Compare Samyang MF 14mm F2.8 RF vs Laowa 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 vs Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95
Variants
Canon RF
Nikon Z
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades
15 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Leica L-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon RF-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
14 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ASP, 1 H-ASP, 2 ED, 3 HR + Ultra Multi Coating groups
1 ED and 2 aspherical elements groups
1 aspherical + 1 ED + 4 UHR elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
37 mm / 1.46 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
87 mm / 3.43 in
70 mm / 2.76 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Length
91 mm / 3.58 in
103 mm / 4.06 in
Weight
810 g / 28.62 oz
496 g / 17.53 oz
755 g / 26.68 oz
Function
Angle Of View
114.2° Diagonal | 104.3° Horizontal | 81.2° Vertical
130.4° Diagonal | 121.9° Horizontal | 100.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical (tele)
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4.5–5.6 ~ f/22
f/0.95 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
14 mm
10 mm ~ 18 mm
35 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.08x
0.25x
0.1x
Min Focus Distance
280 mm / 11.02 in
150 mm / 5.91 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-04-20
2021-09-10
Made In
Korea
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
40%
68%
Pros
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with physical aperture ring
- Well built for a cheap lens
- Widest rectilinear zoom lens for FF
- Good build quality
- Very bright maximum aperture
- Excellent build quality
- Smooth rendering
Cons
- On the heavy side
- Lacks front filter thread
- Low maximum magnification
- Not the strongest optical performance
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- No front filter
- Optically weak
- A bit heavy
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