Compare Voigtlander Nokton 17.5mm F0.95 vs Laowa 17mm f/1.8

Construction

Aperture Blades
10 blades, Stepless aperture control
7 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
All-metal construction
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Frog Eye Coating (FEC) groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
63 mm / 2.48 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Length
80 mm / 3.15 in
51 mm / 2.01 in
Weight
540 g / 19.08 oz
172 g / 6.08 oz

Function

Angle Of View
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
65.0° Diagonal | 55.8° Horizontal | 38.9° Vertical
Aperture
f/1 ~ f/16
f/1.8 ~ f/1.8
Autofocus
No
No
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
17.5 mm
17 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
35.0 mm
34.0 mm
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.25x
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
150 mm / 5.91 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2012-02-08
2019-10-21
Made In
Japan
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
79%
50%
Pros
  • Very bright maximum aperture
  • Solid all-metal construction
  • Smooth manual focus operation
  • Very light in the hand
  • Versatile focal length
  • Very affordable
Cons
  • Lacks weather sealing

Price

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