Compare Samyang 100mm F2.8 ED UMC Macro vs Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 Macro vs Leica TL 18mm F2.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
14 blades
Colors
Black
Silver, black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring
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, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Leica L-mount
Material
Anodized aluminum
Optical Formula | Elements
15 elements
12 elements
8 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
9 groups
6 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 HRI + 1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
Three high refractive and one ED element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
39 mm / 1.54 in
Size | Diameter
73 mm / 2.87 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
61 mm / 2.40 in
Size | Length
123 mm / 4.84 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
21 mm / 0.83 in
Weight
720 g / 25.44 oz
410 g / 14.49 oz
80 g / 2.83 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
77.4° Diagonal | 67.4° Horizontal | 47.9° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/4 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
100 mm
15 mm
18 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
27.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
1x
1x
0.07x
Min Focus Distance
310 mm / 12.20 in
470 mm / 18.50 in
300 mm / 11.81 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2015-04-01
2015-06-23
2017-11-21
Made In
China
Germany
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
50%
61%
Pros
- 1:1 reproduction
- Clear focusing scale
- 1:1 reproduction
- One of the widest macro lens for FF
- Unique +/- 6mm shift feature
- Compact and lightweight
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not Samyang's strongest build
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF communication
- Lens hood not included
- Low maximum magnification
- Lacks weather sealing
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