{"id":981,"date":"2022-12-19T23:10:44+00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-19T23:10:44+00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iso3200.org\/blog\/?p=981"},"modified":"2025-09-28T14:26:37+00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T14:26:37+00:00","slug":"new-ultra-wide-angle-lens-for-microfourthirds-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iso3200.org\/blog\/2022\/12\/new-ultra-wide-angle-lens-for-microfourthirds-system\/","title":{"rendered":"New ultra-wide-angle lens for microFourThirds system announced"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As previously rumoured, a new &#8220;stills&#8221; version of Laowa&#8217;s 6mm microFourThirds lens has been released. Now we know the price &#8211; 500 US$ plus shipping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more about the Laowa <strong>6mm F2<\/strong> C-Dreamer lens in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/iso3200.org\/blog\/2022\/12\/as-wide-as-it-goes-new-microfourthirds-wide-angle-lens\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"974\" target=\"_blank\">the previous post<\/a>, this time it&#8217;s only about the price. 500 US$ puts this lens on top of the price list as the most expensive of the bunch, all other options for microFourThirds are at least a bit cheaper, but are, inevitably, also at least a bit less wide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, this is the widest native-mount non-fisheye lens for the system, so the price is nothing spectacular, my opinion is that it&#8217;s priced very reasonably. I&#8217;d have to see a review from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lenstip.com\/index.html?test=obiektywu&amp;producent=&amp;model=&amp;typ=0&amp;moc=15&amp;sort=&amp;szukaj=Search&amp;szukaj=Search&amp;przetest=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LensTip.com<\/a> to have a firm judgment, but for now, it doesn&#8217;t look like it has serious flaws.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No doubt, this lens will see a lot of use, let&#8217;s hope Panasonic and Olympus get the idea and start investing some serious time in wide-angle prime lenses, compact lenses and affordable lenses again. The system is far from dying, but it needs some fresh lenses, even after more than a decade, there are still some gaps unfilled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.43rumors.com\/just-announced-laowa-6mm-f-2-zero-d-mft-for-499\/\" target=\"_blank\">Just announced: Laowa 6mm f\/2 Zero-D MFT for $499<\/a> on 4\/3 Rumors<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As previously rumoured, a new &#8220;stills&#8221; version of Laowa&#8217;s 6mm microFourThirds lens has been released. 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