Compare Laowa 20mm F4 Zero-D Shift vs Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA
Construction
Aperture Blades
14 blades
7 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
Medium Format (44x33)
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF 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, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
16 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
10 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED elements groups
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
91 mm / 3.58 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
99 mm / 3.90 in
Weight
747 g / 26.40 oz
609 g / 21.52 oz
518 g / 18.30 oz
Function
Angle Of View
107.8° Diagonal | 97.4° Horizontal | 74.4° Vertical
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
0.8
Focal Length
20 mm
12 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
15.8 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Extending front
Image Stabilization
No
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.17x
0.2x
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2022-03-28
2016-07-26
2014-09-15
Made In
China
Model Name
SEL1635Z
Reviews
Neofiliac score
75%
50%
71%
Pros
- Comes with physical aperture ring
- Shift functionality
- 14-bladed aperture
- One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
- Solid build quality
- Low distortion
- Reasonably sharp
- Sharp towards the wider end
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
Cons
- Large diameter
- Lacks front filter thread
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Metal exterior with plastic interior
- Zeiss tax
- Worse than Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN
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