Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift 20mm
Focal length 20mm
Aperture f/22
Mount L-Mount
Weight 747 g
af type manual focus only
lens type tilt-shift
44 Overall Score
Price £0
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong optical (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong macro (75th percentile) 75th
Cons
- Below average af (15th percentile)
- Below average aperture (24th percentile)
- Below average social proof (29th percentile)
- Below average build (30th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
ExclusiveBased on when customers actually wrote their reviews - so you can see whether early praise held up.
Owner sentiment has cooled since launch
Based on 13 dated customer reviews, grouped by calendar quarter. Period analysis is in English.
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Optics
| Type | Tilt-shift |
| Focal Length Min | 20 |
| Focal Length Max | 20 |
| Elements | 16 |
| Groups | 11 |
| Aspherical Elements | 2 |
| ED Elements | 3 |
| Coating | Water-Repellent Lens Coating |
Aperture
| Max Aperture | f/22 |
| Min Aperture | f/4 |
| Constant | No |
| Diaphragm Blades | 14 |
Build
| Mount | L-Mount |
| Format | full-frame |
| Weather Sealed | No |
| Weight | 0.7 kg / 1.6 lbs |
| Filter Thread | 82 |
AF & Stabilization
| AF Type | manual focus only |
| Stabilization | No |
Focus
| Min Focus Distance | 250 |
| Max Magnification | 1:5.9 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift 20mm | Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS | Tamron Di III 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD | Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM | Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 | Sony G Master SEL70200GM2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focal Length | 20mm | 16-300mm | 18-300mm | 28-70mm | 28-200mm | 70-200mm |
| Max Aperture | f/22 | f/3.5 | f/3.5 | f/2.8 | f/4 | f/2.8 |
| Mount | L-Mount | Sony E | Fujifilm X | Canon RF | L-Mount | Sony E |
| Stabilization | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weather Sealed | false | true | false | true | true | true |
| Weight (g) | 747 | 615 | 92 | 495 | 413 | 1045 |
| AF Type | manual focus only | HLA | VXD linear motor | STM | Autofocus | XD Linear Motors |
| Lens Type | tilt-shift | zoom | zoom | zoom | macro | telephoto |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AF | Bokeh | Build | Macro | Optical | Aperture | Versatility | Social Proof | Stabilization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laowa 20mm f/4 Zero-D Shift 20mm | 15.2 | 50 | 30.1 | 75.1 | 88 | 24 | 34.1 | 28.6 | 35.6 |
| Sigma Contemporary 16-300mm f/3.5-6.7 DC OS Compare | 54.6 | 84 | 57.8 | 86.5 | 98.8 | 76.8 | 99.6 | 83.1 | 99.1 |
| Tamron Di III 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 Di III-A VC VXD Compare | 98.1 | 74.8 | 96.3 | 88.4 | 73.5 | 76.8 | 99.2 | 83.1 | 80.5 |
| Canon RF 28-70mm f/2.8 IS STM Compare | 85.4 | 86 | 67.2 | 77.3 | 84.4 | 83.7 | 77.5 | 88 | 98.3 |
| Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 Compare | 54.6 | 77.7 | 73.8 | 89.5 | 90.9 | 71.2 | 95.6 | 75.4 | 99.4 |
| Sony G Master SEL70200GM2 Compare | 98.1 | 90.8 | 33.5 | 33 | 88 | 83.7 | 79.4 | 94.8 | 80.5 |
Usage Scores
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