Compare Samyang 100mm F2.8 ED UMC Macro vs Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC vs Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Medium Telephoto 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, Distance scale, DoF scale
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, Canon EF-M-mount, Micro Four Thirds-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
Optical Formula | Elements
15 elements
11 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
7 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 HRI + 1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating 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
82 mm / 3.23 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Length
123 mm / 4.84 in
122 mm / 4.80 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
Weight
720 g / 25.44 oz
830 g / 29.33 oz
638 g / 22.54 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
100 mm
135 mm
100 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
1x
2x
Min Focus Distance
310 mm / 12.20 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-04-01
2015-01-12
2018-04-20
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
50%
59%
Pros
- 1:1 reproduction
- Clear focusing scale
- Smooth rendering
- Good resolution
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not Samyang's strongest build
- On the heavy side
- Lacks weather sealing
- Hard to MF at this focal length
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
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