Compare Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Zeiss Milvus 100mm F2 vs Zeiss Milvus 25mm F1.4
Construction
Aperture Blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
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
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
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
Aspheric and APD elements + T* coating 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
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
104 mm / 4.09 in
123 mm / 4.84 in
Weight
638 g / 22.54 oz
843 g / 29.79 oz
1225 g / 43.29 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
81.8° Diagonal | 71.5° Horizontal | 51.3° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
100 mm
100 mm
25 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
2x
0.5
0.22
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
440 mm / 17.32 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-04-20
2015-09-10
2017-10-18
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
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Excellent image quality
- F-mount with physical aperture ring
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
- On the heavy side
- Physically large
- On the heavy side
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