Compare Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Laowa 20mm F4 Zero-D Shift vs Sony 16-35mm F2.8 GM
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
14 blades
11 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Medium Format (44x33)
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, Canon RF-mount, Fujifilm G-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Piezoelectric
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
16 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
11 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED elements groups
Extreme aspherical & ED elements, Nano AR & fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
75 mm / 2.95 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Size | Length
83 mm / 3.27 in
91 mm / 3.58 in
122 mm / 4.80 in
Weight
609 g / 21.52 oz
747 g / 26.40 oz
680 g / 24.03 oz
Function
Angle Of View
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
107.8° Diagonal | 97.4° Horizontal | 74.4° Vertical
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
f/2.8–22 ~ f/2.8–22
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
0.8
Focal Length
12 mm
20 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
15.8 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
0.17x
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
180 mm / 7.09 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH149 (supplied)
Debut
2016-07-26
2022-03-28
2017-05-17
Made In
China
Model Name
SEL1635GM
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
75%
71%
Pros
- One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
- Solid build quality
- Low distortion
- Reasonably sharp
- Comes with physical aperture ring
- Shift functionality
- 14-bladed aperture
- Good center sharpness
- Weather-sealed
- Can take front filters
Cons
- Lacks front filter thread
- Large diameter
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Very high sample variation
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