{"id":11749,"date":"2026-09-11T05:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-11T03:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2026\/09\/11\/laowa-is-releasing-its-first-autofocus-lens-for-fujifilm-x-mount-a-macro-monster\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T05:03:02","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T03:03:02","slug":"laowa-is-releasing-its-first-autofocus-lens-for-fujifilm-x-mount-a-macro-monster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2026\/09\/11\/laowa-is-releasing-its-first-autofocus-lens-for-fujifilm-x-mount-a-macro-monster\/","title":{"rendered":"Laowa is releasing its first autofocus lens for Fujifilm X-Mount: a macro monster"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tA Nikon F-mount manual-focus version launches alongside it, but the Fujifilm variant is the headline story as it ends a long wait for AF Laowa glass on the X-system.<\/p>\n

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Laowa has announced that it is bringing its 180mm F4.5 1.5x Ultra Macro APO lens to Fujifilm X-mount and Nikon F-mount. The lens was originally\u00a0released almost exactly one year ago<\/a> for Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon EF, Canon RF, and L-mounts, and the new additions mean that most photographers, no matter their system, have access to an affordable macro lens, though not every mount offers autofocus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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The Fujifilm X-mount version, like the E, Z, and EF-mount iterations, is an autofocus lens and marks the first autofocus Laowa lens for X-mount cameras. The Canon RF, L-mount and Nikon F versions, though, are manual focus only. Complicating matters further, the autofocus versions of the lenses only have their full abilities from 1.5m (4.9\u2032) to infinity. For subjects between 1.5m and the lens\u2019 minimum focusing distance, 30cm (11.8\u2033), you only get \u201climited autofocus assistance for focus stacking.\u201d<\/p>\n

On Fujifilm X-mount cameras, the lens offers a 270mm equivalent field of view. Optically, all mounts are the same, with an apochromatic design and 12 elements in 9 groups, which Laowa says results in excellent sharpness and reduced chromatic aberration. It features a nine-blade aperture diaphragm.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The exact weight depends on the mount, but the Fujifilm X version is the heaviest of the bunch, weighing 526.2g (1.2 lbs). All iterations are compatible with 62mm filters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Laowa\u2019s 180mm F4.5 1.5x Ultra Macro APO for X and F-mounts is available for purchase today for $499.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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