{
  "id": 1194155,
  "title": "Laowa Aksen 5-10x Ultra Macro Apo review: Forget 'full' macro – this lens ramps up magnification all the way to 10x more",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/laowa-aksen-5-10x-ultra-macro-apo-review-forget-full-macro-this-lens",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-16T03:20:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Digital Camera World",
    "slug": "digital-camera-world",
    "url": "https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/cameras/lenses/laowa-aksen-5-10x-ultra-macro-apo-review"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Laowa Aksen 5-10x Ultra Macro Apo review: This lens delivers an impressive magnification of up to 10x, surpassing traditional macro lenses. Offering a unique 'parfocal zoom' mechanism, the lens maintains focus throughout the zoom range, making it more user-friendly than some high-power macro lenses. The Aksen 5-10x Ultra Macro Apo, along with the Laowa Aksen 1-5x Ultra Macro Apo, are among the top macro lenses on the market. Despite the hefty price tag of $749, it features 17 elements in 12 groups, a wide aperture range of f/1.7 to f/5.6, and a fixed working distance of just 0.89 inches. The lens's internal zoom mechanism is housed in a sturdy metal barrel, ensuring consistent magnification throughout the zoom range. Its manual focus and aperture control require precise positioning and manual adjustments, but the lens's compact size and versatile mount options make it a valuable tool for macro photography.",
  "summary": "The Laowa Aksen 5-10x Ultra Macro Apo gives you more macro power, with anything between 5x and 10x magnification for a wide variety of mirrorless and reflex cameras",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Digital Camera World",
        "title": "Laowa Aksen 1-5x Ultra Macro Apo review: Up to 5x magnification for when ‘full’ macro just doesn’t cut the mustard",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/laowa-aksen-1-5x-ultra-macro-apo-review-up-to-5x-magnification-for",
        "published": "2026-08-16T03:20:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}