Laowa 15mm f/4.5 0.5X Wide Angle Macro (Auto Aperture, Nikon Z) vs Laowa 15mm f/5 Cookie FF II (Nikon Z)
Key differences
- —The 15mm f/5 Cookie FF II (Nikon Z) is 170g lighter (138g vs 308g).
- —The 15mm f/4.5 0.5X Wide Angle Macro (Auto Aperture, Nikon Z) is faster: f/4.5 vs f/5 (≈0.3 stops more light).
- —For close-ups the 15mm f/4.5 0.5X Wide Angle Macro (Auto Aperture, Nikon Z) reaches 0.50× vs 0.20×.
- Mount
- Nikon Z (FX)
- Nikon Z (FX)
- Focal length
- 15mm
- 15mm
- Max aperture
- F4.5◆
- F5
- Weight
- 308g
- 138g◆
- Dimensions ⌀ × L
- 70.0 × 47.7mm
- 53.0 × 35.2mm
- Volume
- 184 cm³
- 78 cm³◆
- Density
- 1.68 g/cm³
- 1.78 g/cm³
- Filter thread
- ⌀62mm
- ⌀39mm
- Min focus
- 0.13m
- 0.12m◆
- Max magnification
- 0.50×◆
- 0.20×
- Elements / groups
- 16 / 11
- 13 / 9
- Aperture blades
- 5
- 5
- Focus drive
- Manual Helicoid
- Manual Helicoid
- Stabilisation
- —
- —
- Weather sealed
- —
- —
- Aperture ring
- —
- —
- Released
- 2025
- 2024
- MSRP (USD)
- $399
- $399
- Sharpness
- 8.0◆
- 7.4
- Bokeh Rendering
- 6.8◆
- 5.8
- Autofocus Speed
- MF
- MF
- Flare Resistance
- 7.0◆
- 6.8
- Build / Sealing
- 8.0◆
- 7.6
- Value / Size
- 8.6◆
- 8.3
Performance overlay
- 15mm f/4.5 0.5X Wide Angle Macro (Auto Aperture, Nikon Z)
- 15mm f/5 Cookie FF II (Nikon Z)
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