Compare Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro vs Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Zeiss Otus 28mm F1.4
Construction
Aperture Blades
8 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring
Physical aperture ring
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-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, Nikon F-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
16 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
6 groups
10 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 low-dispersion element groups
Aspherical + APD elements, T* coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
Size | Length
65 mm / 2.56 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
137 mm / 5.39 in
Weight
400 g / 14.13 oz
609 g / 21.52 oz
1390 g / 49.12 oz
Function
Angle Of View
81.8° Diagonal | 71.5° Horizontal | 51.3° Vertical
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/16
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
25 mm
12 mm
28 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
5x
0.2x
0.18
Min Focus Distance
170 mm / 6.69 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
300 mm / 11.81 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood sold separately
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-03-07
2016-07-26
2015-10-14
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
31%
50%
70%
Pros
- Exceptional maximum magnification
- Optional LED ring light and tripod collar available
- One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
- Solid build quality
- Low distortion
- Reasonably sharp
- Bright maximum aperture
- The finest built quality
- Exceptional image quality
- Gorgeous rendering
Cons
- Not stabilized
- No lens hood available
- Lacks weather sealing
- Lacks front filter thread
- Quite large
- On the heavy side
- Rubber focus ring not as nice as metal ones
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