Compare Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 Macro vs Laowa Argus 45mm F0.95 FF
Construction
Aperture Blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
14 blades
15 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle 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
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
Canon EF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon RF-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Material
Metal
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
12 elements
13 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
9 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Three high refractive and one ED element groups
1 Aspherical, 1 ED, 1 UHR groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
110 mm / 4.33 in
Weight
638 g / 22.54 oz
410 g / 14.49 oz
835 g / 29.51 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
51.4° Diagonal | 43.6° Horizontal | 29.9° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/32
f/1 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
100 mm
15 mm
45 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
2x
1x
0.12x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
470 mm / 18.50 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-04-20
2015-06-23
2021-03-29
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
50%
59%
Pros
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
- 1:1 reproduction
- One of the widest macro lens for FF
- Unique +/- 6mm shift feature
- Very bright maximum aperture
- Comes with physical aperture ring
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF communication
- On the heavy side
- Average image quality
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