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7Artisans 9mm f/5.6 vs Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL

The 7Artisans 9mm f/5.6 and the Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

On these specs they are close to even: hold both if you can, and let the price, the handling and the lenses you want decide.

Still torn? Ask the guide about the 7Artisans 9mm f/5.6 and the Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec7Artisans 9mm f/5.6Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL
Maker7ArtisansLaowa
Focal length9mm (prime)9mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent9mm9mm
Maximum aperturef/5.6f/5.6
Made forFull frameFull frame
MountsSony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, L-MountSony E, Nikon Z, L-Mount, Leica M
Stabilisednono
Autofocusno, manual focusno, manual focus
Weightnot listed350 g
Cameras it fits100 in this guide102 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

14243550851352004008009mm equiv.7Artisans
7Artisans 9mm f/5.6: 9mm.
14243550851352004008009mm equiv.Laowa
Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL: 9mm.

Aperture

f/5.6
7Artisans 9mm f/5.6: f/5.6 wide open.
f/5.6
Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL: f/5.6 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

7Artisans · 127°Laowa · 127°
How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

82 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the 7Artisans 9mm f/5.6 fits 100 and the Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL 102.

7Artisans 9mm f/5.6

and 90 more

Laowa 9mm f/5.6 FF RL

and 92 more

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