Compare Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC vs Laowa 24mm f/14 2x Macro Probe vs Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Medium Telephoto Prime Lens
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, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens 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, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-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
11 elements
27 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
19 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
38 mm / 1.50 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Length
122 mm / 4.80 in
408 mm / 16.06 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
Weight
830 g / 29.33 oz
474 g / 16.75 oz
638 g / 22.54 oz

Function

Angle Of View
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/14 ~ f/40
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
135 mm
24 mm
100 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
No

Performance

Max Magnification
2x
2x
Min Focus Distance
800 mm / 31.50 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
250 mm / 9.84 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2015-01-12
2018-08-01
2018-04-20
Made In
China
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
40%
59%
Pros
  • Smooth rendering
  • Good resolution
  • High 2x maximum magnification
  • Apochromatic design
Cons
  • On the heavy side
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Hard to MF at this focal length
  • Dark, fixed maximum aperture
  • No lens hood not included
  • Expensive, specialty-use only
  • No EXIF data
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Quite long, though not expectedly so

Price

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