It has finally happened! In celebration of their 10th year anniversary as a lens maker, Laowa has developed their very first autofocus lens – the Laowa AF 10mm F2.8 Zero D. In typically Laowa fashion, they have chosen an extreme focal length as their starting point rather than something a little easier. The Laowa AF 10mm F2.8 has an incredibly wide angle of view (130.6°), so make sure your shoes aren’t in the shot! What’s more, this is a beautiful and unique looking lens, with a whole new look for Laowa that is immediately striking. And the autofocus performance? Like they’ve been doing it for a decade. There are some typical Laowa flaws, but a lot of strengths in this new lens. You can get my full thoughts in my video review below or by reading the text review here.

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Thanks to Laowa for sending me a review loaner of this lens. As always, this is a completely independent review. *The tests and most of the photos that I share as a part of my review cycle have been done with the Sony a7RV along with the Sony Alpha 1 that serve as my benchmark cameras for Sony lenses.

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Laowa has long done extreme wide angle lenses. One of the earliest Laowa lenses that I can remember covering was a 12mm F2.8 (I reviewed it about 8 years ago), which was, at the time, the widest such full frame lens I had reviewed. This lens is wider still, obviously, and it will give you a very different perspective of the world. I was right on top of the “eternal flame” monument outside of Canada’s Parliament building, but you can see that not only is the entire monument in view, but also multiple buildings all around.

Not only has Laowa included autofocus for the first time, but the new 10mm lens also sports weather sealing – a Laowa first.

Using a lens this wide is an exercise in extremes, and you will end up getting far closer to everything that you dreamed. Want to photograph a building? You have to get pretty close! I stepped onto the edge of the sidewalk in front of this parliamentary office building, and still the whole curve of the sidewalk was included in the shot.

But maybe you have been looking for something extreme, and, if so, the Laowa AF 10mm F2.8 definitely fits the bill. And, at $799 USD, this lens falls well beneath the typical price of a full frame lens covering 10mm, and that won’t hurt either! Enjoy more photos of the lens and images taken with the lens below.

Images of the Laowa AF 10mm F2.8

Images taken with the Laowa AF 10mm F2.8

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