Compare Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Laowa 15mm f/2 Zero-D vs Laowa Argus 45mm F0.95 FF

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
15 blades
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
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
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 RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon RF-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Material
Metal
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
12 elements
13 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
9 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 Aspherical, 1 ED, 1 UHR groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
75 mm / 2.95 in
66 mm / 2.60 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Length
83 mm / 3.27 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
110 mm / 4.33 in
Weight
609 g / 21.52 oz
500 g / 17.67 oz
835 g / 29.51 oz

Function

Angle Of View
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
51.4° Diagonal | 43.6° Horizontal | 29.9° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
12 mm
15 mm
45 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.2x
0.12x
Min Focus Distance
180 mm / 7.09 in
150 mm / 5.91 in
500 mm / 19.69 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-07-26
2016-09-13
2021-03-29
Made In
China
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
68%
59%
Pros
  • One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
  • Solid build quality
  • Low distortion
  • Reasonably sharp
  • Declickable aperture-ring
  • Very sharp
  • Low distortion
  • Low vignetting
  • Solid construction
  • Very bright maximum aperture
  • Comes with physical aperture ring
Cons
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • No EXIT data
  • On the heavy side
  • Average image quality

Price

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