Compare Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Voigtlander Nokton 58mm F1.4 SL II vs Voigtlander 40mm F1.2
Variants
Original
SE
Construction
Aperture Blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
9 blades
10, Straight
Colors
black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Normal 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
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony E-mount
Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount
E-mount
Material
metal barrel, metal mount
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
7 elements
8 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
6 groups
6 groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
58 mm
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
64 mm / 2.52 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
48 mm / 1.89 in
Weight
638 g / 22.54 oz
320 g / 11.31 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
40.9° Diagonal | 34.5° Horizontal | 23.4° Vertical
55 deg
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
F/1.2 - f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Focal Length
100 mm
58 mm
40 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
2x
1:6.2
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
450 mm / 17.72 in
0.35 m
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: LH-58 (sold separately), LH-58 lenshood
Debut
2018-04-20
2007-11-02
Made In
China
Japan
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
79%
Pros
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
- Bright maximum aperture
- Compact and lightweight
- Focussing on the corners gives good results across the frame
- Very sharp at f/1.2
- Focused on the outer midfield
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the best image quality
- Not as solid as newer Voigtlander lenses
- Focus shift is noticeable at f8
- Focus shift can be noticeable at wide open corners
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