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

Price

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