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Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO Lens for Nikon Z Mount
The Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO Lens for Nikon Z Mount delivers superb image quality from the apochromatic optical design, with close-up 2:1 magnification from a compact, lightweight lens.
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- Compact and lightweight mirrorless lens design with an internal focusing system to maintain size and weight distribution
- High quality results with extremely fine details and high sharpness across the frame, perfect for Nikon’s camera sensors
- APO optical design renders well controlled aberrations to reduce time in post production removing fringing and other artefacts
- 13-bladed aperture opening portrays silky smooth out of focus areas with pleasing bokeh when desirable
- Capture images with immense detail at up to 2x magnification for truly unique views of the world around
Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO Lens for Nikon Z Mount Summary
Designed for full-frame Nikon mirrorless cameras (FX), the Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO Lens for Nikon Z Mount captures superb image quality and benefits from a compact and 619g lightweight design. The apochromatic optics (APO) render well controlled images with minimal chromatic aberration, purple fringing or ghosting, so you spend less time editing.
A high 2:1 magnification lets you to capture beautiful close-ups of insects, flowers and other subjects in immense detail, and the 90mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro also provides excellent low light performance from the f/2.8 wide maximum aperture. Sharpness is strong even when shooting wide open, through to f/8 and f/11, which is ideal for macro work with a greater depth of field. Laowa designed the diaphragm with 13 blades, which renders silky smooth out of focus areas and pleasing rounded bokeh. At 90mm this f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO Lens is also ideal for portraits and similar short telephoto subjects, where sharpness and control over depth of field are highly desirable.
Key Features
- Compact lens design exclusively for mirrorless cameras
- Maximum double magnification for extreme close-ups
- APO Apochromatic design
- Outstanding sharpness
- 13 aperture blades
- Focusing from 20.5cm to infinity
- Internal focusing (MF)
- 13 lens elements in 10 groups with 3 ED elements
- Easily add lens filters with a 67mm thread
Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO Lens for Nikon Z Mount in More Detail
2x Maximum magnification
With up to 2x magnification you can capture extremely fine details of your subject, perfect for tiny insects, flowers and close-up shots of all kinds. Lens magnification ranges from 0.1x to 2x while focusing as close as 20.5cm to infinity, with a maximum 2:1 ratio for astonishing images of different sizes.
Apochromatic APO Design
The apochromatic APO optical design delivers superb results from minimum focus distance to infinity. You also see well controlled images across the aperture range even wide open and through all magnifications.
- Chromatic Aberration (CA) at both in-focus and out-of-focus areas
- Purple fringing and ghosting are controlled to minimum
- Achieve high image quality
- Reduce post-editing time
Exclusively for mirrorless cameras
The 90mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO is designed exclusively for mirrorless systems with a shorter and wider flange distance in Nikon’s case. The resulting weight is around 619g and the lens is also compact measuring approximately 120mm long.
Outstanding sharpness
A 13 element design includes three extra-low dispersion elements, providing high optical quality with outstanding results from corner to corner of the image. Sharpness is perceptible even when wide open, right through to f/8 and even f/11 and the lens demonstrates great contrast and resolution.
Beautiful bokeh rendition
The 13 bladed aperture design in the Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO Lens for Nikon mirrorless Z system renders pleasing rounded bokeh balls and smooth out of focus areas when desirable. This is ideal for capturing close-ups as well as portraits, when being used as a short telephoto prime. Internal focusing also helps to maintain lens length and balance, whilst reducing the chances of accidentally knocking into your subject. This also contributes to keeping dust out of the lens.
Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO Lens for Nikon Z Mount Sample photos
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| Best For Fashion and Portrait: Yes |
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Our Verdict
Laowa is known for their unique and compelling macro lenses for all major camera manufacturers and the release of this 90mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO Lens for will be highly welcome for Nikon Z Mount shooters. The prime lens is compact and lightweight for the short telephoto focal range if offers, complementing Nikon’s cameras and high resolution sensors through the optical design, which includes three extra-low dispersion elements. These keep pace with sensors resolving extremely fine detail even when shooting as close as 20.5cm right through to infinity.
The apochromatic APO design also contributes to the high quality results you can achieve, with reduced chromatic aberrations, purple fringing and other unwanted artefacts. Whether you capture weddings, portraits or macro images this lens provides a versatile option, which delivers impeccable results throughout. This is enhanced by the 13-bladed aperture diaphragm, which enables you to render pleasing bokeh balls and extremely smooth out of focus areas to isolate your subject from the background. If you’re a Nikon mirrorless photographer who enjoys capturing extreme close-ups and detail shots, this 2x magnification ratio lens is sure to impress.
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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!
