Compare Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Laowa 15mm f/2 Zero-D vs Canon RF 15-35mm F2.8

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
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
Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon RF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Nano ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
15 elements
12 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
9 groups
12 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 ED, 2 aspherical elements + Frog Eye Coating groups
3 aspherical + 2 UD elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
49 mm / 1.93 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
60 mm / 2.36 in
66 mm / 2.60 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Size | Length
53 mm / 2.09 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
127 mm / 5.00 in
Weight
215 g / 7.60 oz
500 g / 17.67 oz
840 g / 29.68 oz

Function

Angle Of View
116.1° Diagonal | 106.3° Horizontal | 83.3° Vertical
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical (wide) ~ 63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
9 mm
15 mm
15 mm ~ 35 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
13.5 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Yes (5 stops)
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.13x
0.21x
Min Focus Distance
120 mm / 4.72 in
150 mm / 5.91 in
280 mm / 11.02 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-03-22
2016-09-13
2019-02-14
Made In
China
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
68%
71%
Pros
  • Compact and light weight
  • One of the widest rectilinear lens available for APS-C
  • Good sharpness
  • Declickable aperture-ring
  • Very sharp
  • Low distortion
  • Low vignetting
  • Solid construction
  • 1mm wider than the EF-mount version
  • Low distortion
  • Unique image stabilization
  • Weather-sealed
  • Good sharpness
Cons
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • No EXIF
  • No EXIT data
  • On the heavy side
  • External zoom without zoom lock

Price

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