Compare Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 Macro vs Samyang T-S 24mm F3.5 vs Samyang AF 18mm F2.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
14 blades
8 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle 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, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-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
12 elements
16 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
11 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Three high refractive and one ED element groups
2 aspheric elements groups
2 HR, 3 aspherical, 3 ED elements + UMC coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
Size | Diameter
84 mm / 3.31 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
64 mm / 2.52 in
Size | Length
65 mm / 2.56 in
112 mm / 4.41 in
61 mm / 2.40 in
Weight
410 g / 14.49 oz
680 g / 24.03 oz
145 g / 5.12 oz
Function
Angle Of View
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/3.5 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Focal Length
15 mm
24 mm
18 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
1x
0.09x
Min Focus Distance
470 mm / 18.50 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-06-23
2012-09-07
2019-08-29
Made In
China
Korea
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
40%
59%
Pros
- 1:1 reproduction
- One of the widest macro lens for FF
- Unique +/- 6mm shift feature
- Affordable tilt-shift form factor
- Good level of resolution
- Light and compact
- Fast autofocus
- High contrast
- Good sharpness
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF communication
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the best optical performance overall
- Low maximum magnification
- Lacks weather sealing
- Focus breathing
- Strong vignetting wide open
- Full plastic construction
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