Compare Samyang 12mm F2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye vs Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Nikon Z 58mm F0.95
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades, Circular blades
7 blades
11 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra 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 A-mount, Sony E-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
16 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
10 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical, 3 ED, nano coating system 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
75 mm / 2.95 in
102 mm / 4.02 in
Size | Length
73 mm / 2.87 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
153 mm / 6.02 in
Weight
515 g / 18.20 oz
609 g / 21.52 oz
2000 g / 70.67 oz
Function
Angle Of View
180° Diagonal (fisheye)
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
40.9° Diagonal | 34.5° Horizontal | 23.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
12 mm
12 mm
58 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-11-01
2016-07-26
2019-10-10
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
40%
50%
60%
Pros
- 180° FOV
- Reasonably good sunstar
- One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
- Solid build quality
- Low distortion
- Reasonably sharp
- 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
- Lacks front filter thread
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Very hard to manually focus
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