Laowa 15mm f/4.5R Zero-D Shift 15mm

Laowa 15mm f/4.5R Zero-D Shift 15mm

Laowa
35 Overall Score
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Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 28-200mm

Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 28-200mm

Panasonic
86 Overall Score

Scores

Macro
Laowa
70
Panasonic
95
Budget
Laowa
35
Panasonic
91
Landscape
Laowa
45
Panasonic
86
Travel
Laowa
28
Panasonic
86
Video Cinema
Laowa
27
Panasonic
86
Street
Laowa
31
Panasonic
80
Professional
Laowa
32
Panasonic
80
Portrait
Laowa
26
Panasonic
78
Wildlife Sports
Laowa
23
Panasonic
77

Specifications

Laowa 15mm f/4.5R Zero-D Shift 15mmPanasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 28-200mm
Optics
Typetilt-shiftzoom
Focal Length Min15 mm28 mm
Focal Length Max15 mm200 mm
Elements1717
Groups1113
Aspherical Elements2★1
ED Elements34★
CoatingAnti-Reflection CoatingFluorine coating
Aperture
Max Aperturef/22f/4
Min Aperturef/4.54-7.1
Constant✗✗
Diaphragm Blades59★
Build
MountCanon EFL-Mount
Formatfull-framefull-frame
Weather Sealed✗✓★
Weight0.60 kg0.41 kg★
Filter Thread62 mm67 mm
AF & Stabilization
AF Typemanual focus onlyAutofocus
Stabilization✗✓★
Stabilization Stops—6.5 stops★
Focus
Min Focus Distance200 mm140 mm★
Max Magnification1:2★0.5x

Pros & Cons

Laowa 15mm f/4.5R Zero-D Shift 15mm

  • Strong optical (91st percentile)91st %ile
  • Strong macro (84th percentile)84th %ile
  • Below average bokeh (4th percentile)4th %ile
  • Below average user sentiment (8th percentile)8th %ile
  • Below average af (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average aperture (20th percentile)20th %ile

Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 28-200mm

  • Strong stabilization (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong versatility (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong optical (92nd percentile)92nd %ile
  • Strong bokeh (78th percentile)
  • Below average user sentiment (22nd percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 28-200mm

Scores 86 overall, wins 9 of 9 usage categories and 7 of 22 specs.

Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 28-200mm Better at:

MacroBudgetStreetTravelPortraitLandscapeProfessionalVideo CinemaWildlife Sports