Compare Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Fujifilm XF 23mm F1.4 R
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
7 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
APS-C
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-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Leica L-mount, Sony E-mount
Fujifilm X-mount
Motor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
15 elements
11 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 ED, 2 aspherical elements + Frog Eye Coating groups
1 aspherical element, High Transmittance Electron Beam Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
49 mm / 1.93 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Diameter
75 mm / 2.95 in
60 mm / 2.36 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Length
83 mm / 3.27 in
53 mm / 2.09 in
63 mm / 2.48 in
Weight
609 g / 21.52 oz
215 g / 7.60 oz
300 g / 10.60 oz
Function
Angle Of View
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
116.1° Diagonal | 106.3° Horizontal | 83.3° Vertical
64.2° Diagonal | 55.1° Horizontal | 38.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
12 mm
9 mm
23 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
13.5 mm
34.5 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
0.13x
0.1x
Min Focus Distance
180 mm / 7.09 in
120 mm / 4.72 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-07-26
2018-03-22
2013-09-05
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
50%
71%
Pros
- One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
- Solid build quality
- Low distortion
- Reasonably sharp
- Compact and light weight
- One of the widest rectilinear lens available for APS-C
- Good sharpness
- Bright maximum aperture
- Comes with physical aperture ring
- Beautiful construction
Cons
- Lacks front filter thread
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF
- Not competitive against full-frame equivalents
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