Compare Samyang 35mm F1.2 ED AS UMC CS vs Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Laowa 50mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Normal Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
MFT
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
9 elements
14 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
10 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements, Ultra Multi Coating groups
3 ED elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
62 mm / 2.44 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
Size | Diameter
68 mm / 2.68 in
57 mm / 2.24 in
54 mm / 2.13 in
Size | Length
74 mm / 2.91 in
100 mm / 3.94 in
79 mm / 3.11 in
Weight
420 g / 14.84 oz
335 g / 11.84 oz
240 g / 8.48 oz
Function
Angle Of View
44.8° Diagonal | 37.8° Horizontal | 25.8° Vertical
25.0° Diagonal | 20.9° Horizontal | 14.0° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.2 ~ f/16
f/2.8–28 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
2.0
Focal Length
35 mm
65 mm
50 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
52.5 mm
97.5 mm
100.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
2x
2x
Min Focus Distance
380 mm / 14.96 in
170 mm / 6.69 in
140 mm / 5.51 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-08-01
2020-01-24
2020-08-18
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
59%
68%
Pros
- Bright maximum aperture
- Good level of sharpness
- 2x magnification ratio
- Good optical performance
- Apochromatic design
- Exceptional 2x maximum reproduction
- Very light for a 2x macro lens
- Quite affordable
- Supposedly apochromatic design
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Bokeh balls are edgy
- No EXIF data
- Rather long for APS-C
- Not the best optically
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