At 12 mm, a room can be shown from close range without turning straight architecture into obvious curves. The Laowa 12mm T2.9 Zero-D Cine L-mount is a rectilinear manual prime for full-frame and VistaVision acquisition, delivering a 122° angle of view. Its Zero-D correction controls barrel distortion across the image, a practical advantage for interiors, architectural plates, car cabins and wide establishing shots. Perspective still changes with camera position and tilt, but doors, set edges and horizon lines retain far more credible geometry than they would through a fisheye.
A 16-element optical formula arranged in 10 groups maintains detail across this extreme coverage. The T2.9–T22 manual iris gives the camera team usable light transmission for location work and continuous exposure control during a take; seven diaphragm blades shape out-of-focus highlights in near-subject compositions. Focus reaches 18 cm from the sensor plane, with reproduction up to 0.2×. A product, instrument or prop can dominate the foreground while its environment remains readable—useful for tabletop inserts, music promos and immersive action details.
Operation is wholly mechanical. A 270° focus rotation leaves enough travel for measured pulls and repeatable marks, while geared focus and iris rings use the cine-standard 0.8 MOD pitch for a follow focus or lens motor. Dual metric and imperial distance scales suit mixed crews and rental packages. There is no autofocus, optical stabilisation or electronic lens-data transfer, so focus, aperture and metadata handling remain deliberate camera-department tasks.
The enormous field of view also makes movement feel faster on a gimbal, vehicle mount or cinema drone, provided the rig is balanced within its payload and kept outside the frame. A supplied front adapter supports matte-box use, while the shim set and hard case assist calibration and transport. For full-frame L-mount productions working in confined sets, real-estate video or location establishing coverage, this low-distortion 12mm cinema lens offers a specialised perspective with familiar cine controls.
At 12 mm, a room can be shown from close range without turning straight architecture into obvious curves. The Laowa 12mm T2.9 Zero-D Cine L-mount is a rectilinear manual prime for full-frame and VistaVision acquisition, delivering a 122° angle of view. Its Zero-D correction controls barrel distortion across the image, a practical advantage for interiors, architectural plates, car cabins and wide establishing shots. Perspective still changes with camera position and tilt, but doors, set edges and horizon lines retain far more credible geometry than they would through a fisheye.
A 16-element optical formula arranged in 10 groups maintains detail across this extreme coverage. The T2.9–T22 manual iris gives the camera team usable light transmission for location work and continuous exposure control during a take; seven diaphragm blades shape out-of-focus highlights in near-subject compositions. Focus reaches 18 cm from the sensor plane, with reproduction up to 0.2×. A product, instrument or prop can dominate the foreground while its environment remains readable—useful for tabletop inserts, music promos and immersive action details.
Operation is wholly mechanical. A 270° focus rotation leaves enough travel for measured pulls and repeatable marks, while geared focus and iris rings use the cine-standard 0.8 MOD pitch for a follow focus or lens motor. Dual metric and imperial distance scales suit mixed crews and rental packages. There is no autofocus, optical stabilisation or electronic lens-data transfer, so focus, aperture and metadata handling remain deliberate camera-department tasks.
The enormous field of view also makes movement feel faster on a gimbal, vehicle mount or cinema drone, provided the rig is balanced within its payload and kept outside the frame. A supplied front adapter supports matte-box use, while the shim set and hard case assist calibration and transport. For full-frame L-mount productions working in confined sets, real-estate video or location establishing coverage, this low-distortion 12mm cinema lens offers a specialised perspective with familiar cine controls.
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Details
Focal Length: 12 mm
Lens Mount: L-mount
Maximum Aperture: T2.9
Aperture Range:T2.9-22
Sensor: Full Frame, VistaVision
Minimum Focusing Distance: 18 cm
Number of Aperture Blades: 7
Angle of View: 122
Front Diameter: 10.2
Magnification Ratio: 0.2x
Lens Construction: 16 elements in 10 groups
Focusing: Manual
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