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Compare Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Laowa 20mm F4 Zero-D Shift vs Fujifilm GF 45-100mm F4

Construction

Aperture Blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
14 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Medium Format (44x33)
Medium Format (44x33)
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
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
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Fujifilm G-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony E-mount
Fujifilm G-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
16 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
11 groups
2 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED elements groups
1 ED, 1 super ED, 3 aspherical elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
93 mm / 3.66 in
Size | Length
125 mm / 4.92 in
91 mm / 3.58 in
145 mm / 5.71 in
Weight
638 g / 22.54 oz
747 g / 26.40 oz
1005 g / 35.51 oz

Function

Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
107.8° Diagonal | 97.4° Horizontal | 74.4° Vertical
62.7° Diagonal | 53.7° Horizontal | 37.3° Vertical (wide) ~ 30.7° Diagonal | 25.7° Horizontal | 17.3° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/32
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
0.8
0.8
Focal Length
100 mm
20 mm
45 mm ~ 100 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
15.8 mm
35.6 mm ~ 79.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Yes (5 stops)
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
2x
0.17x
0.13x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
650 mm / 25.59 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2018-04-20
2022-03-28
2020-01-23
Made In
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
59%
75%
52%
Pros
  • High 2x maximum magnification
  • Apochromatic design
  • Comes with physical aperture ring
  • Shift functionality
  • 14-bladed aperture
  • Superb image quality
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with physical aperture ring
Cons
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Quite long, though not expectedly so
  • Large diameter
  • Dark and variable maximum aperture
  • Very large and heavy
  • External zoom without zoom lock

Price

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