{"id":47818,"date":"2024-11-12T09:22:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T08:22:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=47818"},"modified":"2026-03-23T20:17:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:17:17","slug":"review-laowa-15mm-5-0-cookie-tiny-and-useful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-laowa-15mm-5-0-cookie-tiny-and-useful\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Laowa 15mm 5.0 Cookie – Tiny and Useful"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n
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Laowa 15mm 5.0 Cookie on Sony A7rII<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the SLR era some people came up with the term “pancake lens” for very thin 40 to 50mm lenses. Because of the short back focus distance of mirrorless cameras it is very hard to make actually useful lenses for them that are as thin as a pancake though, hence Laowa came up with the term “cookie lens”. This does not only sound more realistic but also pretty cute and the latest addition to this cookie line-up is this Laowa 15mm 5.0. Usually new features are reserved for expensive top-of-the-line products, but this lens already marks a very important point in Laowa’s history. Let’s have a closer look!<\/p>\n

\"camera-icon2\"The lens was tested on a 42 Mp Sony A7 RII (Sample images with Sony A7 III, Leical M10, and Nikon Zf)<\/p>\n

\"\"You can see this review as a YouTube video here<\/a><\/p>\n

Sample Images<\/h2>\n
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Leica M10 | Laowa 15mm 5.0 M | f\/11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nikon Zf | Laowa FF 15mm f\/5 | f\/9<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sony A7III | Laowa 15mm 5.0 | f\/5.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sony A7III | Laowa 15mm 5.0 | f\/5.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sony A7III | Laowa 15mm 5.0 | f\/5.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sony A7III | Laowa 15mm 5.0 | f\/11<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sony A7III | Laowa 15mm 5.0 | f\/8.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Nikon Zf | Laowa FF 15mm f\/5 | f\/8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Nikon Zf | Laowa FF 15mm f\/5 | f\/8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sony A7III | Laowa 15mm 5.0 E | f\/5.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Most of the sample images in this review can be found in full resolution here<\/a>.
\nZ version on Nikon Zf samples by Martin can be found in high resolution here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Specifications \/ Version History<\/h2>\n
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Laowa 15mm 5.0 M | Laowa 15mm 5.0 E<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This Laowa 15mm 5.0 “Cookie” comes for several mounts, I had a look at the E-mount and the M-mount version, while Martin had a look at its Z version. They have the following specifications:<\/p>\n