Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro vs Sigma 15mm F1.4 DG DN Diagonal Fisheye | Art
Key differences
- —The 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro is 890g lighter (470g vs 1360g).
- —The 15mm F1.4 DG DN Diagonal Fisheye | Art is faster: f/1.4 vs f/4 (≈3.0 stops more light).
- —At launch the 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro cost $1,500 less ($499 vs $1,999).
- —The 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro is manual focus only.
- —For close-ups the 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro reaches 1.00× vs 0.06×.
- Mount
- Sony E (FE)
- Sony E (FE)
- Focal length
- 15mm
- 15mm
- Max aperture
- F4
- F1.4◆
- Weight
- 470g◆
- 1,360g
- Dimensions ⌀ × L
- 84.0 × 94.0mm
- 104.0 × 159.9mm
- Volume
- 521 cm³◆
- 1358 cm³
- Density
- 0.90 g/cm³
- 1.00 g/cm³
- Filter thread
- ⌀77mm
- —
- Min focus
- 0.12m◆
- 0.39m
- Max magnification
- 1.00×◆
- 0.06×
- Elements / groups
- 12 / 9
- 21 / 15
- Aperture blades
- 14◆
- 11
- Focus drive
- Manual Helicoid
- HLA Linear Motor
- Stabilisation
- —
- —
- Weather sealed
- —
- Yes
- Aperture ring
- Yes · de-click
- Yes · de-click
- Released
- 2015
- 2024
- MSRP (USD)
- $499◆
- $1,999
- Sharpness
- 7.2
- 9.0◆
- Bokeh Rendering
- 7.4
- 7.4
- Autofocus Speed
- MF
- 8.5
- Flare Resistance
- 5.5
- 7.9◆
- Build / Sealing
- 7.8
- 9.2◆
- Value / Size
- 8.0◆
- 7.0
Performance overlay
- 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro
- 15mm F1.4 DG DN Diagonal Fisheye | Art
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