Laowa 10mm f/4 Pancake Lens Silver for Canon RF
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 for Canon mirrorless EOS R cameras with an APS-C image circle
- Super-low distortion
- High optical performance
- 10-point sunstar from a 5-bladed aperture design
- Close 10cm minimum focusing distance
- Built-in 37mm filter thread
Laowa 10mm f/4 Pancake Lens Silver for Canon RF Summary
Joining a host of extremely accomplished Laowa lenses is the ultra-compact and lightweight Laowa 10mm f/4 Pancake Lens Silver for Canon RF mount. It features a high quality optical design with special glass elements to render good image quality and sharpness, with an ultra wide 109.3° angle of view. This lends the 10mm f/4 Pancake to a variety of subjects including landscapes, seascapes, city and general purpose shooting, perfect for cameras such as the EOS R7 and R10.
A unique 5-bladed aperture design renders beautiful 10-point sunstars and the lens displays extremely well controlled distortion, which is ideal for maintaining straight lines in your images and particularly beneficial to architectural shots. Laowa’s advanced optical design features 12 elements arranged in 8 groups, with 2 aspherical and 4 extra-low dispersion elements, which render excellent results across the frame.
Laowa 10mm f/4 Pancake Lens Silver for Canon RF in More Detail
High optical performanceWhichever subjects you shoot with the Laowa 10mm f/4 Pancake Lens Silver 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.
Super compact and lightweightWith a weight of just 130g and measuring Ø59.8 x 25mm, the Laowa 10mm f/4 Pancake Lens in Silver 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.
Ultra low distortion resultsThe Laowa 10mm f/4 Pancake Lens (Silver) 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.
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.
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.
Sample Images

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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
| Aperture ring: Yes |
| Constant Aperture: Yes |
| Diameter (mm): 53 |
| Length (mm): 41 |
| Weight (g): 125 |
| Distance scale: Yes |
| DoF scale: Yes |
| Elements: 11 |
| Focal length: 10 mm |
| Full time manual: Yes |
| Groups: 7 |
| Hood supplied: Yes |
| Maximum focal length: 10 |
| Maximum magnification: 0.15 |
| Maximum aperture (number): 4 |
| Minimum focal length: 10 |
| Lens Minimum focus distance (m): 0.12 |
| Minimum aperture (number): 16 |
| Number of diaphragm blades: 5 |
| Special elements / coatings: ED + glass aspherical elements |
| Best For Holiday and Landscape: Yes |
| Best For Interior and Architecture: Yes |
| Best For Street: Yes |