Compare Samyang 12mm F2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye vs Laowa 15mm f/2 Zero-D vs Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades, Circular blades
7 blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon Z-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
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
12 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
9 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical, 3 ED, nano coating system groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
66 mm / 2.60 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Length
73 mm / 2.87 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
Weight
515 g / 18.20 oz
500 g / 17.67 oz
638 g / 22.54 oz
Function
Angle Of View
180° Diagonal (fisheye)
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
12 mm
15 mm
100 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
2x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
150 mm / 5.91 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-11-01
2016-09-13
2018-04-20
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
40%
68%
59%
Pros
- 180° FOV
- Reasonably good sunstar
- Declickable aperture-ring
- Very sharp
- Low distortion
- Low vignetting
- Solid construction
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
Cons
- Lacks front filter thread
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the sharpest
- No EXIT data
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
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