Laowa Cinema Zoom Lenses/Anamorphic Primes!
Venus Optics are formed by a group of passionate industry experts and photographers who wish to create Unique, Practical & Affordable lenses, Laowa got wide applause for its Probe Lenses designed for Cinematography.


Laowa recently has brought Two Zoom lenses for cinematography which covers Full frame Sensor, The Ranger Compact Cine Zoom Series for the full frame market. The lens set comes in FF Ranger 28-75mm T2.9 and FF Ranger 75-180mm T2.9 lenses.
T2.9 Cine Zoom Lens from Venus Optics allows you to capture high-quality images throughout its 28 to 75mm zoom range. The parfocal design of the lens features 11 aperture blades in a 22-element and 18-group construction.
Most Interesting feature is its minimum Close focus distance 19.3″ and weighing around 1.4kg/3.08lbs incredibly lightweight.

Laowa Anamorphic Lenses!
Laowa Proteus Series is the latest and the most accessible professional anamorphic series for Super 35 sensors with a 2X constant squeeze ratio. This series comes in 8 focal lengths (35/45/60/85 ready to order, 20/28/100/135 due late 2023) and features a universal T2 aperture, delivering excellent image quality and consistent classic anamorphic characteristics including elliptical bokeh and signature flares with blue, amber and silver options.
It supports close-up shots with a 55cm minimum focusing distance.

Nanomorph 1.5X Anamorphic [27mm T2.8 / 35mm T2.4 / 50mm T2.
Nanomorph is the world’s smallest anamorphic lens covering Super35 sensors, which weighs only <1.15 lbs each. It opens up more possibilities in set-ups that it cannot be done before, like on gimbals, on helmets, on drones etc.. The constant 1.5x squeeze ratio makes it a mumps-free lens while retaining anamorphic characteristics. Three flare options are provided: Amber/ Blue / Silver. The relatively close focusing distance also provides more rooms for creators in composition and creates more depth of field. The PL and EF mounts are user interchangeable. Hard case is included for the Bundle.
Laowa Cine zooms available in India at Tinnu International.
Article by
CJ Rajkumar
Author/Cinematographer