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Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2x Ultra-Macro APO Lens for Sony E
Product Code: L242909U
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The Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2x Ultra-Macro APO Lens for Sony E captures double life-sized magnification for incredible close-ups as well as making an excellent standard lens for portraits and other subjects.
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We Love
- The ability to focus from 2:1 magnification to infinity allows the lens to be used for close-ups and standard focal length subjects
- Get closer than the human eye sees with 2x macro magnification for frame-filling details and unique close-up images
- Well-controlled distortion and minimised chromatic aberration from the apochromatic (APO) optical design
- Great build quality typical of Laowa lenses with metallic parts, smooth focus ring and brushed black paint finish
- Portable design which weighs 595g allowing the lens to be used handheld for flexible macro compositions
Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2x Ultra-Macro APO Lens for Sony E Summary
Joining the growing range of compatible Sony mirrorless lenses is this Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2x Ultra-Macro APO Lens for Sony E. With a standard 58mm focal width for full-frame cameras and the ability to focus from 2:1 magnification to infinity, you can capture macro close-ups as well as portraits and other subjects suited to a standard 40.9° field of view.
The 2x magnification renders double life-sized macro images for truly incredible close-ups of anything from nature to product photography and everything in between. A minimum focus distance of just 18.5cm ensures you can get extremely close to any subject, while the bright f/2.8 aperture and 13-bladed aperture design capture smooth out of focus areas, with pleasing bokeh.
Results are detailed and sharp even at the minimum focusing distance, with well-controlled pin cushioning, vignetting and minimal chromatic aberration from the apochromatic (APO) design by Laowa.
Key Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2x Ultra-Macro APO Lens Features
- Full-frame manual focus-only standard focal width 2x magnification macro prime
- Well-controlled chromatic aberration from apochromatic (APO) design
- Focus from 2:1 magnification to infinity
- Excellent build quality with metal parts and brushed black paint finish
- Aperture ring with click stops and smooth metallic manual focus ring
- Good contrast with sharp details even at extreme close minimum focus range
- Minimal pin cushion distortion with low levels of vignetting
- Smoothly rendered out of focus areas and pleasing bokeh from 13-bladed aperture
- Compact 67mm thread for adding lens filters
Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2x Ultra-Macro APO Lens for Sony E in More Detail
This lens is similar to other macro Laowa lenses, which are able to focus from 2:1 magnification to infinity, serving as both a macro and portrait lens. It has 14 elements in 11 groups, which includes 3 extra-low dispersion (ED) glasses and 3 glasses with Ultra-High Refractive Index which produces pictures with outstanding sharpness and is lightweight enough at around 595g to be easily carried around.
Up to 2x Magnification with Apochromat APO design
This 58mm lens can focus infinity to 2x magnification along with a minimum focusing distance of 18.5cm, so it can serve as a portrait lens with 40.9° angle of view. Chromatic aberration (CA) at both in-focus and out-of-focus areas (Longitudinal CA) is especially well controlled, reducing time spent editing and helping to get great results straight out of the camera.
Excellent sharpness
The optical design includes 3 ED glasses and 3 glasses with Ultra-High Refractive Index, which delivers sharp details and high contrast, perfect for high-resolution sensors found in Sony cameras.
Deeper DOF (depth of field)
With a shorter 58mm focal length than most macro lenses, including Laowa’s own 90mm F/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO Lens for Sony, the 58mm f/2.8 2x lens can create images with a deeper depth of field, which is beneficial when the photographer hopes to create visual narratives through environmental close-ups by including more of the scene. It can also help to reduce the need for focus stacking, thanks to fewer images being required as more of the subject is in focus.
Internal Focusing
The lens design is based around internal focusing, which reduces the chance of collision between the lens and a subject, as well as reducing the amount of dust from falling into the lens.
Pleasing bokeh rendition
With13 aperture blades the lens is able to create pleasing rounded bokeh balls with soft out of focus areas.
Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2x Ultra-Macro APO Lens Sample photos
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| Best For Macro and Still Life: Yes |
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Our Verdict
Laowa is adding to their existing macro options with the 58mm f/2.8 2x Ultra-Macro APO Lens for Sony E mount cameras. It provides a standard focal width with a 40.9° angle of view, rather than a more typical short telephoto range, which is particularly useful when you have such a close minimum focusing distance. This allows you to get near to the subject, while filling the frame with background elements, as well as gain a deeper depth of field for your subject.
2x magnification delivers extraordinary detail which is typically unseen by the human eye for truly unique close-up images. The ability to focus through to infinity enables you to also shoot standard type images, using the 58mm f/2.8 lens as a general purpose and portrait lens.
Unwanted artefacts are well controlled, as is distortion and vignetting, which not only provides great looking images straight from camera, but reduces time required correcting CA during post.
If you’re keen on macro and enjoy shooting with a manual focus lens this model from Laowa makes an appealing change from more standard telephoto macro options and delivers excellent results.
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Condition guide
Our used products are subject to wear and tear in comparison to brand new products. This also applies to accessories that are supplied with the camera including batteries which may have a lower optimum performance level/life expectancy.
- Like New – The equipment is in a condition as if you have just bought it from the manufacturer. The item is still considered to be ‘Like New’ even without the original packaging and accessories. The product has been fully tested and is in perfect working order. Lenses are optically clear. There may be light dust present that will not effect the imagery.
- Excellent – The equipment should be close to being ‘Like New’ but there may be some small cosmetic blemishes that lower its grade. The product has been fully tested and is in perfect excellent order.
- Cameras – Should have no marks on the LCD screen
- Lenses – Should have no marks on the elements and optically clear. There may be light dust present that will not effect the imagery.
- Very Good – The equipment may have some slight cosmetic wear to the paintwork and cosmetic blemishes with only light signs of use and the product has been fully tested and is in great working order.
- Cameras – The LCD screen may have small signs of wear that does not affect its display
- Lenses – The mount of the lens will start to show signs of wear
- Good – The equipment is showing more obvious signs of cosmetic wear and blemishes, but the product has been fully tested and is in great working order.
- Cameras – LCD screen may have scratches or wear that is starting to affect the display.
- Lenses – May have slight dust inside that does not affect images. The mount shows signs of use.
- Well Used – The equipment will show significant signs of wear. The paintwork will be coming away in large areas exposing the metal work, but the product has been fully tested and is in great working order.
- Cameras – LCD screen is heavily worn either by de-lamination or has scratches to it. Rubber grips are starting to come away from the body.
- Lenses – The lens has dust inside that may affect images. The rubber zoom/focus ring is coming away from the barrel of the lens.
*All of our used items are listed with the accessories that are included. If they are not listed, then they will not be supplied at the point of purchase.
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This product has been thoroughly tested by our team of photographers and we are happy to give a 6 month warranty as a result. The number of tests depends on the individual product but we are confident in this product having tested all the major functions. Anything that isn’t as you would expect, we then make a note of and show this in the condition notes on the page.
So you can be confident you are buying a great piece of kit that’s been looked after by a fellow photographer and seen many extraordinary sights, tested by our team of photographers and now looking forward to being set free to capture more great images!
