Compare Laowa 20mm F4 Zero-D Shift vs Canon EF 400mm F4 DO IS II vs Canon RF 1200mm F8L
Construction
Aperture Blades
14 blades
9 blades
9 blades, rounded blades
Colors
White
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Medium Format (44x33)
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar
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-mount
Canon RF-mount
Motor
Ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
18 elements
26 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
12 groups
18 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED elements groups
Anti-smear fluorine coating on front element, large-diameter aspheric element, UD element groups
2 Fluorite, 1 Super UD Lenses, 1 UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
128 mm / 5.04 in
168 mm / 6.61 in
Size | Length
91 mm / 3.58 in
233 mm / 9.17 in
537 mm / 21.14 in
Weight
747 g / 26.40 oz
2100 g / 74.20 oz
3340 g / 118.02 oz
Function
Angle Of View
107.8° Diagonal | 97.4° Horizontal | 74.4° Vertical
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
2.1° Diagonal | 1.7° Horizontal | 1.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/32
f/8 ~ f/64
Autofocus
No
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
0.8
Focal Length
20 mm
400 mm
1200 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
15.8 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.17x
0.13x
0.29x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
3300 mm / 129.92 in
4300 mm / 169.29 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ET-120 (supplied), Lens case (400D)
Lens Hood: ET-160 (supplied), ET-160B Short hood
Debut
2022-03-28
2014-09-15
2022-02-24
Reviews
Neofiliac score
75%
62%
84%
Pros
- Comes with physical aperture ring
- Shift functionality
- 14-bladed aperture
- Superb autofocus performance
- Very sharp
- Good flare resistance
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Mind-boggling reach
Cons
- Large diameter
- Some may prefer the f/2.8 version
- Very special focal length
- Dark maximum aperture
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