Compare Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Zeiss Milvus 50mm F1.4 vs Zeiss Milvus 18mm F2.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Normal 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, Distance scale, DoF 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
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
10 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
8 groups
12 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 APD, 1 ASPH groups
4 APD, 2 ASPH elements, Zeiss T* coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
75 mm / 2.95 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
Size | Length
83 mm / 3.27 in
98 mm / 3.86 in
93 mm / 3.66 in
Weight
609 g / 21.52 oz
922 g / 32.58 oz
721 g / 25.48 oz
Function
Angle Of View
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
12 mm
50 mm
18 mm
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
0.15
0.14
Min Focus Distance
180 mm / 7.09 in
450 mm / 17.72 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-07-26
2015-09-10
2016-09-08
Made In
China
Japan
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
86%
86%
Pros
- One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
- Solid build quality
- Low distortion
- Reasonably sharp
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Exceptional image quality
- Weather-sealed
- Exceptional image quality
- Solid build quality
- F-mount with physical aperture ring
Cons
- Lacks front filter thread
- On the heavy side
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