Compare Nikon PC Nikkor 19mm F4E ED vs Laowa 20mm F4 Zero-D Shift vs Sony 12-24mm F2.8 GM
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
14 blades
9 blades
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Medium Format (44x33)
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Fujifilm G-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
17 elements
16 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
13 groups
11 groups
14 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 ED + 2 aspherical elements + fluorine & Nano Crystal coatings groups
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED elements groups
Nano AR II groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
89 mm / 3.50 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
98 mm / 3.86 in
Size | Length
124 mm / 4.88 in
91 mm / 3.58 in
137 mm / 5.39 in
Weight
885 g / 31.27 oz
747 g / 26.40 oz
847 g / 29.93 oz
Function
Angle Of View
97.5° Diagonal | 86.9° Horizontal | 64.6° Vertical
107.8° Diagonal | 97.4° Horizontal | 74.4° Vertical
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical (wide) ~ 84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/4 ~ f/22
f/2.8
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
0.8
Focal Length
19 mm
20 mm
12 mm ~ 24 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
15.8 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.18x
0.17x
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-10-19
2022-03-28
2020-07-07
Model Name
SEL1224GM
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
75%
43%
Pros
- Weather-sealed
- One of the widest tilt-shift lens on the market
- Great distortion control
- Beautifully constructed
- Comes with physical aperture ring
- Shift functionality
- 14-bladed aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Exceptional sharpness
- Great flare-resistance
- Low distortion
- Fast autofocus
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks front filter thread
- Large diameter
- Large and heavy
- Lacks front filter thread
- High sample variation
- Sigma's 14-24 F2.8 is just as sharp
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