Compare Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Canon EF 50mm F1.8 STM
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
7 blades, Circular blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring
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
Canon EF-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
15 elements
16 elements
6 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
5 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 ED, 2 aspherical elements + Frog Eye Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
49 mm / 1.93 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
Size | Diameter
60 mm / 2.36 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
69 mm / 2.72 in
Size | Length
53 mm / 2.09 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
39 mm / 1.54 in
Weight
215 g / 7.60 oz
609 g / 21.52 oz
159 g / 5.62 oz
Function
Angle Of View
116.1° Diagonal | 106.3° Horizontal | 83.3° Vertical
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
9 mm
12 mm
50 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
0.21x
Min Focus Distance
120 mm / 4.72 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
350 mm / 13.78 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ES-68 (sold separately)
Debut
2018-03-22
2016-07-26
2015-05-11
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
50%
71%
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
- Compact and lightweight
- Rather compelling image quality
- Great price
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF
- Lacks front filter thread
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
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