Lens Venus Optics Laowa C&D-Dreamer 14 mm f/4,0 for Canon EF

Overview

The Venus Optics Laowa 14mm Zero-D is a wide-angle lens designed for full-frame DSLRs with the Canon EF bayonet. The glass features near-zero distortion, a 114-degree angle of view, and an exceptional minimum focusing distance of just 14.5 cm. The lens features an automatic aperture controlled electronically from the camera. Its low weight, compact size, ultra-wide imaging perspective, and ability to conveniently mount 67mm diameter circular filters make it the ideal glass for travelers, landscape photographers, astrography enthusiasts, and those who love architectural photography.

Main Lens Features

• A wide-angle lens designed for full-frame cameras with Canon EF mount
• A completely new optical system (compared to the Laowa 14mm f/4 FF RL Zero-D model)
• Lightweight and compact design
• Extensive 114-degree field of view
• Strong metal casing for longer lens life
• Exceptional image quality for sharp images full of detail
• Electronically-controlled automatic iris
• Electronics for convenient operation in semi-automatic modes and the ability to save full EXIF data
• Zero-D, or near-zero distortion
• Impressive minimum focusing distance of just 14.5 cm (Mini Macro)
• 5-blade iris
• 5-blade aperture to produce attractive 10-point stars
• A great choice for photography with a wide variety of apertures
• Equipped with a standard thread for 67mm diameter filters

The Venus Optics Laowa 14mm Zero-D auto iris lens for Canon EF offers an incredible 114-degree angle of view. This allows you to capture huge expanses of landscapes or buildings in your photographs. With this exceptional glass, you can capture breathtaking cityscapes, starry sky maps, beautiful mountain vistas, and hundreds of natural wonders. With the ultra-wide lens from Venus Optics Laowa, you can capture incredibly rich and complex compositions in a single image that would be difficult to achieve with traditional glass.

Unprecedented Minimum Focusing Distance

But the innovative lens from Venus Optics Laowa isn't just about vast open spaces, picturesque landscapes, street lights, and rows of buildings that form expansive city grids. The lens is based on a completely new optical system that allows focusing from a minimum distance of 14.5 cm. This means that the lens will also be suitable for taking pictures of small objects in an unusual and original perspective, with a shallow depth of field that will effectively blur the background. Venus Optics Laowa 14 mm Zero-D is not only an ultra-wide angle but also a Mini Macro style photography!

Electronic Support

The use of high-quality motors and a modern microprocessor means that you no longer have to set the focal length with a ring. You'll do it from the dial, button, or touch screen of your camera. And if you use semi-automatic modes, the aperture value will adjust itself according to other parameters! This makes working with a full-frame DSLR even more convenient and reduces the time it takes to set up your shot. The Venus Optics Laowa 14mm Zero-D lens also allows you to save full EXIF data. The metadata will help you analyze the images you take and become an even better artist with each new session or photo outing!

Pictures Painted with Light

Night photography allows you to experiment endlessly with long shutter speeds, especially when shooting in neon and lamp-lit cities. The Venus Optics Laowa 14mm Zero-D lens will allow you to further enhance your frames with a unique element. By using a 5-blade aperture, you can achieve the amazing effect of beautifully outlined 10-pointed stars. These will appear in place of street lamps, car headlights, Christmas tree lights, and any other light source the lens captures!

Nearly Zero Distortion

The Venus Optics Laowa 14mm Zero-D lens is constructed on the basis of 13 optical elements, which are arranged in 8 groups. There are, among others, two aspherical lenses and two lenses with a reduced dispersion coefficient. Thanks to this, in addition to zero distortion, the glass also offers outstanding sharpness and wonderfully minimizes chromatic aberration. All this means that your photographs require much less post-production work. The image generated by the lens is full of detail, color, and contrast. Photos come out phenomenal, so you may not need graphics programs at all!

Calibrating the Focus Distance Scale

Astrophotographers are well aware of the importance of precise lens alignment when photographing a sky full of stars. It is with such artists in mind, among others, that the Laowa company introduced an innovative focusing distance scale calibration system to the Venus Optics Laowa 14mm Zero-D. An additional locking ring located on the lens allows you to determine where the actual infinity falls for the scene you are photographing, and then conveniently mark it on the lens barrel. This will allow you to better adapt the glass to your camera, work with it will be more efficient, and the quality of your photos will reach an even higher level!

Lightweight and Compact

A lens that's meant to help you create even more beautiful images of landscapes, skies, or architecture has to be ready to travel thousands of miles with you. The designers at Venus Optics Laowa have taken care of the durability to the highest level. All optical elements are enclosed in a robust metal housing. The Venus Optics Laowa 14mm Zero-D design does not limit your mobility at the same time. The glass is extremely light and handy, which certainly distinguishes this model from its competitors. It weighs just 320 grams, so your back may not feel its presence in your backpack at all!

Convenient Filter Installation

Who said ultra-wide angle is a reason to give up on circular filters! After all, they are the ones that further expand the capabilities of the lens and allow you to better protect it. In the case of the Venus Optics Laowa 14 mm Zero-D, you will easily use standard 67 mm circular filters. Their installation will be fast and convenient. This way you can install your favorite polarizing, ND, or UV filters on the lens. This ergonomic design will allow you to forget about rectangular adapters and still enjoy the extraordinary capabilities of Venus Optics Laowa glass!

Specifications

• Model: Venus Optics Laowa 14mm f/4 Zero-D DSLR
• Mount: Canon EF
• Focal length: 14 mm
• Angle of view: 114 degrees
• Minimum aperture: f/4.0
• Maximum aperture: f/22
• Number of aperture blades: 5
• Optical design: 13 elements in 8 groups
• 2 low dispersion lenses
• Minimum focusing distance: 14.5 cm
• Resolution scale: 0.3x
• Focusing: manual
• Filter diameter: 67 mm
• Dimensions: 72.5 x 75 mm
• Weight: 320 g
• Color: black

Kit Contents

• Venus Optics Laowa 14mm Zero-D auto iris lens for Canon EF
• Decal for the front of the lens