefer their ultra-wide lens to be rectilinear, Laowa also offers the 7.5mm f/2 and 10mm f/2 Zero-D for MFT.

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What we found

Neofiliac score 59%

Pros

Compact lens with small diameter and short barrel
Light in the hand
Extremely wide 210° field of view

Cons

Lacks front filter thread
Lacks weather sealing

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sonyalpha^[1]

Reviewer score 78% (normalized by Neofiliac)

Reviewers from sonyalpha have found:

The Laowa 4mm is the widest lens I have ever tested classical fisheye. With 4mm you start to see behind the lens with a 210° coverage. With a panoramic head you can also realize also 360° panorama with this lens. This is a fully manual lenses with aperture control on the lens (with click) and manual focusing ring.