Compare Samyang 12mm F2.0 NCS CS vs Samyang 100mm F2.8 ED UMC Macro vs Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro

Construction

Aperture Blades
6 blades
9 blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony E-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 RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
15 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
12 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED glass elements groups
1 HRI + 1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
73 mm / 2.87 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Length
59 mm / 2.32 in
123 mm / 4.84 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
720 g / 25.44 oz
638 g / 22.54 oz

Function

Angle Of View
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
12 mm
100 mm
100 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
18.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No

Performance

Max Magnification
1x
2x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
310 mm / 12.20 in
250 mm / 9.84 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-03-21
2015-04-01
2018-04-20
Made In
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
59%
59%
59%
Pros
  • Interesting FOV
  • Good level of resolution
  • Great sunstar performance
  • 1:1 reproduction
  • Clear focusing scale
  • High 2x maximum magnification
  • Apochromatic design
Cons
  • Not the best grade of build
  • High distortion
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Not Samyang's strongest build
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Quite long, though not expectedly so

Price

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