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Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM vs Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro

The Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM and the Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM if you want a brighter f/2.8 (1.0 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds and autofocus. Pick the Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro if you want a fit on more cameras (100 against 22 in this guide).

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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	Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM	Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro
Maker	Canon	Laowa
Focal length	14mm (prime)	15mm (macro)
Full-frame equivalent	14mm	15mm
Maximum aperture	f/2.8brighter	f/4
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Canon EF	Sony E, Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	yesautofocus	no, manual focus
Weight	not listed	410 g
Cameras it fits	22 in this guide	100 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM: 14mm.

Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro: 15mm.

Aperture

Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM: f/2.8 wide open.

Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro: 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

22 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM fits 22 and the Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro 100.