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Compare Laowa 4mm f/2.8 vs Laowa 50mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Leica L-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Sony E-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
7 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
6 groups
10 groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
49 mm / 1.93 in
Size | Diameter
45 mm / 1.77 in
54 mm / 2.13 in
Size | Length
26 mm / 1.02 in
79 mm / 3.11 in
Weight
135 g / 4.77 oz
240 g / 8.48 oz

Function

Angle Of View
210° (fisheye)
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
4 mm
50 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
8.0 mm
100.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.11x
2x
Min Focus Distance
80 mm / 3.15 in
140 mm / 5.51 in

Production

Debut
2018-04-20
2020-08-18
Made In
China
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
59%
68%
Pros
  • Compact lens with small diameter and short barrel
  • Light in the hand
  • Extremely wide 210° field of view
  • Exceptional 2x maximum reproduction
  • Very light for a 2x macro lens
  • Quite affordable
  • Supposedly apochromatic design
Cons
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Not the best optically

Price

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