Laowa Argus 18mm T1 S35 Cine

The Laowa Argus 18mm T1 S35 Cine is a T1 manual-focus cine prime for Super 35. It covers a dia. 31.5mm image circle for an angle of view of 76.15 deg, and the T1 maximum aperture is what buys the shallow depth of field and the low-light headroom. Focus runs down to 9.84in / 0.25m for a maximum magnification of 0.13x. The optical design is 15 elements in 10 groups.

G&G stocks it in Sony E, Fuji X, Nikon Z, Canon RF and L Mount. Focus and iris rings are geared for a follow focus, with a 250 deg focus throw and an 87 deg aperture throw, and the focus scale is marked in both metric and imperial. The iris runs 15 blades, filters thread on at dia. 77mm, and the lens weighs 2.09lbs / 950g.