Extreme wide-angle shift lens for full-frame cameras. It offers excellent optical properties and technical features. The angle of view is an enormous 110 degrees, more than all shift lenses available on the market to date. Thanks to a maximum shift of ± 11mm, this lens is perfect for architectural photography. Even very tall buildings can be captured without converging lines. Shifting would be possible today using image editing, but this would crop the image and reduce the advantage of the large angle of view. This also saves work and the quality of the original is retained.
Thanks to the huge image circle of 65mm, the LAOWA 15mm f/4.5 Zero-D Shift is not only suitable for full-frame cameras, but with a shift of ±8mm it can even be used on medium format cameras such as the Fujifilm GFX or Hasselblad X1D. A corresponding lens adapter is required for this. This means that the lens also has the longest focal length for the Fujifilm GFX or Hasselblad X1D sensor without vignetting.
The 15mm f/4.5 Zero-D Shift is another lens in the successful LAOWA Zero-D series, which allows photographers to achieve image results with straight lines without distortion. This optical excellence is achieved thanks to 17 elements in 11 groups with 2 aspherical elements. The minimum focusing distance of just 20cm allows impressive close-ups with a macro-like effect, with the focal length providing a unique width in the image. Focusing and aperture adjustment are manual.
A new lens coating has also been implemented to achieve a significant reduction in chromatic aberration. Despite the special possibilities offered by this lens, it is surprisingly compact and light with a diameter of 79mm and a length of 103mm and a weight of 597g. Thanks to the 5 aperture blades, a beautiful 10-ray reflection is created when shooting against the sun or a point light source.
The built-in rotation function allows photographers to change the shift direction to portrait format in no time at all. The mechanism is available for a full 360 degrees, with the lens locking into place every 15 degrees.
A Shift Lens Support tripod clamp available as an accessory is perfect for panorama shots in combination with the LAOWA 15mm f/4.5 Zero-D Shift and avoids parallax errors, for example. This ensures precise alignment of the lens-camera position in every direction.
Highlights:
• Widest shift lens with 110 degree angle of view
• ± 11 mm shift adjustment
• Also suitable for medium format cameras thanks to large image circle with adapter
• Distortion-free thanks to Zero-D technology
• Extremely short minimum focusing distance
Technical data:
Focal length: 15 mm
Angle of view: 110°
Sensor type: Full format
Max. aperture: f/4.5
Min. aperture: f/22
Aperture blades: 5
Aperture setting: manual
Aperture ring: clicks
Optical structure: 17 elements in 11 groups
Focusing: manual
Minimum focusing distance: 20 cm
Image scale: -
Filter thread: -
Dimensions (DxL): 79x103 mm
Weight: 597 g
Special features: Wide angle shift for full and medium format
