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Laowa 10mm f/4 Cookie vs Laowa 15mm f/5 Cookie FF

The Laowa 10mm f/4 Cookie and the Laowa 15mm f/5 Cookie FF side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Laowa 10mm f/4 Cookie if you want a brighter f/4 (0.6 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds; a design for APS-C, which usually means smaller and lighter; and a lighter lens (130 g against 158 g). Pick the Laowa 15mm f/5 Cookie FF if you want coverage of full frame, so it suits the larger-sensor bodies too.

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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	Laowa 10mm f/4 Cookie	Laowa 15mm f/5 Cookie FF
Maker	Laowa	Laowa
Focal length	10mm (prime)	15mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	15mm on APS-C	15mm
Maximum aperture	f/4brighter	f/5
Made for	APS-C	Full frame
Mounts	Sony E, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z, Canon RF	Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, L-Mount, Leica M
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Weight	130 glighter	158 g
Cameras it fits	106 in this guide	120 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

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

Laowa 15mm f/5 Cookie FF: 15mm.

Aperture

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

Laowa 15mm f/5 Cookie FF: f/5 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

75 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Laowa 10mm f/4 Cookie fits 106 and the Laowa 15mm f/5 Cookie FF 120.