Laowa 55mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift 1X Macro

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Macro lens

A macro lens by Laowa for Medium format (44 x 33) cameras, 55mm f/2.8.

Maker	Laowa
Focal length	55mm (macro)
Maximum aperture	f/2.8
Made for	Medium format (44 x 33) sensors
Mounts	Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, L-Mount, Fujifilm G
Stabilised	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus

What it frames like

Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.

How wide 55mm sees on each sensor it covers.

f/2.8 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.

On Medium format (44 x 33) (Fujifilm G): like 43mm on full frame; f/2.8 gives about the depth of field of f/2.2 there.
On full frame (Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, L-Mount): as marked, 55mm.
On APS-C (Sony E, Nikon Z, L-Mount): like 82mm on full frame; f/2.8 gives about the depth of field of f/4.2 there.
On APS-C (Canon) (Canon RF): like 88mm on full frame; f/2.8 gives about the depth of field of f/4.5 there.