Compare Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Canon RF 15-30mm F4.5-6.3 vs Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
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 RF-mount
Sony E-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
13 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
11 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Two ultra-low dispersion elements and one aspherical element. Uses Canon’s Super Spectra Coating (SSC). groups
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
75 mm / 2.95 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
83 mm / 3.27 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
99 mm / 3.90 in
Weight
609 g / 21.52 oz
390 g / 13.78 oz
518 g / 18.30 oz
Function
Angle Of View
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical (wide) ~ 71.6° Diagonal | 61.9° Horizontal | 43.6° Vertical (tele)
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/4.5–6.3 ~ f/22–32
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
12 mm
15 mm ~ 30 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
180 mm / 7.09 in
130 mm / 5.12 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-07-26
2022-07-12
2014-09-15
Made In
China
Model Name
SEL1635Z
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
37%
71%
Pros
- One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
- Solid build quality
- Low distortion
- Reasonably sharp
- Affordable
- Interesting zoom range
- Stabilized
- Sharp towards the wider end
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
Cons
- Lacks front filter thread
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lacks weather sealing
- Low build quality
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Metal exterior with plastic interior
- Zeiss tax
- Worse than Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN
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