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Compare Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Leica APO-Telyt-M 135mm F3.4

Construction

Aperture Blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Medium Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
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 M-mount
Material
metal barrel, metal mount
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
5 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
4 groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
59 mm / 2.32 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
105 mm / 4.13 in
Weight
638 g / 22.54 oz
450 g / 15.90 oz

Function

Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/3.4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Focal Length
100 mm
135 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Max Magnification
2x
0.11x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
1500 mm / 59.06 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-04-20
Made In
China
Germany

Reviews

Neofiliac score
59%
78%
Pros
  • High 2x maximum magnification
  • Apochromatic design
  • Beautifully constructed
  • Apochromatic design
Cons
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Quite long, though not expectedly so
  • Hard to focus manually
  • No image stabilization
  • No weather sealing

Price

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