Compare Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 Macro vs Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95 vs Samyang MF 85mm F1.4 RF
Variants
Canon RF
Nikon Z
Construction
Aperture Blades
14 blades
15 blades
8 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
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 RF-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
14 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
9 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Three high refractive and one ED element groups
1 aspherical + 1 ED + 4 UHR elements groups
1 H-ASP element + Ultra Multi Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
84 mm / 3.31 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
65 mm / 2.56 in
103 mm / 4.06 in
Weight
410 g / 14.49 oz
755 g / 26.68 oz
Function
Angle Of View
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/0.95 ~ f/16
f/1.4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
15 mm
35 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
1x
0.1x
0.09x
Min Focus Distance
470 mm / 18.50 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
1000 mm / 39.37 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-06-23
2021-09-10
2019-04-06
Made In
China
China
Korea
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
68%
83%
Pros
- 1:1 reproduction
- One of the widest macro lens for FF
- Unique +/- 6mm shift feature
- Very bright maximum aperture
- Excellent build quality
- Smooth rendering
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with physical aperture ring
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF communication
- A bit heavy
- Low maximum magnification
- Large and heavy for a manual lens
- Not the strongest performer
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