Compare Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Canon TS-E 135mm F4 vs Canon TS-E 90mm F2.8L Macro

Construction

Aperture Blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Medium Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Distance scale
Distance 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
Canon EF-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Magnesium alloy
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
11 elements
11 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
7 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Molded glass aspherical and UD elements + SWC and ASC coatings groups
Molded glass aspherical and UD elements + ASC coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
139 mm / 5.47 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
Weight
638 g / 22.54 oz
1110 g / 39.22 oz
915 g / 32.33 oz

Function

Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
27.1° Diagonal | 22.6° Horizontal | 15.2° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/45
f/2.8 ~ f/45
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
100 mm
135 mm
90 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Max Magnification
2x
0.5x
0.5x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
490 mm / 19.29 in
390 mm / 15.35 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-04-20
2017-08-29
2017-08-29
Made In
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
59%
43%
62%
Pros
  • High 2x maximum magnification
  • Apochromatic design
  • Tilt-shift capability
  • 0.5x reproduction ratio
  • Superb build quality
  • Tilt-shift capability
  • 0.5x reproduction ratio
  • Superb build quality
Cons
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Quite long, though not expectedly so
  • On the heavy side
  • On the heavy side

Price

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