Compare Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Sony 12-24mm F2.8 GM
Construction
Aperture Blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
7 blades
9 blades
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
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
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
16 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
14 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Nano AR II groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
98 mm / 3.86 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
137 mm / 5.39 in
Weight
638 g / 22.54 oz
609 g / 21.52 oz
847 g / 29.93 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical (wide) ~ 84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm
12 mm
12 mm ~ 24 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
2x
0.2x
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-04-20
2016-07-26
2020-07-07
Made In
China
China
Model Name
SEL1224GM
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
50%
43%
Pros
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
- One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
- Solid build quality
- Low distortion
- Reasonably sharp
- Weather-sealed
- Exceptional sharpness
- Great flare-resistance
- Low distortion
- Fast autofocus
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
- Lacks front filter thread
- Large and heavy
- Lacks front filter thread
- High sample variation
- Sigma's 14-24 F2.8 is just as sharp
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