Compare Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Canon EF 400mm F2.8 L IS III vs Canon RF 1200mm F8L
Construction
Aperture Blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
9 blades
9 blades, rounded blades
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar, Distance scale
Tripod collar
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
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
17 elements
26 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
13 groups
18 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Super UD + fluorite elements + Air Sphere + Super Spectra + fluorine coatings groups
2 Fluorite, 1 Super UD Lenses, 1 UD (Ultra-low Dispersion) groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
163 mm / 6.42 in
168 mm / 6.61 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
343 mm / 13.50 in
537 mm / 21.14 in
Weight
638 g / 22.54 oz
2840 g / 100.35 oz
3340 g / 118.02 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
6.2° Diagonal | 5.2° Horizontal | 3.4° Vertical
2.1° Diagonal | 1.7° Horizontal | 1.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/8 ~ f/64
Autofocus
No
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm
400 mm
1200 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Rear
Image Stabilization
No
Yes (5 stops)
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
2x
0.17x
0.29x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
2500 mm / 98.43 in
4300 mm / 169.29 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ET-160 (supplied), ET-160B Short hood
Debut
2018-04-20
2018-09-05
2022-02-24
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
62%
84%
Pros
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
- Superb autofocus performance
- Very, very sharp
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Mind-boggling reach
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
- Very expensive
- Quite heavy
- Very special focal length
- Dark maximum aperture
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