Compare Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC vs Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Leica SL 50mm F2

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
Form Factor
Medium Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Normal 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
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, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony E-mount
L-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
11 elements
12 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
10 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
3 aspherical elements, AquaDura coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
Size | Length
122 mm / 4.80 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
102 mm / 4.02 in
Weight
830 g / 29.33 oz
638 g / 22.54 oz
740 g / 26.15 oz

Function

Angle Of View
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Focal Length
135 mm
100 mm
50 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Yes

Performance

Max Magnification
2x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
800 mm / 31.50 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
350 mm / 13.78 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-01-12
2018-04-20
2019-08-15
Made In
China
Germany

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
59%
86%
Pros
  • Smooth rendering
  • Good resolution
  • High 2x maximum magnification
  • Apochromatic design
  • Weather-sealed
  • Excellent build quality
  • Great image quality
  • Apochromatic design
Cons
  • On the heavy side
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Hard to MF at this focal length
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Quite long, though not expectedly so
  • Large and heavy
  • Very expensive

Price

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