Compare Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Zeiss Otus 85mm F1.4 vs Zeiss Otus 28mm F1.4

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring
Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens 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
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
11 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
9 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Aspherical + APD elements, T* coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
86 mm / 3.39 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Diameter
75 mm / 2.95 in
101 mm / 3.98 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
Size | Length
83 mm / 3.27 in
138 mm / 5.43 in
137 mm / 5.39 in
Weight
609 g / 21.52 oz
1140 g / 40.28 oz
1390 g / 49.12 oz

Function

Angle Of View
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
Yes
No
Focal Length
12 mm
85 mm
28 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.2x
0.18
Min Focus Distance
180 mm / 7.09 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
300 mm / 11.81 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-07-26
2014-09-08
2015-10-14
Made In
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
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70%
70%
Pros
  • One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
  • Solid build quality
  • Low distortion
  • Reasonably sharp
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • The finest built quality
  • Exceptional image quality
  • Gorgeous rendering
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • The finest built quality
  • Exceptional image quality
  • Gorgeous rendering
Cons
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Rubber focus ring not as nice as metal ones
  • Quite large
  • On the heavy side
  • Rubber focus ring not as nice as metal ones

Price

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