Compare Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro vs Laowa 65mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro
Construction
Aperture Blades
8 blades
8 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Canon EF-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
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
8 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
6 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element, 1 aspheric element, 1 hybrid aspheric element groups
1 low-dispersion element groups
3 ED elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
57 mm / 2.24 in
Size | Length
89 mm / 3.50 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
100 mm / 3.94 in
Weight
583 g / 20.60 oz
400 g / 14.13 oz
335 g / 11.84 oz
Function
Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
81.8° Diagonal | 71.5° Horizontal | 51.3° Vertical
25.0° Diagonal | 20.9° Horizontal | 14.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/16
f/2.8–28 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
16 mm
25 mm
65 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
97.5 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
5x
2x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
170 mm / 6.69 in
170 mm / 6.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2013-06-13
2018-03-07
2020-01-24
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
31%
59%
Pros
- A bit large for an APS-C lens
- Exceptional maximum magnification
- Optional LED ring light and tripod collar available
- 2x magnification ratio
- Good optical performance
- Apochromatic design
Cons
- Not the best grade of build
- Not the strongest IQ
- Not stabilized
- No lens hood available
- Lacks weather sealing
- Bokeh balls are edgy
- No EXIF data
- Rather long for APS-C
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