Compare Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 Macro vs Samyang 100mm F2.8 ED UMC Macro vs Laowa 24mm f/14 2x Macro Probe
Construction
Aperture Blades
14 blades
9 blades
7 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
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
15 elements
27 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
12 groups
19 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Three high refractive and one ED element groups
1 HRI + 1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
84 mm / 3.31 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
38 mm / 1.50 in
Size | Length
65 mm / 2.56 in
123 mm / 4.84 in
408 mm / 16.06 in
Weight
410 g / 14.49 oz
720 g / 25.44 oz
474 g / 16.75 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
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/14 ~ f/40
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
15 mm
100 mm
24 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
1x
1x
2x
Min Focus Distance
470 mm / 18.50 in
310 mm / 12.20 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2015-06-23
2015-04-01
2018-08-01
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
59%
40%
Pros
- 1:1 reproduction
- One of the widest macro lens for FF
- Unique +/- 6mm shift feature
- 1:1 reproduction
- Clear focusing scale
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF communication
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not Samyang's strongest build
- Dark, fixed maximum aperture
- No lens hood not included
- Expensive, specialty-use only
- No EXIF data
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