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Venus Optics has finally announced the price and delivery date of the second lens to join its Zero-D line up: the 15mm F2 for Sony´s E-mount that was first announced last September, and which the company has called `the world`s fastest 15mm rectilinear lens for full-frame.` The lens is due to ship at the end of August or early September, and will cost $850. First orders will include UV, ND1000 and polarizing filters for free.
The Zero-D in the name denotes the company`s claim that even though these lenses are very wide-angled, they exhibit almost no curvilinear distortion - or barreling. And at its angle of view of 110°, Venus Optics claims the new 15mm is the widest available rectilinear F2 lens for the Sony E system.
Here are a few official sample shots captured with the new lens:
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The manual focus lens is constructed using 12 elements in nine groups, with three extra-low dispersion elements and two aspherical lenses.
Venus Optics says that it has tried to keep the design compact and lightweight, achieving dimensions of 66x88mm and a weight of just 500g/1.1lbs. Unusually for such a wide lens, a filter thread (72mm) is actually built-in, and the lens` closest focus distance is just 15cm. The nine-bladed aperture runs to F22, and users have the choice to operate with or without clicked stops.
For more information or to pre-order the long-awaited lens check out our hands on with the Laowa 15mm F2 FE from its debut last September, or visit the Venus Optics website.
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