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Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 Zoom

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A zoom lens by Laowa for Full frame cameras, 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6. A small ultra-wide zoom for full frame.

MakerLaowa
Focal length10-18mm (zoom)
Maximum aperturef/4.5-5.6 (it gets darker as you zoom in)
Made forFull frame sensors
MountsSony E, Nikon Z, L-Mount
Stabilisedno
Autofocusno, manual focus

What it frames like

142435508513520040080010-18mm equiv.10-18mm
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
Full frame 10mm · 122°APS-C 15mm · 100°
How wide 10mm sees at its wide end on each sensor it covers.
f/4.5
f/4.5 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On full frame (Sony E, Nikon Z, L-Mount): as marked, 10-18mm.
  • On APS-C (Sony E, Nikon Z, L-Mount): like 15-27mm on full frame; f/4.5-5.6 gives about the depth of field of f/6.8-8.4 there.

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See what it frames: its view on the Leica SL3-P at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.