Compare Samyang 100mm F2.8 ED UMC Macro vs Laowa 15mm f/4 1:1 Macro vs Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
14 blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring
Physical aperture ring, Distance 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
Canon EF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-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
Optical Formula | Elements
15 elements
12 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
9 groups
10 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
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
73 mm / 2.87 in
84 mm / 3.31 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Length
123 mm / 4.84 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
Weight
720 g / 25.44 oz
410 g / 14.49 oz
638 g / 22.54 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/4 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
100 mm
15 mm
100 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
1x
1x
2x
Min Focus Distance
310 mm / 12.20 in
470 mm / 18.50 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-04-01
2015-06-23
2018-04-20
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
50%
59%
Pros
- 1:1 reproduction
- Clear focusing scale
- 1:1 reproduction
- One of the widest macro lens for FF
- Unique +/- 6mm shift feature
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not Samyang's strongest build
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF communication
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
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