LAOWA 180mm F4.5 1.5x Ultra Macro APO Lens for X and F Mount Released

Release Overview

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Product features

180mm telephoto lens combined with serious 1.5x macro capabilities.

This unique lens combines a 180mm telephoto angle of view with serious macro capabilities at 1.5x magnification (1.5:1). Its ample working distance of 147.6mm makes it ideal for photographing insects and small animals that tend to fly away when approached, and it also significantly improves lighting flexibility. Furthermore, the large bokeh effect characteristic of telephoto macro photography allows for beautifully highlighting the subject from the background.

Ultra-compact and lightweight

This 180mm telephoto lens is remarkably compact and lightweight. While achieving this compactness by limiting the maximum aperture to F4.5, it still delivers ample bokeh in the close-up to macro range, allowing for a clear separation between subject and background for a three-dimensional effect. The lens’s greatest appeal lies in its excellent balance of portability and the high-level image quality required for telephoto macro photography.

APO (apochromatic) design to suppress chromatic aberration

The lens employs an apochromatic (APO) design that corrects both axial and lateral chromatic aberration from the in-focus area to the out-of-focus area. This advanced optical design achieves superior sharpness and color reproduction. Even under challenging lighting conditions, it delivers sharp and vivid images with minimal color fringing.

Unique AF system and focus assist function (select models only)

AF models (Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon EF, Fujifilm X mount) support autofocus (AF) from 1.5m to infinity. Turning the focus ring to the infinity position (where it clicks) activates AF mode, and in the macro range of less than 1.5m, you can switch to manual focus (MF) for precise focusing. Furthermore, pressing and holding the lens’s function button (which can be assigned camera functions) for 2 seconds activates the “Focus Assist function,” which allows AF to operate within a certain range even in macro shooting ranges closer than 1.5m, supporting smooth focusing.

Canon RF mount users can utilize autofocus (AF) shooting by attaching EF mount lenses via a commercially available AF-compatible EF-RF mount adapter.

 

* We cannot guarantee that this will work perfectly with all mount adapters.

LAOWA 180mm F4.5 1.5x Ultra Macro APO Main Specifications

* Autofocus is available from 1.5m to infinity. Focus assist is available at distances less than 1.5m.