Venus 7.5mm F2 MFT is a Fixed aperture Manual Focus (MF)
Ultra-Wideangle Prime lens with FourThirds max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Micro Four Thirds mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Venus 7.5mm F2 MFT lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Venus 7.5mm F2 MFT is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Poor |
| Sports | Poor |
| Portrait | Fair |
| Travel | Average |
| Street | Average |
| Wedding | Fair |
| Walk Around | Average |
| Vlogging | Very Good |
| Landscape | Good |
| Macro | Poor |
Reasons to Buy Venus Laowa 7.5mm F2 MFT Lens
Here we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Venus Laowa 7.5mm F2 MFT lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Aperture Ring |
| Distance Scale |
| DoF(Depth of Field) Scale |
| Hood supplied |
| Full-time Manual Focusing |
| Fast Aperture |
| Extreme Wide-angle capability |
| Minimum focus distance of 0.12m / 4.7 inch |
| Light weight at only 170g / 6.0 oz |
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Lens Mount
Venus 7.5mm F2 MFT is compatible with cameras that have Micro Four Thirds lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Micro Four Thirds lenses are OM System OM-5, Panasonic GH6 and OM System OM-1.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Venus 7.5mm F2 MFT has a maximum diameter of 50mm and total length of 55mm. It weighs 170g / 6.0 oz.
Focal Range
Venus 7.5mm F2 MFT has a fixed focal length of 7.5mm which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 16mm when used on a FourThirds format camera.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Venus 7.5mm F2 MFT has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.11x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.12m. 0.11x means that the max magnification ratio is very low and not suitable even for modest close-up shots.
Aperture
Venus 7.5mm F2 MFT has a max aperture of F2 and a minimum aperture of F22.
Optical Formula
Venus 7.5mm F2 MFT's optical formula consists of 13 elements in 9 groups .
Lens Hood
Venus 7.5mm F2 MFT comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Venus 7.5mm F2 MFT is available in color.
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