Compare Zeiss Milvus 100mm F2 vs Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Zeiss Batis 85mm F1.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
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
Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
9 elements
12 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
10 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 APD elements, T* coating groups
T* coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
81 mm / 3.19 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
105 mm / 4.13 in
Size | Length
104 mm / 4.09 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Weight
843 g / 29.79 oz
638 g / 22.54 oz
475 g / 16.78 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm
100 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.5
2x
Min Focus Distance
440 mm / 17.32 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-09-10
2018-04-20
2015-04-22
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
86%
59%
93%
Pros
- Weather-sealed
- 0.5x maximum magnification
- Excellent image quality
- Solid construction
- Reasonably short for a telephoto macro lens
- F-mount with physical aperture ring
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- OLED display
- Rather lightweight for its focal length
Cons
- On the heavy side
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
- Barrel with large diameter
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