Compare Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro vs Laowa Argus 45mm F0.95 FF vs Laowa 15mm f/2 Zero-D
Construction
Aperture Blades
8 blades
15 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF 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 RF-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Material
Metal
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
13 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
6 groups
9 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 low-dispersion element groups
1 Aspherical, 1 ED, 1 UHR groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
66 mm / 2.60 in
Size | Length
65 mm / 2.56 in
110 mm / 4.33 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Weight
400 g / 14.13 oz
835 g / 29.51 oz
500 g / 17.67 oz
Function
Angle Of View
81.8° Diagonal | 71.5° Horizontal | 51.3° Vertical
51.4° Diagonal | 43.6° Horizontal | 29.9° Vertical
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/16
f/1 ~ f/16
f/2 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
25 mm
45 mm
15 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
5x
0.12x
Min Focus Distance
170 mm / 6.69 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
150 mm / 5.91 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood sold separately
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-03-07
2021-03-29
2016-09-13
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
31%
59%
68%
Pros
- Exceptional maximum magnification
- Optional LED ring light and tripod collar available
- Very bright maximum aperture
- Comes with physical aperture ring
- Declickable aperture-ring
- Very sharp
- Low distortion
- Low vignetting
- Solid construction
Cons
- Not stabilized
- No lens hood available
- Lacks weather sealing
- On the heavy side
- Average image quality
- No EXIT data
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