Compare Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Leica APO-Summicron-M 35mm F2 vs Leica Summarit-M 90mm F2.4

Construction

Aperture Blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
11 blades
11 blades
Colors
Black
Black and silver
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto 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
Lens 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
Leica M-mount
Material
Aluminum
Anodized
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
10 elements
5 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
5 groups
4 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 aspherical elements groups
"high-refraction glass with anomalous partial dispersion" groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
39 mm / 1.54 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
53 mm / 2.09 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
41 mm / 1.61 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Weight
638 g / 22.54 oz
320 g / 11.31 oz
346 g / 12.23 oz

Function

Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
27.1° Diagonal | 22.6° Horizontal | 15.2° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/16
f/2.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
100 mm
35 mm
90 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
No

Performance

Max Magnification
2x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
300 mm / 11.81 in
900 mm / 35.43 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-04-20
2021-03-04
2014-09-16
Made In
China
Germany
Germany

Reviews

Neofiliac score
59%
78%
78%
Pros
  • High 2x maximum magnification
  • Apochromatic design
  • Compact and lightweight
  • Beautiful construction
  • Beautiful rendering
  • Exceptionally sharp
  • Apochromatic design
  • Beautiful construction
  • High micro contrast
Cons
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Quite long, though not expectedly so
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Extremely expensive
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Not apochromatic

Price

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