Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D APS-C Lens (2018)

MSRP 499 USD50% Neofiliac
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Product Overview

Laowa 9mm F2.8 Zero-D is a manual-focus ultra wide-angle prime lens for Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Leica L-mount, and Sony E-mount. It covers the APS-C image circle. Introduced by Laowa in 2018, it has 15 elements in 10 groups.
Manual focus may be limiting to some, but purists will find it much more engaging. There are also fewer things to go wrong on the long run. Unfortunately, Laowa has opted to omit weather sealing for this lens, so owners should pay extra attention when shooting in incremental weathers.
As an ultra wide-angle prime lens that happens to have relatively small maximum aperture, it is best suited for landscape photography. Even though the lens is not stabilized, at this focal range it does not usually matter. In fact, some may be able to get cleaner corners without image stabilization.

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What we found**

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Pros
  • Compact and light weight
  • One of the widest rectilinear lens available for APS-C
  • Good sharpness
Cons
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • No EXIF

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Specifications

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Leica L-mount, Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
15 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 ED, 2 aspherical elements + Frog Eye Coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
49 mm / 1.93 in
Size | Diameter
60 mm / 2.36 in
Size | Length
53 mm / 2.09 in
Weight
215 g / 7.60 oz

Function

Angle Of View
116.1° Diagonal | 106.3° Horizontal | 83.3° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
9 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
13.5 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.13x
Min Focus Distance
120 mm / 4.72 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-03-22
Made In
China

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