Compare Laowa 24mm f/14 2x Macro Probe vs Sony 50mm F2.8 Macro

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Focus limiter, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
27 elements
8 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
19 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Extra-low Dispersion glass groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Diameter
38 mm / 1.50 in
71 mm / 2.80 in
Size | Length
408 mm / 16.06 in
71 mm / 2.80 in
Weight
474 g / 16.75 oz
236 g / 8.34 oz

Function

Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/14 ~ f/40
f/2.8 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
Yes
Focal Length
24 mm
50 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Extending front
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes

Performance

Max Magnification
2x
1x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
160 mm / 6.30 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood sold separately
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2018-08-01
2016-08-30
Made In
China
Model Name
SEL50M28

Reviews

Neofiliac score
40%
80%
Pros
  • Light in the hand
  • High maximum magnification
  • Weather-sealed
Cons
  • Dark, fixed maximum aperture
  • No lens hood not included
  • Expensive, specialty-use only
  • No EXIF data
  • Lens hood not included

Price

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