Compare Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Fujifilm XF 16-55mm F2.8 vs Fujifilm XF 8-16mm F2.8

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Leica L-mount, Sony E-mount
Fujifilm X-mount
Fujifilm X-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
15 elements
17 elements
20 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
12 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 ED, 2 aspherical elements + Frog Eye Coating groups
3 aspherical elements, 3 ED elements, Nano-GI coating groups
4 aspherical + 3 ED + 3 Super ED elements, Nano GI coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
49 mm / 1.93 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
60 mm / 2.36 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
Size | Length
53 mm / 2.09 in
106 mm / 4.17 in
122 mm / 4.80 in
Weight
215 g / 7.60 oz
655 g / 23.14 oz
805 g / 28.45 oz

Function

Angle Of View
116.1° Diagonal | 106.3° Horizontal | 83.3° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 29.4° Diagonal | 24.6° Horizontal | 16.6° Vertical (tele)
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical (wide) ~ 84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
9 mm
16 mm ~ 55 mm
8 mm ~ 16 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
13.5 mm
24.0 mm ~ 82.5 mm
12.0 mm ~ 24.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.13x
0.16x
0.1x
Min Focus Distance
120 mm / 4.72 in
300 mm / 11.81 in
250 mm / 9.84 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-03-22
2015-01-06
2018-07-20
Made In
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
62%
52%
Pros
  • Compact and light weight
  • One of the widest rectilinear lens available for APS-C
  • Good sharpness
  • Superb build quality
  • Reasonably sharp
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with physical aperture ring
  • Beautifully-built
  • Very shar
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with physical aperture ring
Cons
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • No EXIF
  • External zoom without zoom lock
  • On the heavy side
  • Lacks front filter thread

Price

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