Laowa Venus Optics 45mm T1.0 Argus FF Cine Lens for Sony E

Laowa Argus 45mm T1 FF Cine Lens for Sony E LWA45A1NEXC

The Laowa Argus 45mm T1 FF belongs to the Argus T1 Cine series, which includes full-frame (28, 35, 45mm), Super35 and MFT lenses; it is the first T1 series to offer 28 and 35mm in full frame. The ultra-fast T1 aperture gives very shallow depth of field with a smooth transition from in-focus to out-of-focus areas, dreamy bokeh and clean images in low light without raising ISO excessively.

The lenses are designed to keep chromatic aberration low and contrast and sharpness high even at T1, with minimal focus breathing, close focusing and consistent colour rendering across the series to reduce grading work. The cine housing has unified gear positions, 0.8 mod gears on focus and aperture, a metric and imperial dual scale, an 80 mm front diameter with 77 mm filter thread for matte boxes and filters, internal focusing that avoids rebalancing a gimbal, and a lens support thread.

Key features

• Ultra-fast T1 aperture
• Minimal focus breathing
• Close focusing
• Consistent colour rendering across the Argus T1 series
• Internal focusing
• 0.8 mod gears and metric/imperial dual scale
• 80 mm front diameter, 77 mm filter thread
• Lens support thread

Specifications

• Focal length: 45mm
• Format: full frame
• Aperture range: T1-T16
• Angle of view: 51.3°
• Image circle: ø43.3 mm
• Optical design: 13 elements in 9 groups
• Aperture blades: 15
• Ring rotation: focus 270°, aperture 92°
• Minimum focus distance: 0.5 m
• Maximum magnification: 0.11x
• Focus: manual
• Filter thread: ø77 mm
• Front diameter: 80 mm
• Dimensions: ø84.8 x 109.4 mm
• Weight: 1065 g
• Mount: Sony E