Compare Laowa 17mm f/1.8 vs Panasonic G 14mm F2.5 II vs Panasonic G 12.5mm F12
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades, circular diaphragm
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Motor
Micromotor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
9 elements
6 elements
4 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
5 groups
3 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Frog Eye Coating (FEC) groups
3 aspherical elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
46 mm / 1.81 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
55 mm / 2.17 in
56 mm / 2.20 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
Size | Length
51 mm / 2.01 in
21 mm / 0.83 in
21 mm / 0.83 in
Weight
172 g / 6.08 oz
55 g / 1.94 oz
45 g / 1.59 oz
Function
Angle Of View
65.0° Diagonal | 55.8° Horizontal | 38.9° Vertical
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical
81.8° Diagonal | 71.5° Horizontal | 51.3° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.8 ~ f/1.8
f/2.5 ~ f/22
f/12 fixed
Autofocus
No
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
17 mm
14 mm
12.5 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
34.0 mm
28.0 mm
25.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.1x
0.02x
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
600 mm / 23.62 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: n/a (sold separately)
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2019-10-21
2014-09-15
2010-09-21
Made In
China
Model Name
H-H014A
H-FT012
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
69%
41%
Pros
- Very light in the hand
- Versatile focal length
- Very affordable
- Very compact and lightweight
- Enables 3D shooting
- Compact and lightweight
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the best optical performance
- Lens hood not included
- A bit expensive for a pancake lens
- Very dark fixed aperture
- Lacks front filter thread
- No lens hood available
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