Compare Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95 vs Nikon Z 58mm F0.95

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
15 blades
11 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
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, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Tripod collar, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Leica L-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon RF-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Optical Formula | Elements
15 elements
14 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
9 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 ED, 2 aspherical elements + Frog Eye Coating groups
1 aspherical + 1 ED + 4 UHR elements groups
4 ED + 3 aspherical elements, Nano Crystal + ARNEO + Super Integrated coatings 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
77 mm / 3.03 in
102 mm / 4.02 in
Size | Length
53 mm / 2.09 in
103 mm / 4.06 in
153 mm / 6.02 in
Weight
215 g / 7.60 oz
755 g / 26.68 oz
2000 g / 70.67 oz

Function

Angle Of View
116.1° Diagonal | 106.3° Horizontal | 83.3° Vertical
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
40.9° Diagonal | 34.5° Horizontal | 23.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/0.95 ~ f/16
f/1 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
9 mm
35 mm
58 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
13.5 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes

Performance

Max Magnification
0.13x
0.1x
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
120 mm / 4.72 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
500 mm / 19.69 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-03-22
2021-09-10
2019-10-10
Made In
China
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
68%
60%
Pros
  • Compact and light weight
  • One of the widest rectilinear lens available for APS-C
  • Good sharpness
  • Very bright maximum aperture
  • Excellent build quality
  • Smooth rendering
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with physical aperture ring
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Superb image quality
Cons
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • No EXIF
  • A bit heavy
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Very hard to manually focus

Price

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