Venus Laowa Ranger Lite 16-30mm T2.9 Cine Lens for PL Mount and Canon EF

Laowa is thrilled to unveil the Ranger Compact Cine Zoom Series for the full frame market. The lens set comes in FF Ranger 16-30mm T2.9, designed to meet the demands of one-man-band filmmakers and production houses, offering exceptional features and unrivaled performances to create a cinematic story. The standard version weighted around 799g/1.76lbs light, while the Lite Version is even 10% lighter, one could enjoy quality results with effortless setups.The Ranger boast a long versatile zoom range with more than 6.4x zoom ratio in total. The incredibly lightweight allows filmmakers to capture breathtaking shots at both ends of the spectrum effortlessly. Filmmakers can experience the convenience of the parfocal design, and can also enjoy focus transition with almost no focus breathing. The extremely close focus distance of 0.33m/1'1" respectively allows for captivating close-up shots. Crafted with professional cine housing, these lenses provide the on-site friendly built-in back focus adjustment system, offering a smooth and reliable shooting experience. The Ranger cine zoom lenses are the ultimate user-friendly tools for capturing stunning cinematic masterpieces.PL mount in default and an interchangeable EF bayonet is included in the package with the hard case. You may purchase interchangeable mirrorless mounts, including Canon RF/ Sony E/ Nikon Z/ L mount for your camera use.Full-Frame CoverageThe lenses come with a 43.2mm image circle, supporting full-frame and s35 cameras.Light & CompactCrafted with a magnesium alloy rehousing lens body, the Ranger Lite Version 16-30mm lens weighs a mere 738g/ 1.63lbs, around 10% lighter in the set making you enjoy a truly effortless shooting experience.Time for a footloose experience of filming. Simply pair it with your gimbal, car rigs, shoulder rigs, etc., or even shoot with handheld, to get all kinds of scenes for your film.Long and Versatile Zoom RangeThe 16-30mm focal length performed a 1.875x zoom ratio. You can now have a variety of choices for your story framing: go wider to reveal a stunning landscape or go further to witness the motion of a specific object. Any frames that is possible to enrich your film can be done with the Ranger.Constant T2.9 ApertureRanger offers a T2.9-T22 aperture range. The lenses maintain a constant T2.9 aperture throughout their zoom range, eliminating the need for exposure compensation when you zoom in. You can work with the lenses in dim light environment effortlessly.Extremely Close Focusing Distance0.33m/1'1" closest focusing distance for the 16-30mm.All the desirable details can be captured, and preserved with a decent depth of field.Let your lens become a powerful tool for evoking emotions by capturing the subject's essence intimately.Parfocal DesignYou are able to keep the object in focus whenever zooming in or out, even shoot with the intense zoom at ease without focusing off.Unseen Focus BreathingThe amount of breathing can be well contained for you to have a seamless focus shifting.Professional Cine Housing• Built-In Back Focus Adjustment - No more redundant shimming process is needed, you can have simple and easy focus calibrating on site• 0.8 MOD Gear - For both aperture and focus ring• Unified Gear Position - All Ranger lenses can be switched quickly between focal lengths to work with the same set of gears• Dual Scale Design - Both imperial and metric scales are available on the lens• 80mm Outer Diameter And 77mm Filter Thread - Designed to accommodate the common matte boxes or filters• 100 Degree Focus Throw & 100 Degree Zoom Throw - Support a finer and more accurate degree of change in such versatile focal distance• Lens Supporting Thread - To have your tripods and gears screwed into the right place and distance neededEach lens comes with a native PL mount, and an interchangeable EF bayonet is included in the box.For the mirrorless version, Canon RF, Sony E, Nikon Z, and L mount, are available and interchangeable as well.