Compare Zeiss Milvus 18mm F2.8 vs Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Zeiss Milvus 25mm F1.4
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring
Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Material
Metal
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
16 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
10 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 APD, 2 ASPH elements, Zeiss T* coating groups
Aspheric and APD elements + T* coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
73 mm / 2.87 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Length
93 mm / 3.66 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
123 mm / 4.84 in
Weight
721 g / 25.48 oz
609 g / 21.52 oz
1225 g / 43.29 oz
Function
Angle Of View
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
81.8° Diagonal | 71.5° Horizontal | 51.3° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
18 mm
12 mm
25 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.14
0.2x
0.22
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-08
2016-07-26
2017-10-18
Made In
Japan
China
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
86%
50%
78%
Pros
- Weather-sealed
- Exceptional image quality
- Solid build quality
- F-mount with physical aperture ring
- One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
- Solid build quality
- Low distortion
- Reasonably sharp
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Excellent image quality
- F-mount with physical aperture ring
Cons
- Lacks front filter thread
- Physically large
- On the heavy side
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