Compare Laowa 15mm f/2 Zero-D vs Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Viltrox 56mm F1.4
Variants
X-Mount
E-Mount
EF-M-Mount
Connectivity
Ports
Micro-USB
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
9
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Leica L-mount, Sony E-mount
E-mount, X-mount, EF-M-mount
Motor
STM motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
15 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
10 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 ED, 2 aspherical elements + Frog Eye Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
52 mm
Size | Diameter
66 mm / 2.60 in
60 mm / 2.36 in
65 mm
Size | Length
82 mm / 3.23 in
53 mm / 2.09 in
72 mm
Weight
500 g / 17.67 oz
215 g / 7.60 oz
290 g
Function
Angle Of View
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
116.1° Diagonal | 106.3° Horizontal | 83.3° Vertical
28°
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
F/1.4 - f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
15 mm
9 mm
56 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
13.5 mm
84 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.13x
0.1x
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
120 mm / 4.72 in
0.6 m
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-13
2018-03-22
2020
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
68%
50%
Pros
- Declickable aperture-ring
- Very sharp
- Low distortion
- Low vignetting
- Solid construction
- Compact and light weight
- One of the widest rectilinear lens available for APS-C
- Good sharpness
- Very good image quality
- Fast autofocus
- Fantastic build quality
- Firmware upgradable via micro USB port
Cons
- No EXIT data
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF
- Clickless aperture is not fully silent
- Aperture ring has weak stop at f/16
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