LAOWA 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift for Canon EF
With the 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift lens, LAOWA presents another wide-angle shift lens for full and medium format cameras.
It offers excellent optical properties and technical features. The angle of view is an enormous 94.4 degrees, or 117 degrees for a complete shift panorama shot. This corresponds to a focal length of approx. 13mm. Thanks to a maximum shift of up to +/- 11mm in full format, this lens is perfect for architectural photography. In medium format, the shift on the X-axis is also up to +/- 11mm and on the Y-axis up to +/- 8mm. Even very tall buildings can be depicted without converging lines. Shifting would now also be possible later using image editing, but this would crop the image and thus reduce the advantage of the large angle of view. This also saves work and the quality of the original is retained. The 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift is another lens in the successful LAOWA Zero-D series, which allows photographers to achieve image results with straight lines and no distortion. This optical excellence and great sharpness is achieved thanks to 16 elements in 11 groups with 2 spherical and 3 ED elements. The minimum focusing distance of just 25 cm allows for impressive close-ups, while the focal length of 20 mm ensures a very natural perspective in the wide-angle range. The high-quality lens coating has also been improved to further minimize chromatic aberration, flares and ghosting in addition to the already significant reduction. Thanks to the 14 aperture blades, a very beautiful 14-ray sun star is created when shooting against the sun or a point light source. The built-in rotation function allows photographers to change the shift direction to portrait format in no time at all. The mechanism is available for a full 360 degrees, with the lens locking every 15 degrees.
Another highlight is the rotating lens hood, which can be rotated in the direction of the incoming light to avoid unwanted reflections. Because the front does not have a dome-shaped glass element, screw-on filters with a diameter of 82mm can be used.
Highlights:
- 20mm natural perspective in the wide-angle range
- +/- 11mm shift adjustment
- Excellent optical performance
- Distortion-free thanks to Zero-D technology
- 14-ray sun star
- Rotating lens hood
- 82mm filter thread
Technical data:
- Lens description: LAOWA 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift
- Focal length: 20mm
- Angle of view: 94.4 degrees, with shift 117 degrees
- Sensor type: full format
- Maximum aperture: f/4
- Minimum aperture: f/22
- Aperture blades: 14
- Aperture setting: manual
- Aperture ring: stepless
- Optical structure: 16 elements in 11 groups
- Focusing: manual
- Close-up limit: 25cm
- Image scale: -
- Filter thread: 82mm
- Material: metal
- Dimensions (DxL): 95x91mm
- Weight: approx. 747g
- Connection: Canon EF
Scope of delivery:
lens, rear cap, front cap, rotating lens hood
