Laowa 10mm f/4 Pancake Lens Black for L Mount
Laowa 10mm f/4 Pancake Lens Black for L Mount
Key Features
- Extremely compact 25mm long and lightweight 130g ultra wide angle prime
- World’s widest rectilinear pancake lens with 109.3° angle of view
- Designed with an APS-C format image circle
- Super-low
- High optical performance
- 10-point sunstar from a 5-bladed aperture design
- Close 10cm mi
- Built-in 37mm filter thread
Laowa 10mm f/4 Pancake Lens Black for L Mount Summary
The Laowa 10mm f/4 Pancake Lens Black for L Mount is the perfect match for APS-C format cameras such as the Leica CL, or full-frame L mount bodies, which will change to APS-C mode. The super compact and lightweight Laowa 10mm f/4 Pancake Lens Black for Leica L mount adds to a comprehensive range of high quality Laowa lenses. It features a refined optical design with 4 ED glass elements which render high image quality, with an ultra wide 109.3° angle of view. This makes the 10mm f/4 Pancake for L mount users perfect for capturing a variety of subjects including landscapes, seascapes, city, travel and all-day general shooting.
You can create beautiful 10-point sunstars from the unique 5-bladed aperture design to set your images apart and the lens also displays extremely well controlled distortion, which is ideal for maintaining straight lines in images with architectural shots. 12 elements are arranged into 8 groups, with 2 aspherical and 4 extra-low dispersion elements, which render excellent results across the frame.
Laowa 10mm f/4 Pancake Lens Black for Leica L mount in More Detail
Extremely compact and lightweightWith a weight of just 130g and measuring Ø59.8 x 25mm, the Laowa 10mm f/4 Pancake Lens in Black is easy to handhold and bring along for all-day shooting. It includes an equally compact 37mm filter thread, enabling you to add lens filters such as circular polarisers, UV filters and more.
High optical performanceWhichever subjects you shoot with the Laowa 10mm f/4 Pancake Lens Black you’ll benefit from impressive image quality for a pancake lens, with good flare and ghost control when shooting backlit subjects. When the lens is stopped down to f/8 sharpness is extremely high, which is ideal for subjects for which this ultra wide angle lens is intended.
Low distortion resultsThe Laowa 10mm f/4 Pancake Lens (black) renders 109.3° angle of view, making it the world’s widest rectilinear pancake lens at launch. This allows you to capture horizontal and vertical straight lines in buildings, streets and any other subjects with straight lines, where minimal distortion and realistic results are rendered.
Extremely close minimum focus distanceCreate dynamic compositions with an extremely close 10cm minimum focus distance and 0.15x maximum magnification. This extends the versatility of the 10mm pancake for macro-style close-up images and creating subject separation from the background.
10-Point sunstarsLaowa’s unique design includes an aperture diaphragm with 5 aperture blades, which creates impressive sunstars with 10 points to enhance your images.
Sample Images
©Thomas John
©Thomas John
©Richard Wong
©Dylan Goldby
©Jimmy Chan
©Alex Barcella
©Alexander Martindes Chung
©Alexander Martindes Chung
©David Mckeegan
©David Mckeegan
Specifications
| Focal Length | 10mm |
| Aperture Range | f/4-22 |
| Angle of view | 109.3° |
| Format | APS-C |
| Lens Structure | 12 elements in 8 groups (4 ED elements) |
| Aperture Blades | 5 blades |
| Max. Magnification | 0.15x |
| Min. Focusing Distance | 100mm |
| Focus Mode | Manual (MF) |
| Dimensions for Filter Thread | Ø 37mm |
| Dimensions | About Ø 59.8mm * 25mm |
| Weight | About 130g |
What's in the Box
Specifications
| Offers: N/A |
| Offer Category: N/A |
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| Autofocus: N/A |
| Aperture ring: Yes |
| Constant Aperture: Yes |
| Lens CIPA Image stabilization rating: N/A |
| Colour: N/A |
| Diameter (mm): 53 |
| Length (mm): 41 |
| Weight (g): 125 |
| Distance scale: Yes |
| DoF scale: Yes |
| Elements: 11 |
| Environmental Sealing: N/A |
| Focus distance limiter: N/A |
| Focal length: 10 mm |
| Focus method: N/A |
| Filter Thread: N/A |
| Full time manual: Yes |
| Groups: 7 |
| Hood supplied: Yes |
| Lens Image stabilization: N/A |
| Lens mount: N/A |
| Lens Materials: N/A |
| Maximum focal length: 10 |
| Maximum magnification: 0.15 |
| Maximum aperture (number): 4 |
| Maximum aperture (text): N/A |
| Max Format size: N/A |
| Minimum focal length: 10 |
| Lens Minimum focus distance (m): 0.12 |
| Minimum aperture (number): 16 |
| Minimum aperture (text): N/A |
| Motor type: N/A |
| Number of diaphragm blades: 5 |
| Power zoom: N/A |
| Special elements / coatings: ED + glass aspherical elements |
| Tripod collar: N/A |
| Lens type: N/A |
| Wide/Tele: N/A |
| Level: N/A |
| Year Of Release: N/A |
| Best For: N/A |
| Best For Holiday and Landscape: Yes |
| Best For Interior and Architecture: Yes |
| Best For Fashion and Portrait: N/A |
| Best For Macro and Still Life: N/A |
| Best For Astro: N/A |
| Best For Street: Yes |
| Best For Wildlife and Sport: N/A |
| Zoom lock: N/A |
| Zoom method: N/A |
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