Laowa's ultra-compact wide-angle pancake — the 10mm f/4 for Nikon Z in near-body-cap format.
The Laowa 10mm f/4 Pancake is an ultra-thin ultra-wide prime from Venus Optics for Nikon Z-mount full-frame cameras, prioritising compact dimensions over maximum aperture to create the slimmest wide-angle lens available for the Nikon Z system.
The lens delivers 10mm at f/4 maximum aperture in a pancake form factor designed to minimise depth while covering the full Nikon Z full-frame sensor. Manual focus and aperture. The 10mm on full-frame provides approximately 110-degree diagonal field of view.
The pancake design transforms the Nikon Z body into a genuinely pocketable camera for ultra-wide work — the combination of the compact Z system body with this thin 10mm approaches the portability of a fixed-lens camera. The f/4 aperture is practical for landscape and architecture use where depth of field is usually preferred over maximum aperture.
Check focus ring operation. Inspect front element for coating damage — at 10mm any front element scratch affects a large portion of the frame. Test corner sharpness at f/4 across the Nikon Z full-frame sensor. Verify no vignetting issues.