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Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro vs Zeiss Milvus 15mm f/2.8

The Laowa 15mm f/4 Wide Angle Macro and the Zeiss Milvus 15mm f/2.8 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 39 in this guide). Pick the Zeiss Milvus 15mm f/2.8 if you want a brighter f/2.8 (1.0 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 Wide Angle Macro	Zeiss Milvus 15mm f/2.8
Maker	Laowa	Zeiss
Focal length	15mm (macro)	15mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	15mm	15mm
Maximum aperture	f/4	f/2.8brighter
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Sony E, Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K	Canon EF, Nikon F
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Weight	410 g	not listed
Cameras it fits	100 in this guidefits more cameras	39 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

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

Zeiss Milvus 15mm f/2.8: 15mm.

Aperture

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

Zeiss Milvus 15mm f/2.8: 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

39 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 Zeiss Milvus 15mm f/2.8 39.