Compare Olympus 9mm F8 Fisheye vs Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MFT vs Laowa 50mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
DoF scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Plastic
Optical Formula | Elements
5 elements
13 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
4 groups
9 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
49 mm / 1.93 in
Size | Diameter
56 mm / 2.20 in
50 mm / 1.97 in
54 mm / 2.13 in
Size | Length
13 mm / 0.51 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
79 mm / 3.11 in
Weight
30 g / 1.06 oz
170 g / 6.01 oz
240 g / 8.48 oz
Function
Angle Of View
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/8 ~ f/8
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
9 mm
7.5 mm
50 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
18.0 mm
15.0 mm
100.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.046x
0.11x
2x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
120 mm / 4.72 in
140 mm / 5.51 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood sold separately
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-01-29
2016-09-13
2020-08-18
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
48%
59%
68%
Pros
- Negligible size and weight
- Compact and light weight
- Solidly built
- Exceptional 2x maximum reproduction
- Very light for a 2x macro lens
- Quite affordable
- Supposedly apochromatic design
Cons
- Dark f/8 aperture
- Lacks front filter thread
- Not a serious lens
- Lacks front filter thread
- No EXIF communication
- Not the best optically
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