The Laowa 12mm F2.8 is a full frame wide angle lens in RF mount. The lens is completely manual and fitted with a steel casing. The lens is fast for a wide full frame lens (F2.8), making it very suitable for low light situations. The angle of view is 121.96° with almost no image fringing and a minimum focus distance of only 18 cm.

The lens consists of 16 elements in 10 groups. The lens has 7 blades that produce a round bokeh. The lens dimensions are 74.8 x 82.8 mm. It weighs 609 g. The lens has a modern Frog Eye Coating and contains aspherical and low dispersion elements for reduced chromatic aberrations, increased sharpness and excellent contrast retention in the presence of backlight.