Compare Samyang 100mm F2.8 ED UMC Macro vs Laowa 50mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
MFT
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
DoF 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
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
15 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 HRI + 1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
Size | Diameter
73 mm / 2.87 in
54 mm / 2.13 in
Size | Length
123 mm / 4.84 in
79 mm / 3.11 in
Weight
720 g / 25.44 oz
240 g / 8.48 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Crop Factor
2.0
Focal Length
100 mm
50 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
100.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
1x
2x
Min Focus Distance
310 mm / 12.20 in
140 mm / 5.51 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-04-01
2020-08-18
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
68%
Pros
- 1:1 reproduction
- Clear focusing scale
- Exceptional 2x maximum reproduction
- Very light for a 2x macro lens
- Quite affordable
- Supposedly apochromatic design
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not Samyang's strongest build
- Not the best optically
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