Compare Samyang 12mm F2.0 NCS CS vs Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Fujifilm XF 23mm F1.4 R
Construction
Aperture Blades
6 blades
7 blades
7 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
APS-C
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-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Leica L-mount, Sony E-mount
Fujifilm X-mount
Motor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
15 elements
11 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED glass elements groups
3 ED, 2 aspherical elements + Frog Eye Coating groups
1 aspherical element, High Transmittance Electron Beam Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Diameter
73 mm / 2.87 in
60 mm / 2.36 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Length
59 mm / 2.32 in
53 mm / 2.09 in
63 mm / 2.48 in
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
215 g / 7.60 oz
300 g / 10.60 oz
Function
Angle Of View
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
116.1° Diagonal | 106.3° Horizontal | 83.3° Vertical
64.2° Diagonal | 55.1° Horizontal | 38.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
12 mm
9 mm
23 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
18.0 mm
13.5 mm
34.5 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.13x
0.1x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
120 mm / 4.72 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-03-21
2018-03-22
2013-09-05
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
50%
71%
Pros
- Interesting FOV
- Good level of resolution
- Great sunstar performance
- Compact and light weight
- One of the widest rectilinear lens available for APS-C
- Good sharpness
- Bright maximum aperture
- Comes with physical aperture ring
- Beautiful construction
Cons
- Not the best grade of build
- High distortion
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF
- Not competitive against full-frame equivalents
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