Compare Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Panasonic S 24-105mm F4

Construction

Aperture Blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
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
Leica L-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical ED + 2 aspherical + 1 UED + 2 ED elements, fluorine coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
118 mm / 4.65 in
Weight
638 g / 22.54 oz
680 g / 24.03 oz

Function

Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 23.3° Diagonal | 19.5° Horizontal | 13.0° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm
24 mm ~ 105 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes (6 stops)
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
2x
0.5x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
300 mm / 11.81 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-04-20
2019-02-01
Made In
China
Model Name
S-R24105

Reviews

Neofiliac score
59%
69%
Pros
  • High 2x maximum magnification
  • Apochromatic design
  • Great image quality
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • 0.5x reproduction ratio
Cons
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Quite long, though not expectedly so
  • Slow autofocus
  • Dark maximum aperture
  • External zoom without zoom lock

Price

Offers (incl. referral links)
Remove
Remove
Add up to 4 products to the comparison using the search bar above
Information on this page is provided on an as-is basis. No warranty on accuracy is implied. This page may contain affiliate links to third-party merchants such as Amazon and eBay. If you make a purchase using the supplied link, we may receive a commission. Neofiliac places the utmost respect for your privacy. We use no cookie whatsoever beyond that needed for the proper functioning of the website.