Compare Laowa 15mm f/2 Zero-D vs Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Samyang 12mm F2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
7 blades, Circular blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring
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
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
16 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
10 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical, 3 ED, nano coating system groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
66 mm / 2.60 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Length
82 mm / 3.23 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
Weight
500 g / 17.67 oz
609 g / 21.52 oz
515 g / 18.20 oz
Function
Angle Of View
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
180° Diagonal (fisheye)
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
15 mm
12 mm
12 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-13
2016-07-26
2014-11-01
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
68%
50%
40%
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
- 180° FOV
- Reasonably good sunstar
Cons
- No EXIT data
- Lacks front filter thread
- Lacks front filter thread
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the sharpest
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