Overview
The Laowa 24mm f/14 2X Macro Probe lens – L mount is a unique and versatile lens designed for both videographers and photographers. It is a full frame compatible, manual lens with a wide angle design that allows for increased depth of field and a “bug eye” perspective. This lens is able to focus from 2:1 macro to infinity, capturing incredible detail and texture while also including background surroundings in the shot.
The lens is also waterproof, with a LED ring light mounted at the tip, allowing for underwater shots while keeping the camera above water. Its long and slim barrel design enables it to reach tight spaces and minimize disturbance to the surrounding environment. With 27 individual lens elements and a weight of less than 500g, the Laowa 24mm F14 2x Macro Probe lens offers endless creative possibilities for capturing unique and stunning shots.
Summary
Focal Length: 24mm
Max Aperture: f/14
Lens Format: Full Frame
Lens Type: Macro
Lens Mount: L Mount
Type:
Photo
Video
Included in box
1x 24mm f/14 2X Macro Probe – L (Standard), front and rear lens caps
About the Laowa 24mm f/14 Macro Probe – L
The Laowa 24mm f/14 2X Macro Probe lens – L mount is one of the weirdest lenses on the market but is able to create perspectives which are simply not possible with other existing lenses. Suitable for both videographers and photographers, it is a full manual lens, with manual aperture and manual focus dials. Full frame compatible, the image circle of the Laowa Probe lens also covers Super 35mm, and smaller sensors.
The Laowa Probe is the worlds first consumer lens which focuses 2:1 macro to infinity with a “bug eye” perspective. The wide angle design offers increased depth of field, useful when at very close distances, producing greater background details, more than conventional telephoto macro lenses.
Macro lenses in the market tend to have a long focal length (from 60mm to 120mm) and the subject fills most of the frame, isolating it from the surrounding environment. The Laowa 24mm, allows exceptionally close focus to the subject of 2cm @ 2:1 life-size reproduction, showing a great amount of detail and texture. At the same time, you can enjoy a compelling wide angle ‘Bugs Eye’ view (84.1 degree field of view) so that background surroundings and details can be included in the shots. You can easily create a very informative and stunning macro bugs-eye perspective that no other lenses can do. The fact that it can focus very close to the subject enables a lot of shooting possibilities.
The front barrel of the lens is waterproof with a LED ring light mounted at the lens tip. This enables the lens front to be underwater whilst operating the camera out of the water, for shots in pools, streams, tanks, etc opening up a wealth of creative possibilities like no other lens. The long tubular barrel with small lens tip enables getting into tight spaces, and minimises disturbance of the surrounding environment. It also enables to keep a safer distance when photographing certain animals, such as dangerous reptiles, and to enable access into areas that would be inaccessible with standard macro lens kit.
This Laowa 24mm F14 2x Macro Probe lens opens up possibilities unattainable with other lenses with not only animals, but also product photography and videography. Getting in close to subjects, under, over and between objects, through tunnels and tubes, under water, – explore creative possibilities and new perspectives.
The optics are constructed from 27 individual lens elements arranged in 19 groups, with 7 aperture blades. It is 408mm long, yet despite is useful length it weighs less than 500g.
Focal Length 24mm
Max. Aperture f/14
Min. Aperture f/40
Angle of View 85°
Format Compatibility Full Frame
Lens Structure 27 elements in 19 groups
Aperture Blades 7
Min. Focusing Distance 470mm
Min. Working Distance 20mm
Max. Magnification 2x
Focus Mode Manual Focus
Filter Thread N/A
Dimensions 38 x 408 mm
Weight 474g
Mounts (Standard Version) L
L Mount
Full frame compatible
Bugs Eye Perspective
2:1 Macro & infinity focus
Waterproof lens barrel front
40cm long
LED ring light
Designed for Video & Still
