Compare Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Laowa 17mm f/1.8 vs Laowa 50mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
9 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
7 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 ED elements groups
Frog Eye Coating (FEC) groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
Size | Diameter
57 mm / 2.24 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
54 mm / 2.13 in
Size | Length
100 mm / 3.94 in
51 mm / 2.01 in
79 mm / 3.11 in
Weight
335 g / 11.84 oz
172 g / 6.08 oz
240 g / 8.48 oz
Function
Angle Of View
25.0° Diagonal | 20.9° Horizontal | 14.0° Vertical
65.0° Diagonal | 55.8° Horizontal | 38.9° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8–28 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/1.8
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
65 mm
17 mm
50 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
97.5 mm
34.0 mm
100.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
2x
2x
Min Focus Distance
170 mm / 6.69 in
150 mm / 5.91 in
140 mm / 5.51 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2020-01-24
2019-10-21
2020-08-18
Made In
China
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
50%
68%
Pros
- 2x magnification ratio
- Good optical performance
- Apochromatic design
- Very light in the hand
- Versatile focal length
- Very affordable
- Exceptional 2x maximum reproduction
- Very light for a 2x macro lens
- Quite affordable
- Supposedly apochromatic design
Cons
- Bokeh balls are edgy
- No EXIF data
- Rather long for APS-C
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the best optically
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