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Laowa 24mm f/2 Zero-D Tilt-Shift announced for $1,249

Laowa introduces a manual 24mm tilt-shift with an f/2 maximum aperture for Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, L-Mount, GFX and XCD, priced at $1,249 in the US.

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Image credit: Venus Optics (Laowa) · Image source

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Announcement, price and availability

Laowa (Venus Optics) has introduced the 24mm f/2 Zero-D Tilt-Shift, a manual-focus full-frame tilt-shift lens for Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, L-Mount, Fujifilm GFX and Hasselblad XCD. It costs $1,249 in the official US store, and Laowa says it is the fastest tilt-shift lens ever made for any format[1]. Laowa's German distributor B.I.G. does not yet list a German price or release date[2].

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Image credit: Venus Optics (Laowa)

Laowa 24mm f/2 Zero-D Tilt-Shift with lens hood and tripod foot, angled front view
1 / 2 Laowa 24mm f/2 Zero-D Tilt-Shift with lens hood and tripod foot, angled front view · Venus Optics (Laowa) · Image source

Key specs

The lens has 13 elements in 10 groups and 14 aperture blades, with an aperture range of f/2 to f/22. The angle of view is 84°. It offers ±10° of tilt and ±12 mm of shift, and the mount rotates 360°. Minimum focusing distance is 25 cm at a maximum magnification of 0.194x, and the filter thread measures 77 mm. At Ø93 mm × 119 mm and 860 g, Laowa describes it as comparable in size to other 24mm tilt-shift lenses. Focusing is manual[1].

Size comparison: Venus Laowa 24mm F2 Zero-D Tilt-Shift vs comparable lenses

Side view of the selected lenses at the same scale1: Venus Laowa 24mm F2 Zero-D Tilt-Shift, length 119 mm, diameter 93 mm. 2: KIPON Iberit 24mm f/2.4, length 68 mm, diameter 58 mm. 3: Zeiss Loxia 25mm F2.4, length 75 mm, diameter 62 mm
  1. 1 Venus Laowa 24mm F2 Zero-D Tilt-Shift Sony E 119 × 93 mm · 860 g
  2. 2 KIPON Iberit 24mm f/2.4 Sony E 68 × 58 mm · 320 g
  3. 3 Zeiss Loxia 25mm F2.4 Sony E 75 × 62 mm · 393 g

Schematic silhouettes. Length and diameter are manufacturer figures, drawn at the same scale for all lenses.

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Tilt, shift and compatibility

Tilt and shift limit each other: the more tilt is applied, the less shift is available, and the reverse. The maximum of ±10° and ±12 mm is reached only at close focusing distances between 0.4 m and 0.25 m. On the medium-format GFX and XCD mounts the lens keeps ±12 mm of shift on both axes with no dark corners; at maximum shift the corners show mild vignetting. The L-Mount version is not compatible with the Panasonic S52, S52X, S1M2, S1M2E and S1R2[1]. Find more options under all Sony E lenses, all Nikon Z lenses and all Canon RF lenses.

Sources

  1. [1]
    Venus Optics (Laowa): Laowa 24mm f/2 Zero-D Tilt-Shift. Accessed November 5, 2026.

    Official product page in the Laowa store with price, specifications and compatibility

  2. [2]
    B.I.G. Brenner Import und Handels GmbH (offizieller deutscher Vertrieb): LAOWA - TILT | SHIFT. Accessed November 5, 2026.

    Tilt-shift overview of the official German distributor, checked for price and release

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