Compare Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 vs Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Sony 12-24mm F2.8 GM
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
9 blades
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring
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 A-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
16 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
14 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED and 2 aspherical elements groups
Nano AR II groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
37 mm / 1.46 in
Size | Diameter
70 mm / 2.76 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
98 mm / 3.86 in
Size | Length
91 mm / 3.58 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
137 mm / 5.39 in
Weight
496 g / 17.53 oz
609 g / 21.52 oz
847 g / 29.93 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)
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical (wide) ~ 84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (tele)
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
12 mm
12 mm ~ 24 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.25x
0.2x
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-04-20
2016-07-26
2020-07-07
Made In
China
China
Model Name
SEL1224GM
Reviews
Neofiliac score
40%
50%
43%
Pros
- Widest rectilinear zoom lens for FF
- Good build quality
- One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
- Solid build quality
- Low distortion
- Reasonably sharp
- Weather-sealed
- Exceptional sharpness
- Great flare-resistance
- Low distortion
- Fast autofocus
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- No front filter
- Optically weak
- Lacks front filter thread
- Large and heavy
- Lacks front filter thread
- High sample variation
- Sigma's 14-24 F2.8 is just as sharp
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