Compare Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs 7Artisans 50mm F1.05

Construction

Aperture Blades
7 blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
13 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Manual focus, Prime lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring
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 A-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony E-mount
E-mount, RF-mount, L-mount, Z-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
16 elements
12 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
7 groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
58 mm
Size | Diameter
75 mm / 2.95 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Length
83 mm / 3.27 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
Weight
609 g / 21.52 oz
638 g / 22.54 oz
606 g

Function

Angle Of View
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
46°
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
F/1.05 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Focal Length
12 mm
100 mm
50 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
N/A
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.2x
2x
Min Focus Distance
180 mm / 7.09 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
57 cm

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-07-26
2018-04-20
2020-11
Made In
China
China
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
59%
Pros
  • One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
  • Solid build quality
  • Low distortion
  • Reasonably sharp
  • High 2x maximum magnification
  • Apochromatic design
  • Very good bokeh and color rendering
  • Good build quality
  • Fast autofocus
  • Very good contrast
Cons
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Quite long, though not expectedly so
  • Not as sharp as the Mitakon

Price

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