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Compare Laowa 4mm f/2.8 vs Laowa 17mm f/1.8 vs Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MFT

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
7 blades
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Leica L-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Sony E-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
7 elements
9 elements
13 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
6 groups
7 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Frog Eye Coating (FEC) groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
45 mm / 1.77 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
50 mm / 1.97 in
Size | Length
26 mm / 1.02 in
51 mm / 2.01 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Weight
135 g / 4.77 oz
172 g / 6.08 oz
170 g / 6.01 oz

Function

Angle Of View
210° (fisheye)
65.0° Diagonal | 55.8° Horizontal | 38.9° Vertical
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/1.8
f/2 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
4 mm
17 mm
7.5 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
8.0 mm
34.0 mm
15.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.11x
0.11x
Min Focus Distance
80 mm / 3.15 in
150 mm / 5.91 in
120 mm / 4.72 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-04-20
2019-10-21
2016-09-13
Made In
China
China
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
59%
50%
59%
Pros
  • Compact lens with small diameter and short barrel
  • Light in the hand
  • Extremely wide 210° field of view
  • Very light in the hand
  • Versatile focal length
  • Very affordable
  • Compact and light weight
  • Solidly built
Cons
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • No EXIF communication

Price

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