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Laowa Aksen 1-5x Ultra Macro Apo review: Up to 5x magnification for when ‘full’ macro just doesn’t cut the mustard

The Laowa Aksen 1-5x Ultra Macro Apo comes in a wide variety of mount options, enabling you to dive into the tiniest details with almost any camera

Digital Camera World · Aug 16

Laowa Aksen 5-10x Ultra Macro Apo review: Forget 'full' macro – this lens ramps up magnification all the way to 10x more

The Laowa Aksen 5-10x Ultra Macro Apo gives you more macro power, with anything between 5x and 10x magnification for a wide variety of mirrorless and reflex cameras

Digital Camera World · Aug 16

Laowa's new 90mm macro lens creates an equivalent 4x magnification – macro MFT photographers will be buzzing!

The 2x new 90mm macro lens from Lawoa, paired with Micro Four Thirds cameras, creates an “incredible” 4x magnification equivalent

Digital Camera World · Jan 29

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12 lenses of Christmas: Canon launches a lens with super-fast speed at a barely believeable price

It's a budget lens bonanza, but it's not just cheap third-party glass –Canon drops the most unbeliveable bargain of them all

Digital Camera World · Jan 4

Venus Optics reveals a new Laowa tilt-shift lens for full-frame and medium format cameras

And it's versatile, also being capable of close-up and low-light shots

Digital Camera World · Nov 25, 2025

No, you're not dreaming: the Venus Optics Laowa 12mm f/2.8 FF II C&D Dreamer is coming next week

This full-frame ultra-wide prime is Laowa's second to boast autofocus – if you've got a Nikon or Sony mirrorless – but Canon and L-mount users will have to make do with focusing manually

Digital Camera World · Jun 20, 2025

This new lens mixes close focusing with an ultra-wide view for eclectic macro images

The Laowa 15mm f/4.5 0.5x Macro meshes ultra-wide and close-ups in a multi-mount manual focus lens

Digital Camera World · May 15, 2025

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12 lenses of Christmas: Recapping the top-class glass of 2024, from 3D VR lenses to 1200mm telephotos!

Venus Optics announced the Laowa FF II 10mm f/2.8 C&D Dreamer as its first ever autofocus lens.

Digital Camera World · Dec 25, 2024

Laowa launches new range of anamorphic cine lenses

Laowa's large format Nanomorph LF series has been designed for discerning filmmakers

Digital Camera World · Dec 19, 2024

Cheaper, lighter, finer, stronger – Laowa launches new series of full-frame macro cine lenses

Laowa launches the Sword Series of full-frame macro cine lenses designed to balance affordability and optical quality

Digital Camera World · Dec 5, 2024

Laowa releases another 'world first' with new 60mm anamorphic macro cine lens

Laowa continues to innovate, releasing yet another 'world first' for its Nanomorph range of affordable cine lenses

Digital Camera World · Nov 20, 2024

Cookie-sized and ultra-wide: Laowa's latest lens is a sweet treat for your camera

Laowa has just launched an ultra-wide Cookie camera lens for all full-frame mirrorless mounts

Digital Camera World · Nov 13, 2024

Tasty treat: Laowa announces ultra-compact 15mm f/5 Cookie lens

At less than half the length of Laowa's existing 15mm f/2 lens, the new f/5 version looks like an ideal travel companion

Digital Camera World · Nov 5, 2024

This world-first zoom-shift Laowa lens could be a dream for architecture photographers

The Chinese maker of unique camera lenses looks set to outdo itself with its latest creation, teased for announcement on July 8.

TechRadar · Jul 5, 2024

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