Laowa 17mm f/1.8 MFT Lens (2019)
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Laowa 17mm F1.8 is a manual-focus wide-angle prime lens for Micro Four Thirds-mount. It covers the MFT image circle. Introduced by Laowa in 2019, it has 9 elements in 7 groups.
Manual focus may be limiting to some, but purists will find it much more engaging. There are also fewer things to go wrong on the long run. Unfortunately, Laowa has opted to omit weather sealing for this lens, so owners should pay extra attention when shooting in incremental weathers.
The bright maximum aperture for a wide-angle lens is appreciated for night photography, though some may prefer the perspective of an ultra wide-angle lens for this. Even though the lens is not stabilized, at this focal range it does not usually matter. In fact, some may be able to get cleaner corners without image stabilization.
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Pros
- Very light in the hand
- Versatile focal length
- Very affordable
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
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Specifications
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Frog Eye Coating (FEC) groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Length
51 mm / 2.01 in
Weight
172 g / 6.08 oz
Function
Angle Of View
65.0° Diagonal | 55.8° Horizontal | 38.9° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.8 ~ f/1.8
Autofocus
No
Crop Factor
2.0
Focal Length
17 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
34.0 mm
Image Stabilization
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2019-10-21
Made In
China
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