Compare Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Samyang 100mm F2.8 ED UMC Macro vs Zeiss Batis 85mm F1.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
9 blades
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
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 EF-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
15 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
12 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 HRI + 1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
T* coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
105 mm / 4.13 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
123 mm / 4.84 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Weight
638 g / 22.54 oz
720 g / 25.44 oz
475 g / 16.78 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm
100 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
No
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
2x
1x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
310 mm / 12.20 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-04-20
2015-04-01
2015-04-22
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
59%
93%
Pros
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
- 1:1 reproduction
- Clear focusing scale
- Optically stabilized
- Weather-sealed
- OLED display
- Rather lightweight for its focal length
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not Samyang's strongest build
- Barrel with large diameter
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