Compare Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Zeiss Milvus 100mm F2 vs Zeiss Milvus 50mm F1.4
Construction
Aperture Blades
14 blades
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Distance scale, DoF scale
Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-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
9 elements
9 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
8 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 APD elements, T* coating groups
4 APD, 1 ASPH groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
62 mm / 2.44 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
81 mm / 3.19 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
Size | Length
70 mm / 2.76 in
104 mm / 4.09 in
98 mm / 3.86 in
Weight
503 g / 17.77 oz
843 g / 29.79 oz
922 g / 32.58 oz
Function
Angle Of View
39.7° Diagonal | 33.4° Horizontal | 22.6° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
60 mm
100 mm
50 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
2x
0.5
0.15
Min Focus Distance
190 mm / 7.48 in
440 mm / 17.32 in
450 mm / 17.72 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-06-23
2015-09-10
2015-09-10
Made In
China
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
86%
86%
Pros
- High 2:1 maximum magnification
- Focuses to infinity
- 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
- Exceptional image quality
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not as well built as newer Laowa lenses
- On the heavy side
- On the heavy side
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