Want a ultra-wide zoom for your Nikon Z mount camera? Look no further! The Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 Zoom Lens - Nikon Z is a full frame compatible ultra wide angle zoom lens for Nikon Z mount (full frame Nikon Z). Currently it is the World’s Widest Ultra-Wide Angle zoom lens, and offers an impressive angle of view of 102 - 130 degrees. The Laowa 10-18mm is a full manual lens, (including manual focus) with no electronic connections. It can also be used on Sony's smaller APS-C sized sensors cameras, still giving a wide focal length of 15-27mm equivalent.
Compact & relatively lightweight at 520g, making the Laowa a great travel friendly lens for Full frame Sony shooters. The Laowa offers a super wide perspective,for producing very wide and open perspective whilst delivering great sharpness for a wide angle zoom lens. Lens design is 14 elements in 10 groups with 2 Aspherical elements and an Extra Low Dispersion element to provide the maximum optical performance throughout the zoom range.
Due to the compact design, the Laowa 10-18mm offers versatile options for filters users which will be a welcome relief for many landscape photographers. Filter options include a rear 37mm slot for UV / ND filters.
As well as being a very capable performer, the lens has a straight 5 bladed aperture, carefully chosen to offer a pleasant 10-points sunstars rendering, making it an excellent tool for nightscape photography. Short focusing distance as close as 15cm (which is about the closest in its class) for some mini-macro shooting possibilities
Easy conversion between photo and video mode with a selectable Click to clickless aperture design makes the lens appealing to photographers and videographers alike. The Click / clickless aperture can be toggled by the switch on the lens barrel which allows users to quickly switch between click-less and clicked aperture.
| Focal Length: | 10-18mm |
| Format Compatiblity: | Nikon Z |
| Max. Aperture: | f/4.5- f/5.6 |
| Max. Aperture: | f/22 |
| Angle of View: | 102 - 130 degrees |
| Lens Construction: | 14 elements in 10 groups, (2 Aspherical elements, 1 Extra Low Dispersion element) |
| Aperture Blades: | 5 (straight) |
| Min. Focus Distance: | 15cm |
| Max. Magnification: | 0.25x |
| Focus Mode: | Manual Focus |
| Dimensions: | 70mm diameter x 87mm length |
| Weight: | 520g |
| Filter Size: | Filter Thread 37mm rear filter |
| Lens Hood: | Built in. |
