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Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
7 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Ultra 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
Leica L-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Motor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
12 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED and 2 aspherical elements groups
Low-dispersion and aspherical elements + BBAR and fluorine coatings groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
37 mm / 1.46 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
70 mm / 2.76 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
Size | Length
91 mm / 3.58 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
64 mm / 2.52 in
Weight
496 g / 17.53 oz
638 g / 22.54 oz
220 g / 7.77 oz

Function

Angle Of View
130.4° Diagonal | 121.9° Horizontal | 100.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical (tele)
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
94.5° Diagonal | 84.0° Horizontal | 61.9° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Focal Length
10 mm ~ 18 mm
100 mm
20 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Yes

Performance

Max Magnification
0.25x
2x
0.5x
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
110 mm / 4.33 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-04-20
2018-04-20
2019-10-23
Made In
China
China
Model Name
F050

Reviews

Neofiliac score
40%
59%
86%
Pros
  • Widest rectilinear zoom lens for FF
  • Good build quality
  • High 2x maximum magnification
  • Apochromatic design
  • Compact and lightweight
  • Weather-sealed
  • 1:2 maximum reproduction
  • Very close focusing distance
  • Good color rendition
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • No front filter
  • Optically weak
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Quite long, though not expectedly so
  • Noisy AF
  • Not the sharpest

Price

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