Compare Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Sony E 11mm F1.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
APS-C
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
Sony E-mount
Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
15 elements
16 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 ED, 2 aspherical elements + Frog Eye Coating groups
3x ED, 3x Aspherical groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
49 mm / 1.93 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Diameter
60 mm / 2.36 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
66 mm / 2.60 in
Size | Length
53 mm / 2.09 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
Weight
215 g / 7.60 oz
609 g / 21.52 oz
181 g / 6.40 oz
Function
Angle Of View
116.1° Diagonal | 106.3° Horizontal | 83.3° Vertical
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
105.4° Diagonal | 95.0° Horizontal | 72.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
9 mm
12 mm
11 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
13.5 mm
16.5 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.13x
0.2x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
120 mm / 4.72 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
120 mm / 4.72 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH170 (supplied)
Debut
2018-03-22
2016-07-26
2022-06-01
Made In
China
China
Model Name
SEL11F18
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
50%
62%
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
- Light in the hand
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF
- Lacks front filter thread
- Not the best image quality
- Lack of character
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