Compare Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm F2 vs Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Leica APO-Summicron-M 50mm F2
Construction
Aperture Blades
11 blades, Preset, with click-stops, half values available
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
11 blades, Preset, with click-stops, half values available
Form Factor
Normal 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
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Leica M-mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony E-mount
Leica M-mount
Material
metal barrel, metal mount
metal barrel, metal mount
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
12 elements
8 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
5 groups
10 groups
5 groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
39 mm / 1.54 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
39 mm / 1.54 in
Size | Diameter
53 mm / 2.09 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
53 mm / 2.09 in
Size | Length
47 mm / 1.85 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
47 mm / 1.85 in
Weight
300 g / 10.60 oz
638 g / 22.54 oz
300 g / 10.60 oz
Function
Angle Of View
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/16
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
50 mm
100 mm
50 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.088x
2x
0.088x
Min Focus Distance
700 mm / 27.56 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
700 mm / 27.56 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2012-05-10
2018-04-20
2012-05-10
Made In
Germany
China
Germany
Reviews
Neofiliac score
78%
59%
78%
Pros
- Short barrel
- Wonderful construction
- Exceptionally sharp
- Apochromatic
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
- Short barrel
- Wonderful construction
- Exceptionally sharp
- Apochromatic
Cons
- Low maximum magnification
- Lacks weather sealing
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
- Low maximum magnification
- Lacks weather sealing
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