Compare Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Samyang T-S 24mm F3.5 vs Samyang 135mm F1.8 AF
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
8 blades
11 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Medium Telephoto 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 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
16 elements
13 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
11 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspheric elements groups
1 Ultra-precision Aspherical element, two high-refractive index elements and three extra-low dispersion elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
75 mm / 2.95 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
93 mm / 3.66 in
Size | Length
83 mm / 3.27 in
112 mm / 4.41 in
130 mm / 5.12 in
Weight
609 g / 21.52 oz
680 g / 24.03 oz
772 g / 27.28 oz
Function
Angle Of View
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/3.5 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Focal Length
12 mm
24 mm
135 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Zoom Type
Internal zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
0.243x
Min Focus Distance
180 mm / 7.09 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
690 mm / 27.17 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-07-26
2012-09-07
2022-01-28
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
40%
70%
Pros
- One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
- Solid build quality
- Low distortion
- Reasonably sharp
- Affordable tilt-shift form factor
- Good level of resolution
- Reasonably light
- Weather-sealed
- Improved build quality over previous Samyang / Rokinon offerings
- Cheaper than the Sony GM
- Reasonably compact for a 135mm
Cons
- Lacks front filter thread
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the best optical performance overall
- Quality is reflected in its approachable price
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