Compare Laowa 20mm F4 Zero-D Shift vs Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Leica TL 23mm F2
Construction
Aperture Blades
14 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Medium Format (44x33)
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Fujifilm G-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Leica L-mount, Sony E-mount
Leica L-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
15 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
10 groups
6 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED elements groups
3 ED, 2 aspherical elements + Frog Eye Coating groups
2 Aspheric surfaces groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
60 mm / 2.36 in
63 mm / 2.48 in
Size | Length
91 mm / 3.58 in
53 mm / 2.09 in
37 mm / 1.46 in
Weight
747 g / 26.40 oz
215 g / 7.60 oz
154 g / 5.44 oz
Function
Angle Of View
107.8° Diagonal | 97.4° Horizontal | 74.4° Vertical
116.1° Diagonal | 106.3° Horizontal | 83.3° Vertical
64.2° Diagonal | 55.1° Horizontal | 38.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
0.8
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
20 mm
9 mm
23 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
15.8 mm
13.5 mm
34.5 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.17x
0.13x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
120 mm / 4.72 in
300 mm / 11.81 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2022-03-28
2018-03-22
2014-04-24
Made In
China
Germany
Reviews
Neofiliac score
75%
50%
86%
Pros
- Comes with physical aperture ring
- Shift functionality
- 14-bladed aperture
- Compact and light weight
- One of the widest rectilinear lens available for APS-C
- Good sharpness
- Compact and lightweight
- Beautiful construction
Cons
- Large diameter
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF
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