Compare Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 vs Samyang MF 14mm F2.8 RF vs Samyang AF 85mm F1.4

Variants
Canon RF
Nikon Z
Canon RF
Sony FE

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto 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
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
14 elements
11 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED and 2 aspherical elements groups
1 ASP, 1 H-ASP, 2 ED, 3 HR + Ultra Multi Coating groups
1 ED + 4 HRI elements, Ultra Multi Coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
37 mm / 1.46 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
70 mm / 2.76 in
87 mm / 3.43 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
Size | Length
91 mm / 3.58 in
Weight
496 g / 17.53 oz
810 g / 28.62 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)
114.2° Diagonal | 104.3° Horizontal | 81.2° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Focal Length
10 mm ~ 18 mm
14 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes

Performance

Max Magnification
0.25x
0.08x
0.11x
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
900 mm / 35.43 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-04-20
Made In
China
Korea
Korea

Reviews

Neofiliac score
40%
50%
83%
Pros
  • Widest rectilinear zoom lens for FF
  • Good build quality
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with physical aperture ring
  • Well built for a cheap lens
  • Great resolution
  • High-contrast
  • Great rendering
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Weather-sealed
  • Fast autofocus
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • No front filter
  • Optically weak
  • On the heavy side
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • Low maximum magnification
  • Not the strongest optical performance
  • Some yellow cast

Price

Offers (incl. referral links)
Remove
Remove
Remove
Add up to 4 products to the comparison using the search bar above
Information on this page is provided on an as-is basis. No warranty on accuracy is implied. This page may contain affiliate links to third-party merchants such as Amazon and eBay. If you make a purchase using the supplied link, we may receive a commission. Neofiliac places the utmost respect for your privacy. We use no cookie whatsoever beyond that needed for the proper functioning of the website.