Compare Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Laowa 15mm f/2 Zero-D vs Panasonic S 18mm F1.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
9 blades, Circulate aperture desigm
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle 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 RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Leica L-mount
Material
Polycarbonate
Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
12 elements
13 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
9 groups
12 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 Aspheric, 1 UED, 3 ED, 1 UHR groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
75 mm / 2.95 in
66 mm / 2.60 in
74 mm / 2.91 in
Size | Length
83 mm / 3.27 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Weight
609 g / 21.52 oz
500 g / 17.67 oz
340 g / 12.01 oz
Function
Angle Of View
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Focal Length
12 mm
15 mm
18 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
180 mm / 7.09 in
150 mm / 5.91 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-07-26
2016-09-13
2022-09-07
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
68%
68%
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
- Rather lightweight
- Decent image quality
Cons
- Lacks front filter thread
- No EXIT data
- Not very competitive
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