Venus Optics presented the new Laowa 25mm f/0.95 MFT lens

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Venus Optics presented the new lens at the CP+ show. Here are the specs of the Laowa 25mm f/0.95 MFT lens:

  • Focal length: 25 mm
  • maximum aperture ratio: F0.95
  • angle: 46.7 °
  • Lens construction: 8 groups 14 sheets (1 aspherical lens, one special low-dispersion lens, including three high refractive lenses)
  • Number of aperture blades: 9
  • Minimum shooting distance: 25 cm
  • Maximum shooting magnification: 0.17 times
  • Filter diameter: φ62mm
  • Dimensions: φ71 mm × 86 mm・ Mass: Approx. 570 g
  • Compatible mount ・ Compatible format: Microforcers
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Topaz: Video Enhance AI v2.0 is here and it’s on sale now

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Topaz just released a big update to Video Enhance AI this week (Click here). You can try it for free and if you buy it use the code “ENHANCE15” to get an additional 15% discount on top of the $100 off you get in the first place.

This is what’s news:

Major Features

  • Two new model updates: Artemis v11, and Dione v2
  • Artemis LQ and MQ v11 evolve from Artemis v10 with added ability to handle over-sharpening artifacts in medium or low-quality progressive input videos
  • Dione TV and TD v2 are enhanced from v1 that also remove over-sharpening artifacts in medium or low quality interlaced input videos
  • UI has been updated and overhauled to provide for a better experience

Improvements

  • Menu toolbar has been added on Mac
  • When multiple videos are selected, settings in the right panel now apply to all selected videos
  • Able to open videos in their containing folder when videos are done processing
  • Model parameters and post process settings have been changed to sliders to provide for better fine-tuning
  • Reset Settings button has been added
  • Output FPS has been added to the footer at the bottom of the program
  • Reset Trim button has been added to the scrubbing toolbar

 

Here are some video samples:

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