Laowa 8-16mm f/3.5-5.0 C-Dreamer super wide-angle zoom lens will be announced on October 9

The new lens was already displayed as a prototype some months ago (see image below). And the specs are known too.

LAOWA New Lens CF8-16mm F3.5-5.0 C-Dreamer Super Wide Angle Zoom Lens:

• Full size conversion angle of view 12-24mm
• Lens construction: 16 elements in 12 groups
• Aperture blades: 5
• Shortest shooting distance: 0.2m
• Filter: 86mm
• all metal body
• Size: 88.3×88.54mm
• Weight: about 463g
• Mount: Sony E, Fuji X, Nikon Z, Canon R, Canon EF-M