Venus Optics' new Laowa Sword Macro Full Frame Cine series offers six macro lenses for $1499 each.
The Laowa Sword Macro Full Frame Cine series is a new collection of macro cine lenses which Venus Optics says is “designed for everyone.”
The lineup spans from wide-angle 15mm, 25mm, and 35mm lenses to longer focal lengths of 60mm, 100mm, and 180mm, providing six lenses that aim to be a comprehensive set for all shooting scenarios.
Each lens in the series covers full-frame formats and weighs in at under 1kg (2.2lbs), making them among the lightest on the market and ensuring ease of use.
Laowa also says the Sword series also excels in chromatic aberration control, minimizing both in-focus and out-of-focus longitudinal CA to save time in post-production.
The magnification ratios are impressive: 1:1 on the 15mm lens and 2:1 on the 60mm and 100mm lenses. This will enable cinematographers can capture intricate details with minimal working distances.
The Sword series is available to order in 15/25/35/60/100/180mm from today. Sword is by default PL but Laowa offers additional EF, E, Z, RF, and L mount bayonets for purchase separately and they are priced at $1499 each. You can also pick up a four lens set (25/35/60/100mm) for $5699 and all six for $7999.
| Lens name |
Laowa Sword Macro FF Cine Series |
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| Focal length |
15mm |
25mm | 35mm | 60mm | 100mm |
180mm |
| Aperture range |
T4.1-32 |
T2.9-22 |
T4.6-32 | |||
| Format |
Full Frame |
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| Image circle diameter |
43.2mm / 1.7″ |
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| Angle of view |
110.5° |
81.7° | 63.4° | 39.7° | 24.4° |
13.7° |
| Lens structure |
12 elements in 9 groups |
13 elements in 10 groups | 13 elements in 10 groups | 14 elements in 11 groups | 12 elements in 10 groups |
12 elements in 9 groups |
| Aperture blades |
14 |
7 | 13 | 13 |
13 |
13 |
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Aperture throw |
36.38° | 40° | 59.4° | 73.1° |
65° |
61.3° |
| Focus throw |
84° |
100° | 270° | 160° | 220° |
270° |
| Focus scale |
Dual Scale |
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| Min. focusing distance |
12cm / 4.72″ |
16.8cm / 6.61″ | 17.8cm / 7.01″ | 21cm / 8.27″ | 24.7cm / 9.72″ |
30.6cm / 12.05″ |
| Min. working distance |
0.07cm / 0.028″ |
2.14cm / 0.85″ | 3.2cm / 1.26″ | 5.9cm / 2.32″ | 8cm / 3.15″ |
14.2cm / 5.59″ |
| Focus mode |
Manual (MF) |
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| Magnification |
1X |
1X | 1X | 2X | 2X |
1.5X |
| Follow Focus Pitch |
0.8mm / 0.03″ |
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| Filter Thread |
Ø95mm |
Ø77mm |
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| Front Diameter |
Ø100mm / Ø3.94″ |
Ø80mm / Ø3.15″ |
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| Dimensions |
67.27mm*Ø104.8mm / 2.65″*Ø4.13″ |
94.56mm*Ø85.6mm / 3.72″*Ø3.37″ | 94.56mm*Ø85.6mm / 3.72″*Ø3.37″ | 112.93mm*Ø85.6mm / 4.45″*Ø3.37″ | 139.5mm*Ø85.6mm / 5.49″*Ø3.37″ |
125.21mm*Ø85.6mm / 4.93″*Ø3.37″ |
| Weight |
~640g (Without front lens cap and rear lens cap) |
~755g / 1.66lb (Without front lens cap and rear lens cap) | ~750g / 1.65lb (Without front lens cap and rear lens cap) | ~736g / 1.63lb (Without front lens cap and rear lens cap) | ~957g / 2.11lb (Without front lens cap and rear lens cap) |
~734g / 1.62lb (Without front lens cap and rear lens cap) |
| Mounts |
ARRI PL (Optional: Canon EF, Sony E, Canon RF, Nikon Z, L mount) |
ARRI PL (Optional: Sony E, Canon RF, Nikon Z, L mount) *NO EF mount | ARRI PL (Optional: Canon EF, Sony E, Canon RF, Nikon Z, L mount) | ARRI PL (Optional: Canon EF, Sony E, Canon RF, Nikon Z, L mount) | ARRI PL (Optional: Canon EF, Sony E, Canon RF, Nikon Z, L mount) |
ARRI PL (Optional: Canon EF, Sony E, Canon RF, Nikon Z, L mount) |