Compare Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 vs Laowa Argus 45mm F0.95 FF

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
15 blades
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
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
Canon RF-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Material
Metal
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
13 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED and 2 aspherical elements groups
1 Aspherical, 1 ED, 1 UHR groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
37 mm / 1.46 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
70 mm / 2.76 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Length
91 mm / 3.58 in
110 mm / 4.33 in
Weight
496 g / 17.53 oz
835 g / 29.51 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)
51.4° Diagonal | 43.6° Horizontal | 29.9° Vertical
Aperture
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/1 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Focal Length
10 mm ~ 18 mm
45 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.25x
0.12x
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
500 mm / 19.69 in

Production

Debut
2018-04-20
2021-03-29
Made In
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
40%
59%
Pros
  • Widest rectilinear zoom lens for FF
  • Good build quality
  • Very bright maximum aperture
  • Comes with physical aperture ring
Cons
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • No front filter
  • Optically weak
  • On the heavy side
  • Average image quality

Price

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