Laowa Aksen 45mm f/2.8 1-5X Ultra Macro APO

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Macro lens

A macro lens by Laowa for Full frame cameras, 45mm f/2.8. Magnification from 1x to 5x only.

Maker	Laowa
Focal length	45mm (macro)
Maximum aperture	f/2.8
Made for	Full frame sensors
Mounts	Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, L-Mount, Canon EF, Nikon F, Fujifilm X, Micro Four Thirds
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 45mm sees on each sensor it covers.

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

On full frame (Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, L-Mount, Canon EF, Nikon F): as marked, 45mm.
On APS-C (Sony E, Nikon Z, L-Mount, Nikon F, Fujifilm X): like 68mm on full frame; f/2.8 gives about the depth of field of f/4.2 there.
On APS-C (Canon) (Canon RF, Canon EF): like 72mm on full frame; f/2.8 gives about the depth of field of f/4.5 there.
On Micro Four Thirds (Micro Four Thirds): like 90mm on full frame; f/2.8 gives about the depth of field of f/5.6 there.