Venus Laowa 15mm F4.5 Zero-D Shift

Focal length: 15 mm
Aperture: f/4.5
Weight: 597 g
Filter diameter: –
Min. focus distance: 20 cm
Length: 103 mm

At a Glance

The Venus Laowa 15mm F4.5 Zero-D Shift is an ultra-wide shift lens for full-frame Nikon F-mount and is operated entirely by hand. Its shift movement is for perspective control, and the barrel rotates. The maximum aperture is f/4.5, and it focuses down to 20 cm. It suits architecture, product photography and landscapes.

Good for

Architecture
Product
Landscape

Worth knowing

Manual focus; tilt and shift are set by hand.

Derived from the manufacturer data, not from our own tests. How we check

Technical Specifications

Min. focal length: 15 mm
Max. focal length: 15 mm
Max. aperture (min. zoom): f/4.5
Max. aperture (max. zoom): f/4.5
Min. aperture: f/22
Elements: 17
Groups: 11
Weight: 597 g (1.32 lb)
Filter diameter: –
Min. focus distance: 20 cm (7.87 in)
Length: 103 mm (4.06 in)
Diameter: 79 mm (3.11 in)

Manufacturer data: venuslens.net

Last checked: October 13, 2026 (against the manufacturer data) · How we check

Simulate depth of field and angle of view

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Which cameras does the Venus Laowa 15mm F4.5 Zero-D Shift fit?

The Venus Laowa 15mm F4.5 Zero-D Shift is a full-frame lens for Nikon F-Mount cameras. On full-frame bodies it uses the whole sensor; on APS-C Nikon F-Mount cameras its field of view equals 23 mm in full-frame terms.

Nikon F-Mount cameras

Full frame:: Nikon D6,Nikon D780,Nikon D850,Nikon D5,Nikon D810A,Nikon D4S,Nikon D810,Nikon D750,Nikon Df,Nikon D610,Nikon D4,Nikon D800,Nikon D800E,Nikon D600,Nikon D3S,Nikon D3X,Nikon D700
APS-C:: Nikon D3500,Nikon D7500,Nikon D500,Nikon D3400,Nikon D5600,Nikon D5500,Nikon D7200,Nikon D3300,Nikon D7100,Nikon D5300,Nikon D3200,Nikon D5200,Nikon D5100,Nikon D7000,Nikon D3100,Nikon D300S,Nikon D5000,Nikon D3000,Nikon D90,Nikon D60

With the Nikon FTZ II / FTZ the lens can also be used on Nikon Z (DX/FX) cameras.