Compare Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Canon RF 800mm F11
Construction
Aperture Blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime 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
Canon RF-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
11 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Gapless double-layer diffractive optics groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
102 mm / 4.02 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
352 mm / 13.86 in
Weight
638 g / 22.54 oz
1260 g / 44.52 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
3.1° Diagonal | 2.6° Horizontal | 1.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/11 ~ f/11
Autofocus
No
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm
800 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes (4 stops)
Weather Resistance
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
2x
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
6000 mm / 236.22 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-04-20
2020-07-09
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
35%
Pros
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
- Optically stabilized
- 800mm reach for less than $1k
- Relatively lightweight
- Collapsible design saves space
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
- Very dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the most solid construction
- Not compatible with teleconverters
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