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7Artisans 10mm f/3.5 vs Laowa 10mm f/4 Cookie

The 7Artisans 10mm f/3.5 and the Laowa 10mm f/4 Cookie side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the 7Artisans 10mm f/3.5 if you want a brighter f/3.5 (0.4 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds and a fit on more cameras (137 against 106 in this guide). On these specs the Laowa 10mm f/4 Cookie has no clear advantage: choose it if the price, the handling or a lens you own decides it.

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Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	7Artisans 10mm f/3.5	Laowa 10mm f/4 Cookie
Maker	7Artisans	Laowa
Focal length	10mm (prime)	10mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	15mm on APS-C	15mm on APS-C
Maximum aperture	f/3.5brighter	f/4
Made for	APS-C	APS-C
Mounts	Sony E, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z, Micro Four Thirds	Sony E, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z, Canon RF
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Weight	not listed	130 g
Cameras it fits	137 in this guidefits more cameras	106 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

7Artisans 10mm f/3.5: 10mm on APS-C, like 15mm.

Laowa 10mm f/4 Cookie: 10mm on APS-C, like 15mm.

Aperture

7Artisans 10mm f/3.5: f/3.5 wide open.

Laowa 10mm f/4 Cookie: f/4 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

88 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the 7Artisans 10mm f/3.5 fits 137 and the Laowa 10mm f/4 Cookie 106.