Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D: specifications and reviews
Lens
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Specifications
General characteristics
Laowa
Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D
One time
no EXIF transmitted to camera
for Canon EF-M | for Fuji X | for MFT | for Sony E | |
Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D for Canon EF-M | Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D for Fuji X | Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D for MFT | Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D for Sony E | |
fixed focal | ||||
2018-03-21 | 2018-03-21 | 2018-09-21 | 2018-03-21 | |
Yes | ||||
€ 609 | ||||
$ 499+VAT | ||||
215 gr. | ||||
60 mm. | ||||
53 mm. | ||||
- | - | - | E (APS-C) | |
APS-C 1.61x | APS-C 1.52x | Micro Four Thirds 2.00x | APS-C 1.52x | |
9 mm. | ||||
14 mm. | 14 mm. | 18 mm. | 14 mm. | |
1x | ||||
No | ||||
No / n.a. | ||||
f/2.8 | ||||
7 | ||||
Yes | ||||
No | ||||
No | ||||
No | ||||
Yes | ||||
Direct | ||||
Yes | ||||
12 cm. | ||||
0.13x (35mm. equiv) | ||||
No | ||||
15/10 | ||||
2 | ||||
3 | ||||
49 mm. | ||||
No | ||||
No | ||||
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- ePHOTOzine
8.5/10
[Tested on Sony variant]
The Laowa lenses as a range are certainly very interesting [...] Traditional metal construction does mean a higher price, but we have to choose whether the trade-off of quality of results balances out the cost/performance equation. This will obviously be different for different users.
What we get is the widest lens in its class, with a fast, bright f/2.8 aperture, that performs very well indeed. - OpticalLimits
7.3/10
[Tested on Fuji variant]
It's super-sharp in the image center and if you avoid f/2.8 the borders/corners are decent. Lateral CAs are generally not an issue. Image distortions are extremely low for a lens of this focal length. The primary weakness is vignetting which is rather extreme at max aperture, at medium aperture settings, it's a lesser issue. Flare in strong contra-light can produce quite a bit of glare. All-metal construction and tight control rings. - Phillip Reeve
[Tested on Sony variant]
I really liked being able to capture such a wide field of view with such a tiny lens. The resolution is already quite good in most parts of the frame at f/2.8 and stopped down to f/8.0 it is offers a very even across frame performance. [...] The biggest downside of this lens is probably the flare resistance. [...] Nevertheless this lens can be a nice addition to many APS-C kits.