Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift vs Voigtlander Nokton 21mm F1.4 Aspherical
Key differences
- —The Nokton 21mm F1.4 Aspherical is 187g lighter (560g vs 747g).
- —The Nokton 21mm F1.4 Aspherical is faster: f/1.4 vs f/4 (≈3.0 stops more light).
- —For close-ups the 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift reaches 0.17× vs 0.13×.
- Mount
- Sony E (FE)
- Sony E (FE)
- Focal length
- 20mm
- 21mm
- Max aperture
- F4
- F1.4◆
- Weight
- 747g
- 560g◆
- Dimensions ⌀ × L
- 95.0 × 91.0mm
- 70.5 × 79.5mm
- Volume
- 645 cm³
- 310 cm³◆
- Density
- 1.16 g/cm³
- 1.80 g/cm³
- Filter thread
- ⌀82mm
- ⌀62mm
- Min focus
- 0.25m
- 0.25m
- Max magnification
- 0.17×◆
- 0.13×
- Elements / groups
- 16 / 11
- 13 / 11
- Aperture blades
- 14◆
- 12
- Focus drive
- Manual Helicoid
- Manual Helicoid
- Stabilisation
- —
- —
- Weather sealed
- —
- —
- Aperture ring
- Yes
- Yes · de-click
- Released
- 2022
- 2019
- MSRP (USD)
- $1,099
- $1,099
- Sharpness
- 8.6◆
- 8.4
- Bokeh Rendering
- 6.3
- 7.8◆
- Autofocus Speed
- MF
- MF
- Flare Resistance
- 7.1
- 7.7◆
- Build / Sealing
- 8.5
- 9.1◆
- Value / Size
- 8.0◆
- 7.9
Performance overlay
- 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift
- Nokton 21mm F1.4 Aspherical
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