Compare Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Zeiss Milvus 100mm F2 vs Zeiss Milvus 21mm F2.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, 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
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
9 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
8 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 APD elements, T* coating groups
4 APD groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
81 mm / 3.19 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
104 mm / 4.09 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Weight
638 g / 22.54 oz
843 g / 29.79 oz
851 g / 30.07 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
91.7° Diagonal | 81.2° Horizontal | 59.5° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
100 mm
100 mm
21 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
2x
0.5
0.2
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
440 mm / 17.32 in
220 mm / 8.66 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-04-20
2015-09-10
2015-09-10
Made In
China
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
86%
78%
Pros
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
- Weather-sealed
- 0.5x maximum magnification
- Excellent image quality
- Solid construction
- Reasonably short for a telephoto macro lens
- F-mount with physical aperture ring
- Weather-sealed
- F-mount with physical aperture ring
- Exceptional image quality
- Solid build quality
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
- On the heavy side
- On the heavy side
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