Compare Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon RF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Nano ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
12 elements
21 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
15 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 ED elements groups
3 aspherical + 3 UD elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
52 mm / 2.05 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
57 mm / 2.24 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Size | Length
100 mm / 3.94 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
126 mm / 4.96 in
Weight
335 g / 11.84 oz
638 g / 22.54 oz
900 g / 31.80 oz
Function
Angle Of View
25.0° Diagonal | 20.9° Horizontal | 14.0° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8–28 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
65 mm
100 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
97.5 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Yes (5 stops)
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
2x
2x
0.3x
Min Focus Distance
170 mm / 6.69 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
210 mm / 8.27 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2020-01-24
2018-04-20
2019-02-14
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
59%
71%
Pros
- 2x magnification ratio
- Good optical performance
- Apochromatic design
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
- Useful f/2.8 aperture
- Optically stabilized (as opposed to the competition)
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- Bokeh balls are edgy
- No EXIF data
- Rather long for APS-C
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Not as solid as older Canon L lenses
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