Compare Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Samyang 12mm F2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye vs Samyang AF 18mm F2.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades, Circular blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
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
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, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
12 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
8 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical, 3 ED, nano coating system groups
2 HR, 3 aspherical, 3 ED elements + UMC coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
Size | Diameter
75 mm / 2.95 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
64 mm / 2.52 in
Size | Length
83 mm / 3.27 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
61 mm / 2.40 in
Weight
609 g / 21.52 oz
515 g / 18.20 oz
145 g / 5.12 oz
Function
Angle Of View
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
180° Diagonal (fisheye)
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Focal Length
12 mm
12 mm
18 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
0.09x
Min Focus Distance
180 mm / 7.09 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-07-26
2014-11-01
2019-08-29
Made In
China
Korea
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
40%
59%
Pros
- One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
- Solid build quality
- Low distortion
- Reasonably sharp
- 180° FOV
- Reasonably good sunstar
- Light and compact
- Fast autofocus
- High contrast
- Good sharpness
Cons
- Lacks front filter thread
- Lacks front filter thread
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the sharpest
- Low maximum magnification
- Lacks weather sealing
- Focus breathing
- Strong vignetting wide open
- Full plastic construction
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