Compare Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Nikon Z MC 50mm F2.8 vs Nikon Z 24-120mm F4
Construction
Aperture Blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
9 blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony E-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Nikon Z-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
10 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
7 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 ED elements, 3 aspherical elements, 1 aspherical extra-low dispersion groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
66 mm / 2.60 in
118 mm / 4.65 in
Weight
638 g / 22.54 oz
260 g / 9.19 oz
630 g / 22.26 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 20.5° Diagonal | 17.1° Horizontal | 11.4° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
Yes
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm
50 mm
24 mm ~ 120 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Extending front
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
2x
1x
0.39x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
160 mm / 6.30 in
350 mm / 13.78 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-04-20
2021-06-02
2021-10-28
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
78%
60%
Pros
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
- High maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with physical aperture ring
- Weather-sealed
- Wide zoom range
- Good for a single-lens solution
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
- Largely made of plastic
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
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