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Laowa 15mm f/4.5 0.5X Wide Angle Macro vs Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro

The Laowa 15mm f/4.5 0.5X Wide Angle Macro and the Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Laowa 15mm f/4.5 0.5X Wide Angle Macro if you want a fit on more cameras (139 against 100 in this guide) and a lighter lens (308 g against 410 g). Pick the Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro if you want a brighter f/4 (0.3 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds.

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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 15mm f/4.5 0.5X Wide Angle Macro	Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro
Maker	Laowa	Laowa
Focal length	15mm (macro)	15mm (macro)
Full-frame equivalent	15mm	15mm
Maximum aperture	f/4.5	f/4brighter
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, L-Mount, Canon EF, Nikon F	Sony E, Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Weight	308 glighter	410 g
Cameras it fits	139 in this guidefits more cameras	100 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Laowa 15mm f/4.5 0.5X Wide Angle Macro: 15mm.

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

Aperture

Laowa 15mm f/4.5 0.5X Wide Angle Macro: f/4.5 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

80 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Laowa 15mm f/4.5 0.5X Wide Angle Macro fits 139 and the Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro 100.