Compare Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95 vs Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Canon EF-S 35mm F2.8 Macro

Construction

Aperture Blades
15 blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon RF-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
12 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
10 groups
6 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 aspherical + 1 ED + 4 UHR elements groups
Glass-molded aspheric element groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
Size | Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
69 mm / 2.72 in
Size | Length
103 mm / 4.06 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
56 mm / 2.20 in
Weight
755 g / 26.68 oz
638 g / 22.54 oz
190 g / 6.71 oz

Function

Angle Of View
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
42.3° Diagonal | 35.6° Horizontal | 24.2° Vertical
Aperture
f/0.95 ~ f/16
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.6
Focal Length
35 mm
100 mm
35 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
56.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.1x
2x
1x
Min Focus Distance
500 mm / 19.69 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
30 mm / 1.18 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2021-09-10
2018-04-20
2017-04-06
Made In
China
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
68%
59%
71%
Pros
  • Very bright maximum aperture
  • Excellent build quality
  • Smooth rendering
  • High 2x maximum magnification
  • Apochromatic design
  • Compact and lightweight
  • 1:1 maximum magnification
Cons
  • A bit heavy
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Quite long, though not expectedly so
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Not the highest build quality

Price

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