Compare Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 Macro vs Tamron SP 35mm F/1.8 vs Tamron SP 45mm F/1.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
14 blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring
Distance scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
10 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
9 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Three high refractive and one ED element groups
Two aspherical, one LD, one XLD element + fluorine, eBAND, and BBAR coatings. groups
Two aspherical and one LD element + fluorine, eBAND, and BBAR coatings. groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
84 mm / 3.31 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
Size | Length
65 mm / 2.56 in
81 mm / 3.19 in
92 mm / 3.62 in
Weight
410 g / 14.49 oz
480 g / 16.96 oz
540 g / 19.08 oz
Function
Angle Of View
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
51.4° Diagonal | 43.6° Horizontal | 29.9° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/1.8 ~ f/16
f/1.8 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
15 mm
35 mm
45 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
1x
0.4x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
470 mm / 18.50 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
290 mm / 11.42 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-06-23
2015-09-02
2015-09-02
Made In
China
Model Name
F012
F013
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
86%
86%
Pros
- 1:1 reproduction
- One of the widest macro lens for FF
- Unique +/- 6mm shift feature
- Rather good optical performance
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF communication
- Rather large and heavy for an f/1.8 normal lens
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