Compare Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 Macro vs Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Leica Vario-Elmarit-SL 24-70
Construction
Aperture Blades
14 blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
11 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Standard Zoom 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, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-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
L-mount
Material
Anodized aluminum
Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
12 elements
19 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
10 groups
15 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Three high refractive and one ED element groups
3 aspherical elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
84 mm / 3.31 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
Size | Length
65 mm / 2.56 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
123 mm / 4.84 in
Weight
410 g / 14.49 oz
638 g / 22.54 oz
856 g / 30.25 oz
Function
Angle Of View
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Focal Length
15 mm
100 mm
24 mm ~ 70 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
1x
2x
0.34x
Min Focus Distance
470 mm / 18.50 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-06-23
2018-04-20
2021-05-06
Made In
China
China
Germany
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
59%
70%
Pros
- 1:1 reproduction
- One of the widest macro lens for FF
- Unique +/- 6mm shift feature
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
- Weather-sealed
- Beautiful construction
- Good image quality
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF communication
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
- On the heavy side
- External zoom without zoom lock
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