Following within the footsteps of the acclaimed Laowa Proteus collection, the Daylight zooms provide distinctive worth and efficiency and are the world’s first entrance anamorphic full body 2x anamorphic zooms.
Defying expectations, the Laowa Daylight Collection achieves its distinct 2x anamorphic character by a classy entrance anamorphic design, all whereas sustaining an impressively compact measurement and light-weight construct. This progressive engineering feat permits filmmakers to expertise the artistic potential of entrance anamorphic lenses with out the burdens of bulk and weight, opening up new potentialities for handheld taking pictures, gimbal work, and dynamic digicam actions. Venus Optics says that “these lenses deliver the sought-after anamorphic look to a wider viewers whereas sustaining professional-grade high quality.”
Spanning a flexible 40mm to 135mm, the Laowa Daylight Collection empowers filmmakers to adapt to an unlimited vary of artistic wants. With over 3x zoom vary mixed, these lenses effortlessly transition from capturing breathtaking extensive landscapes to framing intimate close-up portraits. This unprecedented flexibility eliminates the necessity for frequent lens swaps, streamlining workflows on set and permitting filmmakers to deal with capturing the proper second.
The fixed T4.5 aperture throughout the zoom vary ensures constant brightness, eliminating gentle loss throughout zooms. This reliability helps uniform publicity, making it supreme for fast-paced shoots requiring seamless focal size changes. The T4.5 aperture additionally permits taking pictures in low-light environments. The Laowa Daylight Collection additionally contains a rigorously calibrated parfocal design, guaranteeing that focus stays constant all through the complete zoom vary. This significant function permits filmmakers to execute dynamic photographs with confidence, from impactful crash-zooms to gliding dolly zooms, with out the interruption of refocusing. This empowers filmmakers to reinforce their artistic storytelling and captivate their viewers.
Accessible for ARRI PL mount in default and optionally for Canon RF/ Nikon Z/ Sony E / L mount bayonets, which will be bought, at USD50 every, on the corporate’s web site for simple adaptation to totally different digicam programs, the Laowa Daylight 2x FF Anamorphic Zoom Collection is priced at USD5,999 for a single lens (40-80mm/70-135mm) and USD10,999 for a 2-lens set.
Laowa is exhibiting the groundbreaking Daylight 2x FF Anamorphic Zoom Collection at IBC2025. You’ll discover the corporate at Sales space No. 12.A41 at RAI Amsterdam (Europaplein 24, 1078 GZ Amsterdam, Netherlands) from September 12-15, 2025.
Get hands-on with the Daylight 2x FF Anamorphic Zoom Collection and uncover the way it can remodel your cinematic imaginative and prescient. Plus, discover different progressive lenses from the corporate, together with the versatile Probe Zoom Collection, the Ultima 12-120mm T2.8 8K S35 Broadcast Zoom Lens, the distinctive 8-15mm T2.9 Fisheye Zoom, and the ultra-wide 12mm f/2.8 Lite Zero-D FF.
