Compare Samyang 20mm F1.8 ED AS UMC vs Laowa 11mm F4.5

Variants
Others
M-mount

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
5 aperture blades
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Manual focus ultra-wide-angle prime lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Leica L-mount, Leica M-mount, Canon RF-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Two aspherical + 3 ED elements, Ultra Multi Coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
62 mm
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
63.5 mm
Size | Length
88 mm / 3.46 in
58 mm
Weight
497 g / 17.56 oz
254 g

Function

Angle Of View
94.5° Diagonal | 84.0° Horizontal | 61.9° Vertical
126°
Aperture
f/1.8 ~ f/22
F/4.5 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
Focal Length
20 mm
11 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Max Magnification
1:10
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
19 cm

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-08-08
2020-08
Made In
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
59%
Pros
  • Rather affordable
  • Relatively wide aperture
  • Relatively compact
  • Very good optics
  • No distortion
Cons
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Not the highest grade of build
  • Non-removable hood makes attaching a screw-in filter hard

Price

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