Compare Zeiss Milvus 50mm F2 vs Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 Macro vs Zeiss Milvus 50mm F2
Construction
Aperture Blades
14 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Normal Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Tripod collar, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring
Tripod collar, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
12 elements
8 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
6 groups
9 groups
6 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
T* coating groups
Three high refractive and one ED element groups
T* coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
81 mm / 3.19 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
81 mm / 3.19 in
Size | Length
75 mm / 2.95 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
Weight
730 g / 25.80 oz
410 g / 14.49 oz
730 g / 25.80 oz
Function
Angle Of View
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/32
f/2 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
50 mm
15 mm
50 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.5
1x
0.5
Min Focus Distance
240 mm / 9.45 in
470 mm / 18.50 in
240 mm / 9.45 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-09-10
2015-06-23
2015-09-10
Made In
Japan
China
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
86%
50%
86%
Pros
- Weather-sealed
- 0.5x maximum magnification
- Solid construction
- Quite compact for a macro lens
- F-mount with physical aperture ring
- 1:1 reproduction
- One of the widest macro lens for FF
- Unique +/- 6mm shift feature
- Weather-sealed
- 0.5x maximum magnification
- Solid construction
- Quite compact for a macro lens
- F-mount with physical aperture ring
Cons
- Heavy for a 50mm
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF communication
- Heavy for a 50mm
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