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Laowa Ranger FF Lite 16-30mm T2.9 Cine Lens Arri PL and EF
Product Code: L2421081S
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The Laowa Ranger FF Lite 16-30mm T2.9 Cine Lens Arri PL and EF is ideal for solo filmmakers and production teams who need an even lighter professional cinema zoom with zero focus breathing and an ultra wide FoV.
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- Even more lightweight full-frame professional cinema zoom lens with a PL mount and Canon EF adapter
- Hand-holdable design, which is extremely compact for solo creators and production crews
- Cinema housing and excellent optical performance from an optical formula comprising of 18 elements in 12 groups
- Constant T2.9 aperture throughout the zoom range plus an 11-blade design to render rounded bokeh with smooth defocus
- Extremely well controlled distortion with straight lines across the frame, despite the ultra-wide 107° maximum angle of view
Laowa Ranger FF Lite 16-30mm T2.9 Cine Lens Arri PL and EF Summary
The Laowa Ranger FF Lite 16-30mm T2.9 Cine Lens- Arri PL/Canon EF (P/N RANL1630PLEF) is an even lighter version than the standard 16-30mm professional cinema lens. The lite model weighs in at just 738g vs 799g for the standard, yet offers the same high-quality optical design and robust cinema lens exterior.
The cinema lens from Laowa is designed to meet the needs of solo creators and production houses, with premium features and high performance optics, which are designed to tell a cinematic story.
The Ranger series spans a zoom range between 16mm to 180mm, with excellent contrast and unified colour matching throughout the series. This Ranger FF Lite 16-30mm T2.9 cine lens features optimised optics with a parfocal design that exhibit virtually no focus breathing for smooth changes when pulling focus.
The lens also boasts a constant wide T2.9 aperture throughout the zoom range, and offers a close minimum focus distance of just 33cm to get you nearer to your subject while defocusing backgrounds. Despite delivering such high image quality, the lens is incredibly lightweight and measures just 10cm in length, which is ideal for handheld shooting, mounting on gimbals, or even for use with a professional drone.
A default PL mount is joined by an interchangeable EF bayonet, which is included in the box.
Key Laowa Ranger FF Lite 16-30mm T2.9 Cine Lens Arri PL and EF Features
- Compact and lightweight cinema zoom with a parfocal design
- Weighs only 738g and measures under 10cm long
- Ideal for handheld shooting and mounting on a gimbal stabiliser
- Ultra-wide 107° angle of view
- Constant T2.9 aperture throughout the range
- Excellent contrast and colour matched throughout the lens set
- 33cm minimum focus distance
- Virtual zero focus breathing
- Extremely well controlled distortion
- 11 aperture blades
- 77mm filter thread
Laowa Ranger FF Lite 16-30mm T2.9 Cine Lens Arri PL and EF in More Detail
11x Zoom Range
With 3 full frame lenses in one series, Ranger FF Compact Cine zoom lenses offer an extensive zoom range from 16mm to 180mm.
Extremely Compact and Lightweight
- The lens is only around 10cm long and weighs 738g for the Lite version.
- The standard Ranger FF 16-30mm T2.9 Cine Lens for Arri PL/EF at 799g is also available
- ideal for handheld shooting, mounting on gimbals or even FPV drones
- Increase portability, stability and mobility of the setup
Spectacular Angle of View
Ultra-wide angle lenses are highly sought by cinematographers because of their framing versatility, with the ability to capture landscapes and close-ups simultaneously. Featuring a 107° angle of view, breathtaking scenes can be captured in single shots with this ultra wide 16-30mm lens.
Constant T2.9 Aperture
Maintaining a constant T2.9 aperture throughout the zoom range allows cinematographers to have the same exposure and ISO setting for multiple scenes, while gathering as much light as possible in low light situations.
Excellent Contrast and colour Rendition
Designed with a modern optical formula, image quality is excellent, offering good sharpness and contrast, despite the moderate proportions of the lens. Colour rendition of the whole lens series is also matched across the set, saving post-processing time.
Parfocal Design
While some cine zoom lenses in the market are varifocal, Laowa Ranger lenses are built with a parfocal design, which keeps the subject in focus regardless of whether zooming in or back out.
Short minimum focus distance
The focusing distance of the Ranger 16-30mm is just 33cm. Shooting close at T2.9 can separate the subject from the background and create a painterly depth of field with smooth bokeh.
Minimised Focus breathing
Focus breathing is usually more visible in zoom lenses than in primes, and it can be distracting when shooting video. This 16-30mm has almost invisible focus breathing, ensuring a smooth and seamless focus pull capabilities.
Low Distortion
Optical distortion is very well controlled, with minimal distortion despite the ultra-wide angle of view. Straight lines are also retained from edge to edge.
What’s in the box
- Laowa Ranger FF Lite 16-30mm T2.9 Cine Lens Arri PL and EF
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| Best For Holiday and Landscape: Yes |
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Condition guide
Our used products are subject to wear and tear in comparison to brand new products. This also applies to accessories that are supplied with the camera including batteries which may have a lower optimum performance level/life expectancy.
- Like New – The equipment is in a condition as if you have just bought it from the manufacturer. The item is still considered to be ‘Like New’ even without the original packaging and accessories. The product has been fully tested and is in perfect working order. Lenses are optically clear. There may be light dust present that will not effect the imagery.
- Excellent – The equipment should be close to being ‘Like New’ but there may be some small cosmetic blemishes that lower its grade. The product has been fully tested and is in perfect excellent order.
- Cameras – Should have no marks on the LCD screen
- Lenses – Should have no marks on the elements and optically clear. There may be light dust present that will not effect the imagery.
- Very Good – The equipment may have some slight cosmetic wear to the paintwork and cosmetic blemishes with only light signs of use and the product has been fully tested and is in great working order.
- Cameras – The LCD screen may have small signs of wear that does not affect its display
- Lenses – The mount of the lens will start to show signs of wear
- Good – The equipment is showing more obvious signs of cosmetic wear and blemishes, but the product has been fully tested and is in great working order.
- Cameras – LCD screen may have scratches or wear that is starting to affect the display.
- Lenses – May have slight dust inside that does not affect images. The mount shows signs of use.
- Well Used – The equipment will show significant signs of wear. The paintwork will be coming away in large areas exposing the metal work, but the product has been fully tested and is in great working order.
- Cameras – LCD screen is heavily worn either by de-lamination or has scratches to it. Rubber grips are starting to come away from the body.
- Lenses – The lens has dust inside that may affect images. The rubber zoom/focus ring is coming away from the barrel of the lens.
*All of our used items are listed with the accessories that are included. If they are not listed, then they will not be supplied at the point of purchase.
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This product has been thoroughly tested by our team of photographers and we are happy to give a 6 month warranty as a result. The number of tests depends on the individual product but we are confident in this product having tested all the major functions. Anything that isn’t as you would expect, we then make a note of and show this in the condition notes on the page.
So you can be confident you are buying a great piece of kit that’s been looked after by a fellow photographer and seen many extraordinary sights, tested by our team of photographers and now looking forward to being set free to capture more great images!
