Compare Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Nikon 20mm F1.8G
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
7 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Leica L-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
Nikon F-mount
Material
Composite
Motor
Ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
15 elements
16 elements
13 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 ED, 2 aspherical elements + Frog Eye Coating groups
2 ED, 2 aspherical groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
49 mm / 1.93 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
60 mm / 2.36 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
Size | Length
53 mm / 2.09 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
81 mm / 3.19 in
Weight
215 g / 7.60 oz
609 g / 21.52 oz
355 g / 12.54 oz
Function
Angle Of View
116.1° Diagonal | 106.3° Horizontal | 83.3° Vertical
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
94.5° Diagonal | 84.0° Horizontal | 61.9° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
9 mm
12 mm
20 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
13.5 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.13x
0.2x
0.23x
Min Focus Distance
120 mm / 4.72 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: HB-72 (supplied), CL-1015 soft lens case
Debut
2018-03-22
2016-07-26
2014-09-12
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
50%
78%
Pros
- Compact and light weight
- One of the widest rectilinear lens available for APS-C
- Good sharpness
- One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
- Solid build quality
- Low distortion
- Reasonably sharp
- Good sharpness
- Well corrected
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF
- Lacks front filter thread
- Lacks weather sealing
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