Compare Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Zeiss Planar T* 1.4/85
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
9 blades, 1/2 stop steps. ZE (Canon) version has no aperture ring.
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring
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, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
12 elements
6 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
5 groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
75 mm / 2.95 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
83 mm / 3.27 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
85 mm / 3.35 in
Weight
609 g / 21.52 oz
638 g / 22.54 oz
700 g / 24.73 oz
Function
Angle Of View
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
12 mm
100 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
2x
0.1
Min Focus Distance
180 mm / 7.09 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
1000 mm / 39.37 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-07-26
2018-04-20
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
59%
93%
Pros
- One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
- Solid build quality
- Low distortion
- Reasonably sharp
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
- Bright maximum aperture
- F-mount with physical aperture ring
Cons
- Lacks front filter thread
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
- Classic rendering not to everyone's taste
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