Compare Laowa 20mm F4 Zero-D Shift vs Nikon 28mm F1.4E ED

Construction

Aperture Blades
14 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Medium Format (44x33)
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
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
Nikon F-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED elements groups
3 aspherical + 2 ED element, Nano Crystal and fluorine coatings groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
Size | Length
91 mm / 3.58 in
101 mm / 3.98 in
Weight
747 g / 26.40 oz
645 g / 22.79 oz

Function

Angle Of View
107.8° Diagonal | 97.4° Horizontal | 74.4° Vertical
75.4° Diagonal | 65.5° Horizontal | 46.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/1.4–16 ~ f/1.4–16
Autofocus
No
Yes
Crop Factor
0.8
Focal Length
20 mm
28 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
15.8 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes

Performance

Max Magnification
0.17x
0.17x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
280 mm / 11.02 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2022-03-28
2017-05-31

Reviews

Neofiliac score
75%
86%
Pros
  • Comes with physical aperture ring
  • Shift functionality
  • 14-bladed aperture
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Weather-sealed
  • Excellent optical performance
  • Natural perspective
Cons
  • Large diameter
  • Quite expensive

Price

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