Compare Zeiss Milvus 18mm F2.8 vs Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Zeiss Milvus 50mm F2
Construction
Aperture Blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Normal 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
Tripod collar, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
12 elements
8 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
10 groups
6 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 APD, 2 ASPH elements, Zeiss T* coating groups
T* coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
73 mm / 2.87 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
81 mm / 3.19 in
Size | Length
93 mm / 3.66 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
Weight
721 g / 25.48 oz
638 g / 22.54 oz
730 g / 25.80 oz
Function
Angle Of View
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
18 mm
100 mm
50 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.14
2x
0.5
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
240 mm / 9.45 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-09-08
2018-04-20
2015-09-10
Made In
Japan
China
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
86%
59%
86%
Pros
- Weather-sealed
- Exceptional image quality
- Solid build quality
- F-mount with physical aperture ring
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
- Weather-sealed
- 0.5x maximum magnification
- Solid construction
- Quite compact for a macro lens
- F-mount with physical aperture ring
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
- Heavy for a 50mm
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