Compare Laowa 15mm f/2 Zero-D vs Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95 vs Samyang MF 85mm F1.4 RF
Variants
Canon RF
Nikon Z
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
15 blades
8 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
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, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon RF-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
14 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
9 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 aspherical + 1 ED + 4 UHR elements groups
1 H-ASP element + Ultra Multi Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
66 mm / 2.60 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
82 mm / 3.23 in
103 mm / 4.06 in
Weight
500 g / 17.67 oz
755 g / 26.68 oz
Function
Angle Of View
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/0.95 ~ f/16
f/1.4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
15 mm
35 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.1x
0.09x
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
1000 mm / 39.37 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-13
2021-09-10
2019-04-06
Made In
China
China
Korea
Reviews
Neofiliac score
68%
68%
83%
Pros
- Declickable aperture-ring
- Very sharp
- Low distortion
- Low vignetting
- Solid construction
- Very bright maximum aperture
- Excellent build quality
- Smooth rendering
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with physical aperture ring
Cons
- No EXIT data
- A bit heavy
- Low maximum magnification
- Large and heavy for a manual lens
- Not the strongest performer
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