The Laowa PeriProbe cine lens is a specialty macro and probe lens designed for filmmakers and content creators who need striking close-up perspectives, dramatic reveals, and creative angles that standard lenses simply cannot achieve. This full-frame lens features an ultra-thin probe barrel that can be inserted into tight spaces, through openings, and extremely close to subjects — producing surreal, immersive imagery that transforms ordinary scenes into extraordinary visuals.
At Two Stories Media, we offer the Laowa PeriProbe cine lens as part of our lens rentals program. This page covers everything you need to know about this specialty lens, including technical specs, creative applications, frequently asked questions, and how to rent it through our gear rentals program in Tampa.
Laowa PeriProbe Product Overview
The Laowa PeriProbe is a unique specialty cine lens that combines macro capabilities with a periscope-style probe design. The ultra-thin probe barrel allows the lens to physically enter tight spaces, pass through small openings, and get extremely close to subjects while maintaining a wide-angle perspective. This creates a dramatic, immersive point of view that is impossible to achieve with conventional lenses.
The lens covers a full-frame image circle with a PL mount, making it compatible with professional cinema cameras. The aperture range of T14 to T40 is designed for the lens’s specialty applications, where deep depth of field and extreme close-focus capability are the primary creative objectives. The probe design also features integrated LED lighting near the tip, allowing you to illuminate subjects in tight spaces where external lighting cannot reach.
Key Specifications
The Laowa PeriProbe cine lens features an aperture range of T14 to T40, optimized for deep depth of field macro and probe-style shooting. It covers a full-frame image circle and uses a PL (Positive Lock) mount for compatibility with professional cinema cameras. The lens weighs approximately 1.04 pounds, making it lightweight and easy to position in creative setups.
The ultra-thin probe barrel is the lens’s defining feature — it allows the camera operator to physically position the lens inside small spaces, through openings in set pieces, and extremely close to subjects. The integrated LED lighting near the probe tip provides illumination in spaces where conventional lighting cannot reach, which is especially valuable for product photography, food cinematography, and creative set design.
Why Filmmakers Choose the Laowa PeriProbe
Filmmakers and content creators choose the Laowa PeriProbe when they need a unique creative tool that delivers perspectives no other lens can achieve. The probe design opens up entirely new possibilities for product reveals, food and beverage cinematography, tabletop commercial work, creative branded content, and any production where a dramatic, immersive perspective adds visual impact to the story.
The lens is particularly popular for commercial and advertising productions where product shots need to stand out. The ability to probe into, around, and through subjects creates compelling visual storytelling that captures viewer attention. For social media content, branded campaigns, and creative commercial work, the PeriProbe delivers the kind of unique imagery that drives engagement and sets productions apart from the competition.
Production Resources and Workflow Tips
For camera pairing, the Laowa PeriProbe works with full-frame cinema cameras via its PL mount, including the ARRI Alexa Mini, Sony FX series, RED, and others. The lightweight design means the lens can be mounted on various support systems, including sliders, motion control rigs, and even handheld for creative probe movements.
For creative applications, plan your probe shots in advance and consider building practical sets or arrangements that take advantage of the lens’s ability to move through spaces. Food and beverage productions benefit enormously from the PeriProbe’s ability to reveal details and textures at extreme close range. Product commercials can use the probe to create dramatic reveals by moving through packaging, around products, and into detailed close-ups.
When you are ready to move into post-production, footage from the Laowa PeriProbe benefits from careful color grading to enhance the dramatic perspectives the lens captures. The deep depth of field and wide-angle close-up perspective create a distinctive look that pairs well with creative motion graphics, transitions, and editing techniques.
Laowa PeriProbe FAQ
What is a probe lens?
A probe lens features an ultra-thin barrel that can be physically inserted into tight spaces, through openings, and extremely close to subjects. This creates a dramatic, immersive wide-angle perspective that is impossible to achieve with conventional lenses. The Laowa PeriProbe combines this probe design with macro capabilities and integrated LED lighting.
Is the Laowa PeriProbe full-frame?
Yes. The Laowa PeriProbe covers a full-frame image circle, making it compatible with full-frame cinema cameras as well as Super 35 cameras.
What is the aperture range?
The Laowa PeriProbe has an aperture range of T14 to T40. This range is optimized for the lens’s specialty applications, where deep depth of field and extreme close-focus capability are the primary creative objectives.
Can I rent the Laowa PeriProbe in Tampa?
Yes. Two Stories Media offers the Laowa PeriProbe cine lens as part of our lens rental program in Tampa Bay. Each rental is prepped, tested, and packaged with the accessories you need. We also offer camera bodies, lighting packages, and full gear rental support.
How much does it cost to rent the Laowa PeriProbe?
Our Laowa PeriProbe cine lens rents for $75 per day. Multi-day and weekly rates are available. Contact our team for a custom quote.
What productions is the Laowa PeriProbe best for?
The Laowa PeriProbe excels for product commercials, food and beverage cinematography, tabletop shoots, creative branded content, social media content, and any production that needs unique, dramatic close-up perspectives. At Two Stories Media, we recommend it for video productions that want to create visually striking content that stands out.
Rent the Laowa PeriProbe in Tampa
If you are planning a production that calls for unique, dramatic close-up perspectives and creative probe-style cinematography, the Laowa PeriProbe cine lens is available through Two Stories Media’s rental program. We serve productions across Tampa, Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, Orlando, and throughout Florida. Contact our team with your project dates and gear requirements, and we will help you build the right package for your shoot.