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Laowa 14mm f/4 FF RL Zero-D vs TTArtisan Tilt-Shift 17mm f/4 ASPH

The Laowa 14mm f/4 FF RL Zero-D and the TTArtisan Tilt-Shift 17mm f/4 ASPH side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Laowa 14mm f/4 FF RL Zero-D if you want a design for Full frame, which usually means smaller and lighter. Pick the TTArtisan Tilt-Shift 17mm f/4 ASPH if you want coverage of medium format, so it suits the larger-sensor bodies too.

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Laowa 14mm f/4 FF RL Zero-D and the TTArtisan Tilt-Shift 17mm f/4 ASPH

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
SpecLaowa 14mm f/4 FF RL Zero-DTTArtisan Tilt-Shift 17mm f/4 ASPH
MakerLaowaTTArtisan
Focal length14mm (prime)17mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent14mm13mm on Medium format (44 x 33)
Maximum aperturef/4f/4
Made forFull frameMedium format (44 x 33)
MountsSony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, L-Mount, Leica MSony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, L-Mount, Fujifilm G
Stabilisednono
Autofocusno, manual focusno, manual focus
Weight228 gnot listed
Cameras it fits120 in this guide108 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

142435508513520040080014mm equiv.Laowa
Laowa 14mm f/4 FF RL Zero-D: 14mm.
142435508513520040080013mm equiv.TTArtisan
TTArtisan Tilt-Shift 17mm f/4 ASPH: 17mm on Medium format (44 x 33), like 13mm.

Aperture

f/4
Laowa 14mm f/4 FF RL Zero-D: f/4 wide open.
f/4
TTArtisan Tilt-Shift 17mm f/4 ASPH: 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

TTArtisan · 107°Laowa · 104°
How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

100 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Laowa 14mm f/4 FF RL Zero-D fits 120 and the TTArtisan Tilt-Shift 17mm f/4 ASPH 108.

Laowa 14mm f/4 FF RL Zero-D

and 110 more

TTArtisan Tilt-Shift 17mm f/4 ASPH

and 98 more

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