Compare Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Canon RF 50mm F1.8 vs 7Artisans 18mm F6.3
Construction
Aperture Blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
7 blades
N/A
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Fixed focus lens, Prime lens, Pancake lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon RF-mount
E-mount, X-mount, EF-M-mount, Micro Four Thirds
Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
6 elements
6 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
5 groups
4 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 aspherical element + Super Spectra Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
43 mm / 1.69 in
N/A
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
69 mm / 2.72 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
41 mm / 1.61 in
Weight
638 g / 22.54 oz
160 g / 5.65 oz
49 g
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
74°
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/22
F/6.3 fixed-aperture
Autofocus
No
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm
50 mm
18 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
27 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
N/A
Weather Resistance
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
2x
0.25x
1x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
300 mm / 11.81 in
Fixed focus
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: ES-65B (sold separately)
Debut
2018-04-20
2020-11-04
2020-11
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
71%
Pros
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
- Light, compact design
- Very affordable
- 1:4 macro magnification
- Can be used as a body cap
- Good contrast
- Good color rendition
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Very slow autofocus
- Not suitable for distant subjects
- Vignetting in video
- Fixed aperture
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