Compare Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Laowa Argus 45mm F0.95 FF vs Samyang MF 85mm F1.4 RF
Variants
Canon RF
Nikon Z
Construction
Aperture Blades
14 blades
15 blades
8 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon RF-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Material
Metal
Optical Formula | Elements
9 elements
13 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
9 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 Aspherical, 1 ED, 1 UHR groups
1 H-ASP element + Ultra Multi Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
62 mm / 2.44 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
95 mm / 3.74 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
70 mm / 2.76 in
110 mm / 4.33 in
Weight
503 g / 17.77 oz
835 g / 29.51 oz
Function
Angle Of View
39.7° Diagonal | 33.4° Horizontal | 22.6° Vertical
51.4° Diagonal | 43.6° Horizontal | 29.9° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1 ~ f/16
f/1.4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
60 mm
45 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
2x
0.12x
0.09x
Min Focus Distance
190 mm / 7.48 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
1000 mm / 39.37 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-06-23
2021-03-29
2019-04-06
Made In
China
Korea
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
59%
83%
Pros
- High 2:1 maximum magnification
- Focuses to infinity
- Very bright maximum aperture
- Comes with physical aperture ring
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with physical aperture ring
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not as well built as newer Laowa lenses
- On the heavy side
- Average image quality
- Low maximum magnification
- Large and heavy for a manual lens
- Not the strongest performer
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