Laowa 15mm f/5 Cookie 8-15mm

Laowa 15mm f/5 Cookie 8-15mm

Laowa
52 Overall Score
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Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD

Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD

Tamron
100 Overall Score

Scores

Budget
Laowa
48
Tamron
97
Macro
Laowa
66
Tamron
92
Landscape
Laowa
49
Tamron
87
Wildlife Sports
Laowa
30
Tamron
85
Professional
Laowa
35
Tamron
85
Street
Laowa
44
Tamron
83
Video Cinema
Laowa
31
Tamron
82
Portrait
Laowa
27
Tamron
82
Travel
Laowa
47
Tamron
81

Specifications

Laowa 15mm f/5 Cookie 8-15mmTamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD
Optics
Typewide-anglezoom
Focal Length Min15 mm28 mm
Focal Length Max15 mm300 mm
Elements1320
Groups913
Aspherical Elements13★
ED Elements12★
Coating—fluorine coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/22f/4
Min Aperturef/54-7.1
Constant✗✗
Diaphragm Blades59★
Build
MountL-MountSony E
Formatfull-framefull-frame
Weather Sealed✗✓★
Weight0.14 kg★0.59 kg
Filter Thread39 mm67 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF TypeManual FocusVXD linear motor★
Stabilization✗✓★
Focus
Min Focus Distance120 mm★190 mm
Max Magnification1:51:3.8

Pros & Cons

Laowa 15mm f/5 Cookie 8-15mm

  • Strong social proof (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong build (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
  • Strong macro (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
  • Strong optical (65th percentile)
  • Below average bokeh (4th percentile)4th %ile
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average aperture (20th percentile)20th %ile
  • Below average versatility (34th percentile)

Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD

  • Strong af (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong versatility (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong optical (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (91st percentile)91st %ile

Pricing

Laowa 15mm f/5 Cookie 8-15mm is CA$423 cheaper (1.8x less).

Laowa 15mm f/5 Cookie 8-15mm

Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD

Verdict

★ Winner: Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD

Scores 100 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 6 of 21 specs.

Tamron Di III VC 28-300mm f/4-7.1 Di III VC VXD Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports

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