A lens that may shoot round corners? You’ll greater have confidence it!

Laowa is not any stranger to generating extraordinary lenses, corresponding to its 24mm f/14 2X Macro Probe lens (opens in new tab), for example. However now it is long gone one greater. Take that very probe lens, perspective the entrance lens part thru 90 levels so it faces out of the aspect of the lens barrel, reasonably than the entrance finish, and whats up presto: you have got the 24mm T14 2x PeriProbe ‘periscope’ lens.

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The sort of lens would possibly first seem to be a distinct segment inside of a distinct segment, however take a look at Laowa’s pattern movies appearing the type of photographs which can also be accomplished when taking pictures from any such distinctive point of view – the consequences are really charming. The probe’s talent to rotate thru 360 levels opens up nearly countless taking pictures angles which might be tricky, if now not inconceivable, to recreate every other method.

The brand new lens inherits maximum of its tech specifications from the older, extra ‘standard’ probe lens. You get 2x magnification, with the similar 408mm general lens duration. As ahead of, an LED ring gentle (opens in new tab) surrounds the 90-degree tip, enabling matter illumination even in very tight atmosphere. If further lights is wanted, a 1/4-20 thread is integrated into the tip of the lens barrel, permitting a compact gentle to be connected.

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Minimal matter distance is an overly shut 2cm, which mixed with 85-degree perspective of view and deep intensity of box make it conceivable to create a powerful bug-eye point of view. The side-facing periscope set-up additionally makes it significantly more uncomplicated to shoot from a top-down point of view, as there is not any wish to droop the digital camera itself without delay above the topic.

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As with the present probe lens, the tip of the barrel is water-resistant, opening up thrilling alternatives for underwater macro stills and charming video photos that lets you be super-close to any underwater motion.

All this originality does not come reasonable, alternatively. The place the previous Laowa 24mm f/14 2X Macro Probe value $1,599, the brand new PeriProbe lens will set you again $2,299. On the other hand, the modular design of the lens manner you additionally get the front-view module integrated with the PeriProbe, providing you with necessarily two lenses in a single. The PeriProbe lens is to be had now, in Arri PL, Canon EF, Canon RF, Nikon F, Nikon Z, Sony E and L-mount mount choices.

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