Compare Samyang 100mm F2.8 ED UMC Macro vs Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro vs Nikon 24mm F1.8G
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
8 blades
7 blades, Rounded blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
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
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony A-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
Nikon F-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
15 elements
8 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
6 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 HRI + 1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
1 low-dispersion element groups
2 ED and 2 aspherical elements + nano crystal coat groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
73 mm / 2.87 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
123 mm / 4.84 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
Weight
720 g / 25.44 oz
400 g / 14.13 oz
355 g / 12.54 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
81.8° Diagonal | 71.5° Horizontal | 51.3° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/16
f/1.8 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Focal Length
100 mm
25 mm
24 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
1x
5x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
310 mm / 12.20 in
170 mm / 6.69 in
230 mm / 9.06 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2015-04-01
2018-03-07
2015-08-04
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
31%
50%
Pros
- 1:1 reproduction
- Clear focusing scale
- Exceptional maximum magnification
- Optional LED ring light and tripod collar available
- Well corrected
- Good sharpness
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not Samyang's strongest build
- Not stabilized
- No lens hood available
- Lacks weather sealing
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
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