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title: Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2x Ultra Macro APO
description: "Compact 2:1 macro lens with apochromatic design for superior color correction. Weighing just 335g, it's one of the lightest 2x macro lenses available, perfect for handheld macro photography with exceptional sharpness."
brand: Laowa
mount: L-Mount
focal_length: 65
aperture: 2.8
angle_of_view: 24
lens_type: Prime
weight: 335
year: 2020
weather_sealed: false
image_stabilization: false
price: 399
focus: Manual
lens_category: ["Normal", "Macro"]
filter_size: 52
max_magn: 2.0
close_focus: 0.17
sku: "LW-65mm-f/2.8-2×-Macro-APO"
diameter: 57
length: 100

date: 2025-09-08
draft: false
author: Jan Wedekind

featured_image: /lenses/laowa/laowa-65mm-f2-8-macro.png


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From Laowa: 

> The Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2X macro APO is the first macro lens that Venus Optics designs for systems other than full-frame cameras. This is the only macro lens in the market that is capable of producing 2X life-size images and designed specially for mirrorless cameras. The new 65mm is remarkably light and compact which makes it ideal for macro photography, daily still photos, portraiture and more. The lens features

[Official Website](https://www.venuslens.net/product/laowa-65mm-f-2-8-2x-ultra-macro-apo/#)

Reviews:

* Dustin Abbot: [Laowa 65mm F2.8 Ultra 2x Macro Review](https://dustinabbott.net/2020/02/laowa-65mm-f2-8-ultra-2x-macro-review/), Feb 2020
* Ken Rockwell: [https://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/laowa/65mm.htm](https://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/laowa/65mm.htm), Feb 2020


YouTube:

* Christopher Frost: [Venus Optics 'Laowa' 65mm f/2.8 2:1 Macro Lens review](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fL7Aa2QCcI), Jan 2020
* Micael Widell: [Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2x Macro Lens Review + Sample Photos](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E26KCGFKTEU), Jan 2020