Compare Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 vs Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Zeiss Milvus 35mm F1.4

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring
Physical aperture ring, 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 A-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
16 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED and 2 aspherical elements groups
ED elements + T* coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
37 mm / 1.46 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
70 mm / 2.76 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
85 mm / 3.35 in
Size | Length
91 mm / 3.58 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
126 mm / 4.96 in
Weight
496 g / 17.53 oz
609 g / 21.52 oz
1174 g / 41.48 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
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
10 mm ~ 18 mm
12 mm
35 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes

Performance

Max Magnification
0.25x
0.2x
0.22
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
300 mm / 11.81 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-04-20
2016-07-26
2017-06-21
Made In
China
China
Japan

Reviews

Neofiliac score
40%
50%
86%
Pros
  • Widest rectilinear zoom lens for FF
  • Good build quality
  • One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
  • Solid build quality
  • Low distortion
  • Reasonably sharp
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Weather-sealed
  • F-mount with physical aperture ring
  • Excellent image quality
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • No front filter
  • Optically weak
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • On the heavy side
  • Quite large for a 35mm lens

Price

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