Who said tilt-shift lenses had to be slow? Laowa debuts Zero-D 24mm f/2 for full-frame and medium format cameras

Laowa just announced a groundbreaking world-first f/2 aperture tilt-shift lens with a 24mm field of view. The Laowa Zero-D 24mm f/2 is an engineering marvel that will delight photographers across genres like architecture, astro, landscape, macro and more. It’s compatible with full-frame cameras in Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, and Leica L mount, as well as medium-format Fujifilm GFX and Hasselblad XCD lens mounts.

Laowa Zero-D 24mm f/2 tilt-shift lens at a glance:

• Price: $1,249/ £1,329
• Aperture: f2-22
• Tilt-shift: ±10° tilt and ±12mm shift
• Lens Structure: 13 elements in 10 groups
• Min. Focusing Distance: 25cm
• Filter Thread Size: 77mm
• Dimensions and weight : 93mm × 119mm, 860g
• Lens mounts: Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, and Leica L mount, Fujifilm GFX, Hasselblad XCD 

Tilt-shift lenses generally top out around f/2.8 or 3.5, so the brighter f/2 aperture on the Laowa Zero-D 24mm is especially useful, letting users shoot in dim interiors, low light, and at night without cranking up the ISO. The Laowa Zero-D 24mm f/2 offers ±10° tilt and ±12mm shift, plus an 84° angle of view ideal for capturing tight spaces along with vast landscapes.

A tilt-shift lens moves on two axes, helping you eliminate perspective distortion in camera; this is especially useful for architecture and interior photography. Think about photographing a cathedral up close: the lines will lead inward, converging at a distant point and skewing the whole look. The Zero D-Optics in the name stand for distortion-free operation, a feature that can save precious time and pixels, since you don’t have to crop the edges of your shot in post-production to fix perspective.

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