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Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
9 blades
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon Z-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
Sony E-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
16 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
10 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 SD element + Multi-coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
66 mm / 2.60 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
93 mm / 3.66 in
Size | Length
82 mm / 3.23 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
Weight
500 g / 17.67 oz
609 g / 21.52 oz
645 g / 22.79 oz

Function

Angle Of View
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Focal Length
15 mm
12 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.2x
0.13x
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
800 mm / 31.50 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-13
2016-07-26
2020-01-17
Made In
China
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
68%
50%
50%
Pros
  • Declickable aperture-ring
  • Very sharp
  • Low distortion
  • Low vignetting
  • Solid construction
  • One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
  • Solid build quality
  • Low distortion
  • Reasonably sharp
  • Good build quality
  • Fast and silent AF
  • Good rendering
Cons
  • No EXIT data
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • Large and heavy for what it is
  • Lacks weather sealing

Price

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