Capture wider perspectives while saving space in your camera bag with the Laowa 8-16mm f/3.5-5 Zoom CF from Venus Optics. With its incredibly low weight and versatile focal range, this lens is perfect for on-the-go photographers who benefit from a lightweight camera configuration. With an angle of view ranging from 82.9 to 120.9 degrees, this lens allows for capturing landscapes and wide-angle portraits from unique points of view. With its 8-16mm zoom range, this lens allows for perspectives impossible to achieve with more traditional focal lengths. This wider viewpoint allows you to expertly photograph landscapes and cities by being able to capture all that's available in any given frame. Simultaneously, you can create unique portraits by showing off more of your setting's scenery or by getting up close to your subject and accentuating the distortion that can occur with wider angle lenses. The lens's five-blade aperture diaphragm, which ranges from f/3.5-5 to f/16, creates a visually appealing 10-pointed sunstar effect. For smooth and seamless aperture transitions while shooting video, utilize the de-clickable aperture ring featured on the lens. Weighing just over 1 lb, the Laowa 8-16mm is a perfect lens choice for on-the-go photography. With it being designed specifically for mirrorless cameras, this lens gives users an incredibly light camera configuration allowing for comfortable handheld shooting over long periods of time.