Compare KamLan 8mm F3.0 Fisheye vs Olympus 9mm F8 Fisheye vs Laowa 17mm f/1.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Sony E-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Plastic
Optical Formula | Elements
11 elements
5 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
4 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements groups
Frog Eye Coating (FEC) groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
56 mm / 2.20 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Length
13 mm / 0.51 in
51 mm / 2.01 in
Weight
245 g / 8.66 oz
30 g / 1.06 oz
172 g / 6.08 oz
Function
Angle Of View
180.0° Diagonal (fisheye)
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
65.0° Diagonal | 55.8° Horizontal | 38.9° Vertical
Aperture
f/3 ~ f/22
f/8 ~ f/8
f/1.8 ~ f/1.8
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
8 mm
9 mm
17 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
12.0 mm
18.0 mm
34.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.046x
Min Focus Distance
100 mm / 3.94 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
150 mm / 5.91 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-03-21
2014-01-29
2019-10-21
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
40%
48%
50%
Pros
- 180° FOV
- Compact and lightweight
- Negligible size and weight
- Very light in the hand
- Versatile focal length
- Very affordable
Cons
- Lacks front filter thread
- Lacks weather sealing
- Dark f/8 aperture
- Lacks front filter thread
- Not a serious lens
- Lacks weather sealing
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