Compare Samyang MF 85mm F1.4 MK2 vs Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC vs Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Medium Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon EF-M-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony A-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
Optical Formula | Elements
9 elements
11 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
7 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 hybrid ASP element + UMC coating groups
1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
78 mm / 3.07 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Length
75 mm / 2.95 in
122 mm / 4.80 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
Weight
548 g / 19.36 oz
830 g / 29.33 oz
638 g / 22.54 oz
Function
Angle Of View
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
85 mm
135 mm
100 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.09x
2x
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2020-05-25
2015-01-12
2018-04-20
Made In
Korea
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
83%
50%
59%
Pros
- Improved image quality
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Very good color rendition
- Smooth rendering
- Good resolution
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
Cons
- Low maximum magnification
- Bokeh not the best
- On the heavy side
- Lacks weather sealing
- Hard to MF at this focal length
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
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