Compare Laowa 15mm f/2 Zero-D vs Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Pentax-D FA* 50mm F1.4
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring
Distance scale
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
Pentax K-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
16 elements
15 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
10 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 aspherical + 3 anamalous dispersion elements, Aero Bright II + HD + Super Protect coatings 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
80 mm / 3.15 in
Size | Length
82 mm / 3.23 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
106 mm / 4.17 in
Weight
500 g / 17.67 oz
609 g / 21.52 oz
910 g / 32.16 oz
Function
Angle Of View
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Focal Length
15 mm
12 mm
50 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
0.18x
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
400 mm / 15.75 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-13
2016-07-26
2017-10-26
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
68%
50%
68%
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
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Very sharp
Cons
- No EXIT data
- Lacks front filter thread
- On the heavy side
- Slow autofocus
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