Compare Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 vs Laowa 20mm F4 Zero-D Shift vs Sony 12-24mm F2.8 GM
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
14 blades
9 blades
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Medium Format (44x33)
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, Fujifilm G-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
16 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
11 groups
14 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED and 2 aspherical elements groups
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED elements groups
Nano AR II groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
37 mm / 1.46 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
70 mm / 2.76 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
98 mm / 3.86 in
Size | Length
91 mm / 3.58 in
91 mm / 3.58 in
137 mm / 5.39 in
Weight
496 g / 17.53 oz
747 g / 26.40 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)
107.8° Diagonal | 97.4° Horizontal | 74.4° 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/4 ~ f/22
f/2.8
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
0.8
Focal Length
10 mm ~ 18 mm
20 mm
12 mm ~ 24 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
15.8 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.25x
0.17x
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-04-20
2022-03-28
2020-07-07
Made In
China
Model Name
SEL1224GM
Reviews
Neofiliac score
40%
75%
43%
Pros
- Widest rectilinear zoom lens for FF
- Good build quality
- Comes with physical aperture ring
- Shift functionality
- 14-bladed aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Exceptional sharpness
- Great flare-resistance
- Low distortion
- Fast autofocus
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- No front filter
- Optically weak
- Large diameter
- Large and heavy
- Lacks front filter thread
- High sample variation
- Sigma's 14-24 F2.8 is just as sharp
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