Compare Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Zeiss Batis 25mm F2 vs Zeiss Batis 85mm F1.8

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring
Distance scale, DoF scale
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
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
10 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
8 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 double-sided aspherical elements, T* coating groups
T* coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
75 mm / 2.95 in
92 mm / 3.62 in
105 mm / 4.13 in
Size | Length
83 mm / 3.27 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Weight
609 g / 21.52 oz
335 g / 11.84 oz
475 g / 16.78 oz

Function

Angle Of View
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
81.8° Diagonal | 71.5° Horizontal | 51.3° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
12 mm
25 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes

Performance

Max Magnification
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
180 mm / 7.09 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
800 mm / 31.50 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-07-26
2015-04-22
2015-04-22
Made In
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
78%
93%
Pros
  • One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
  • Solid build quality
  • Low distortion
  • Reasonably sharp
  • Weather-sealed
  • OLED display
  • Quite lightweight for its size
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • OLED display
  • Rather lightweight for its focal length
Cons
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • Barrel with large diameter
  • Barrel with large diameter

Price

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