Compare Laowa 17mm f/1.8 vs Laowa 50mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
DoF scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
9 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Frog Eye Coating (FEC) groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
46 mm / 1.81 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
Size | Diameter
55 mm / 2.17 in
54 mm / 2.13 in
Size | Length
51 mm / 2.01 in
79 mm / 3.11 in
Weight
172 g / 6.08 oz
240 g / 8.48 oz
Function
Angle Of View
65.0° Diagonal | 55.8° Horizontal | 38.9° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.8 ~ f/1.8
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
17 mm
50 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
34.0 mm
100.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
2x
Min Focus Distance
150 mm / 5.91 in
140 mm / 5.51 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2019-10-21
2020-08-18
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
68%
Pros
- Very light in the hand
- Versatile focal length
- Very affordable
- Exceptional 2x maximum reproduction
- Very light for a 2x macro lens
- Quite affordable
- Supposedly apochromatic design
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the best optically
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