Compare Samyang 12mm F2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye vs Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro vs Nikon Z 58mm F0.95
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades, Circular blades
8 blades
11 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
Physical aperture ring
Physical aperture ring, Tripod collar, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony E-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
8 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
6 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical, 3 ED, nano coating system groups
1 low-dispersion element groups
4 ED + 3 aspherical elements, Nano Crystal + ARNEO + Super Integrated coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
102 mm / 4.02 in
Size | Length
73 mm / 2.87 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
153 mm / 6.02 in
Weight
515 g / 18.20 oz
400 g / 14.13 oz
2000 g / 70.67 oz
Function
Angle Of View
180° Diagonal (fisheye)
81.8° Diagonal | 71.5° Horizontal | 51.3° Vertical
40.9° Diagonal | 34.5° Horizontal | 23.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/16
f/1 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
12 mm
25 mm
58 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
5x
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
170 mm / 6.69 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-11-01
2018-03-07
2019-10-10
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
40%
31%
60%
Pros
- 180° FOV
- Reasonably good sunstar
- Exceptional maximum magnification
- Optional LED ring light and tripod collar available
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with physical aperture ring
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Superb image quality
Cons
- Lacks front filter thread
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the sharpest
- Not stabilized
- No lens hood available
- Lacks weather sealing
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Very hard to manually focus
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