Compare Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 Macro vs Samyang T-S 24mm F3.5 vs Samyang 135mm F1.8 AF
Construction
Aperture Blades
14 blades
8 blades
11 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Medium Telephoto 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, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
16 elements
13 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
11 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Three high refractive and one ED element groups
2 aspheric elements groups
1 Ultra-precision Aspherical element, two high-refractive index elements and three extra-low dispersion elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Diameter
84 mm / 3.31 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
93 mm / 3.66 in
Size | Length
65 mm / 2.56 in
112 mm / 4.41 in
130 mm / 5.12 in
Weight
410 g / 14.49 oz
680 g / 24.03 oz
772 g / 27.28 oz
Function
Angle Of View
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
Aperture
f/4 ~ f/32
f/3.5 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Focal Length
15 mm
24 mm
135 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Yes
Zoom Type
Internal zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
1x
0.243x
Min Focus Distance
470 mm / 18.50 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
690 mm / 27.17 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-06-23
2012-09-07
2022-01-28
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
40%
70%
Pros
- 1:1 reproduction
- One of the widest macro lens for FF
- Unique +/- 6mm shift feature
- Affordable tilt-shift form factor
- Good level of resolution
- Reasonably light
- Weather-sealed
- Improved build quality over previous Samyang / Rokinon offerings
- Cheaper than the Sony GM
- Reasonably compact for a 135mm
Cons
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF communication
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the best optical performance overall
- Quality is reflected in its approachable price
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