Laowa 10mm f/4 Pancake Lens Silver for L Mount

• The world’s widest rectilinear pancake lens shows well controlled distortion, enabling you to capture straight lines in images
• Ultra portable and lightweight ultra wide angle pancake lens for Leica L mount cameras
• Crisp 10-point sunstars are rendered by a 5-bladed aperture design for striking image effects
• Strong optical performance with an advanced optical design which includes special elements to render sharp details
• Close 10cm minimum focus distance for close-ups, dynamic wide angles and macro-style images
   

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 distortion
• High optical performance
• 10-point sunstar from a
• Close 10cm minimum focusing distance
• Built-in 37mm filter thread

Laowa 10mm f/4 Pancake Lens Silver for L Mount Summary

The Laowa 10mm f/4 Pancake Lens Silver for L Mount is the perfect match for APS-C format cameras such as the , or full-frame L mount bodies from Lumix and Sigma, which will change to APS-C mode. The super compact and lightweight Laowa 10mm f/4 Pancake Lens Silver for Leica L mount adds to a comprehensive range of high quality . 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 Silver for Leica L mount in More Detail

Super compact and lightweight

With 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  such as ,  and more.

Extremely close minimum focus distance

Create 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.

Low distortion results

The 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.

High optical performance

Whichever 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.

10-Point sunstars

Laowa’s unique design includes an aperture diaphragm with 5 aperture blades, which creates impressive sunstars with 10 points to enhance your images.

Sample Images

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