Compare Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Zeiss Otus 85mm F1.4 vs Zeiss Otus 55mm F1.4
Construction
Aperture Blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto 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
Distance scale
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 EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mout
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
11 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
9 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 double-sided aspheric element, 6 anomalous partial dispersion glass elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
101 mm / 3.98 in
92 mm / 3.62 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
138 mm / 5.43 in
141 mm / 5.55 in
Weight
638 g / 22.54 oz
1140 g / 40.28 oz
970 g / 34.28 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
43.0° Diagonal | 36.2° Horizontal | 24.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
Yes
No
Focal Length
100 mm
85 mm
55 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
2x
0.15
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-04-20
2014-09-08
2013-10-07
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
70%
61%
Pros
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
- Bright maximum aperture
- The finest built quality
- Exceptional image quality
- Gorgeous rendering
- Bright maximum aperture
- The finest built quality
- The best image quality found on a photographic lens
- Exceptional rendering
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Rubber focus ring not as nice as metal ones
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Rubber focus ring not as nice as metal ones
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