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Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro vs Samyang AF 16mm f/2.8 P FE

The Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro and the Samyang AF 16mm f/2.8 P FE side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro if you want a fit on more cameras (100 against 41 in this guide). Pick the Samyang AF 16mm f/2.8 P FE if you want a brighter f/2.8 (1.0 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds and autofocus.

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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 Wide Angle Macro	Samyang AF 16mm f/2.8 P FE
Maker	Laowa	Samyang
Focal length	15mm (macro)	16mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	15mm	16mm
Maximum aperture	f/4	f/2.8brighter
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Sony E, Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K	Sony E
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	yesautofocus
Weight	410 g	not listed
Cameras it fits	100 in this guidefits more cameras	41 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

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

Samyang AF 16mm f/2.8 P FE: 16mm.

Aperture

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

Samyang AF 16mm f/2.8 P FE: f/2.8 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

41 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro fits 100 and the Samyang AF 16mm f/2.8 P FE 41.