Compare Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 Macro vs Zeiss Milvus 100mm F2 vs Zeiss Milvus 35mm F1.4
Construction
Aperture Blades
14 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring
Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
9 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
8 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Three high refractive and one ED element groups
2 APD elements, T* coating groups
ED elements + T* coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
84 mm / 3.31 in
81 mm / 3.19 in
85 mm / 3.35 in
Size | Length
65 mm / 2.56 in
104 mm / 4.09 in
126 mm / 4.96 in
Weight
410 g / 14.49 oz
843 g / 29.79 oz
1174 g / 41.48 oz
Function
Angle Of View
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
15 mm
100 mm
35 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
1x
0.5
0.22
Min Focus Distance
470 mm / 18.50 in
440 mm / 17.32 in
300 mm / 11.81 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-06-23
2015-09-10
2017-06-21
Made In
China
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
86%
86%
Pros
- 1:1 reproduction
- One of the widest macro lens for FF
- Unique +/- 6mm shift feature
- Weather-sealed
- 0.5x maximum magnification
- Excellent image quality
- Solid construction
- Reasonably short for a telephoto macro lens
- F-mount with physical aperture ring
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- F-mount with physical aperture ring
- Excellent image quality
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF communication
- On the heavy side
- On the heavy side
- Quite large for a 35mm lens
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