Compare Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Samyang T-S 24mm F3.5 vs Samyang 12mm F2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
8 blades
7 blades, Circular blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
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
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
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
16 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
11 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspheric elements groups
2 aspherical, 3 ED, nano coating system groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
75 mm / 2.95 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Length
83 mm / 3.27 in
112 mm / 4.41 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
Weight
609 g / 21.52 oz
680 g / 24.03 oz
515 g / 18.20 oz

Function

Angle Of View
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
180° Diagonal (fisheye)
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/3.5 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
12 mm
24 mm
12 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
180 mm / 7.09 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
200 mm / 7.87 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-07-26
2012-09-07
2014-11-01
Made In
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
40%
40%
Pros
  • One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
  • Solid build quality
  • Low distortion
  • Reasonably sharp
  • Affordable tilt-shift form factor
  • Good level of resolution
  • 180° FOV
  • Reasonably good sunstar
Cons
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Not the best optical performance overall
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Not the sharpest

Price

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