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Laowa 8-16mm f/3.5-5 Zoom CF vs Sony E 10-18mm f/4 OSS

The Laowa 8-16mm f/3.5-5 Zoom CF and the Sony E 10-18mm f/4 OSS side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Laowa 8-16mm f/3.5-5 Zoom CF if you want a brighter f/3.5 (0.4 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds; a wider view (from 12mm equivalent); and a fit on more cameras (106 against 41 in this guide). Pick the Sony E 10-18mm f/4 OSS if you want optical stabilisation, which helps most on bodies without it; autofocus; and a lighter lens (225 g against 463 g).

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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 8-16mm f/3.5-5 Zoom CF	Sony E 10-18mm f/4 OSS
Maker	Laowa	Sony
Focal length	8-16mm (zoom)	10-18mm (zoom)
Full-frame equivalent	12-24mm on APS-C	15-27mm on APS-C
Maximum aperture	f/3.5-5brighter	f/4
Made for	APS-C	APS-C
Mounts	Sony E, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z, Canon RF	Sony E
Stabilised	no	yesstabilised
Autofocus	no, manual focus	yesautofocus
Zoom range	2.0×	1.8×
Weight	463 g	225 glighter
Cameras it fits	106 in this guidefits more cameras	41 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Laowa 8-16mm f/3.5-5 Zoom CF: 8-16mm on APS-C, like 12-24mm.

Sony E 10-18mm f/4 OSS: 10-18mm on APS-C, like 15-27mm.

Aperture

Laowa 8-16mm f/3.5-5 Zoom CF: f/3.5 wide open.

Sony E 10-18mm f/4 OSS: 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

41 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Laowa 8-16mm f/3.5-5 Zoom CF fits 106 and the Sony E 10-18mm f/4 OSS 41.