Compare Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Samyang 12mm F2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye vs Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 Macro
Construction
Aperture Blades
14 blades
7 blades, Circular blades
14 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Canon EF-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
Canon EF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
9 elements
12 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
8 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical, 3 ED, nano coating system groups
Three high refractive and one ED element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
62 mm / 2.44 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
Size | Length
70 mm / 2.76 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
Weight
503 g / 17.77 oz
515 g / 18.20 oz
410 g / 14.49 oz
Function
Angle Of View
39.7° Diagonal | 33.4° Horizontal | 22.6° Vertical
180° Diagonal (fisheye)
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/32
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
60 mm
12 mm
15 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
2x
1x
Min Focus Distance
190 mm / 7.48 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
470 mm / 18.50 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-06-23
2014-11-01
2015-06-23
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
40%
50%
Pros
- High 2:1 maximum magnification
- Focuses to infinity
- 180° FOV
- Reasonably good sunstar
- 1:1 reproduction
- One of the widest macro lens for FF
- Unique +/- 6mm shift feature
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not as well built as newer Laowa lenses
- Lacks front filter thread
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the sharpest
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF communication
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