Laowa 15mm f/4.5 Zero-D Shift

The world’s widest full-frame shift lens

- James Artaius

The Laowa 15mm f/4.5 Zero-D Shift adds to Venus Optics’ standing as a producer of exotic, esoteric and excellent lenses. On paper, what the Laowa 15mm f/4.5 Zero-D Shift offers is extraordinary: it’s the world’s widest full-frame shift lens, offering plus or minus 11mm of shift. However, so large is the image circle that this lens can also be used on medium-format cameras, delivering up to plus or minus 8mm shift on bodies such as the Fujifilm GFX 100S and the Hasselblad X1D II 50C.