Compare Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 Macro vs Leica TL 18mm F2.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
8 blades
14 blades
Colors
Black
Silver, black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Canon EF-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Leica L-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Anodized aluminum
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
12 elements
8 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
9 groups
6 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element, 1 aspheric element, 1 hybrid aspheric element groups
Three high refractive and one ED element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
39 mm / 1.54 in
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
61 mm / 2.40 in
Size | Length
89 mm / 3.50 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
21 mm / 0.83 in
Weight
583 g / 20.60 oz
410 g / 14.49 oz
80 g / 2.83 oz
Function
Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
77.4° Diagonal | 67.4° Horizontal | 47.9° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
16 mm
15 mm
18 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
27.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
1x
0.07x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
470 mm / 18.50 in
300 mm / 11.81 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2013-06-13
2015-06-23
2017-11-21
Made In
China
Germany
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
50%
61%
Pros
- A bit large for an APS-C lens
- 1:1 reproduction
- One of the widest macro lens for FF
- Unique +/- 6mm shift feature
- Compact and lightweight
Cons
- Not the best grade of build
- Not the strongest IQ
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF communication
- Lens hood not included
- Low maximum magnification
- Lacks weather sealing
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