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Compare Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Laowa 17mm F4 Zero-D GFX vs Laowa 15mm f/4.5 Zero-D Shift

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
5 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Medium Format (44x33)
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Leica L-mount, Sony E-mount
Fujifilm G-mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
15 elements
21 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
14 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 ED, 2 aspherical elements + Frog Eye Coating groups
2 aspherical + 3 ED elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
49 mm / 1.93 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
Size | Diameter
60 mm / 2.36 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
79 mm / 3.11 in
Size | Length
53 mm / 2.09 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
103 mm / 4.06 in
Weight
215 g / 7.60 oz
829 g / 29.29 oz
597 g / 21.10 oz

Function

Angle Of View
116.1° Diagonal | 106.3° Horizontal | 83.3° Vertical
116.4° Diagonal | 106.5° Horizontal | 83.6° Vertical
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
f/4.5 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
0.8
Focal Length
9 mm
17 mm
15 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
13.5 mm
13.4 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.13x
0.28x
Min Focus Distance
120 mm / 4.72 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
200 mm / 7.87 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2018-03-22
2018-04-20
2020-10-30
Made In
China
China
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
40%
31%
Pros
  • Compact and light weight
  • One of the widest rectilinear lens available for APS-C
  • Good sharpness
  • Widest rectilinear lens for G-mount medium format
  • Low distortion
  • Good optical performance
  • One of the widest lens with shift function
  • Low vignetting
Cons
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • No EXIF
  • On the heavy side
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • Lens hood not included
  • Quite expensive

Price

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