Compare Laowa 20mm F4 Zero-D Shift vs Samyang 12mm F2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye vs Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D
Construction
Aperture Blades
14 blades
7 blades, Circular blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Medium Format (44x33)
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring
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, 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
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
12 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
8 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED elements groups
2 aspherical, 3 ED, nano coating system groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
Size | Length
91 mm / 3.58 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
Weight
747 g / 26.40 oz
515 g / 18.20 oz
609 g / 21.52 oz
Function
Angle Of View
107.8° Diagonal | 97.4° Horizontal | 74.4° Vertical
180° Diagonal (fisheye)
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
0.8
Focal Length
20 mm
12 mm
12 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
15.8 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.17x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2022-03-28
2014-11-01
2016-07-26
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
75%
40%
50%
Pros
- Comes with physical aperture ring
- Shift functionality
- 14-bladed aperture
- 180° FOV
- Reasonably good sunstar
- One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
- Solid build quality
- Low distortion
- Reasonably sharp
Cons
- Large diameter
- Lacks front filter thread
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the sharpest
- Lacks front filter thread
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