Compare Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 vs Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Viltrox 56mm F1.4
Variants
X-Mount
E-Mount
EF-M-Mount
Connectivity
Ports
Micro-USB
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
9
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
APS-C
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-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Leica L-mount, Sony E-mount
E-mount, X-mount, EF-M-mount
Motor
STM motor
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
15 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED and 2 aspherical elements groups
3 ED, 2 aspherical elements + Frog Eye Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
37 mm / 1.46 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
52 mm
Size | Diameter
70 mm / 2.76 in
60 mm / 2.36 in
65 mm
Size | Length
91 mm / 3.58 in
53 mm / 2.09 in
72 mm
Weight
496 g / 17.53 oz
215 g / 7.60 oz
290 g
Function
Angle Of View
130.4° Diagonal | 121.9° Horizontal | 100.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical (tele)
116.1° Diagonal | 106.3° Horizontal | 83.3° Vertical
28°
Aperture
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
F/1.4 - f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
10 mm ~ 18 mm
9 mm
56 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
13.5 mm
84 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.25x
0.13x
0.1x
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
120 mm / 4.72 in
0.6 m
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-04-20
2018-03-22
2020
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
40%
50%
Pros
- Widest rectilinear zoom lens for FF
- Good build quality
- Compact and light weight
- One of the widest rectilinear lens available for APS-C
- Good sharpness
- Very good image quality
- Fast autofocus
- Fantastic build quality
- Firmware upgradable via micro USB port
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- No front filter
- Optically weak
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF
- Clickless aperture is not fully silent
- Aperture ring has weak stop at f/16
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