Compare Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Voigtlander 40mm F2 Ultron SL II vs Voigtlander 50mm APO-Lanthar
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades
12, Straight
Colors
black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring
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, Pentax K-mount
M-mount (VM)
Material
metal barrel, metal mount
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
6 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
5 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 aspherical element1 high refraction glass element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
49 mm
Size | Diameter
75 mm / 2.95 in
63 mm / 2.48 in
55.6 mm
Size | Length
83 mm / 3.27 in
25 mm / 0.98 in
53 mm
Weight
609 g / 21.52 oz
200 g / 7.07 oz
288 g
Function
Angle Of View
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
56.8° Diagonal | 48.5° Horizontal | 33.4° Vertical
46.2°
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
F/2 - f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Focal Length
12 mm
40 mm
50 mm
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
180 mm / 7.09 in
380 mm / 14.96 in
0.7 m
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-07-26
2007-11-02
2020-04
Made In
China
Japan
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
88%
Pros
- One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
- Solid build quality
- Low distortion
- Reasonably sharp
- Compact and lightweight
- Rather good image quality
- Excellent autofocus
- Excellent chromatic aberration correction
- Very good build quality
Cons
- Lacks front filter thread
- Lacks weather sealing
- Classic rendering not to everyone's taste
- Not to the standard of newer Voigtlander lenses
- Not as sharp as the 2/65 and 2.5/110
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