Compare Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro vs 7Artisans 60mm F2.8 Macro
Construction
Aperture Blades
8 blades
8 blades
10 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Manual focus lens, Macro lens, Prime lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring
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
E-mount, EF-M-mount, RF-mount, X-mount, Micro Four Thirds, Z-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
8 elements
8 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
6 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element, 1 aspheric element, 1 hybrid aspheric element groups
1 low-dispersion element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
39 mm / 37 mm
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Length
89 mm / 3.50 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
Weight
583 g / 20.60 oz
400 g / 14.13 oz
550 g
Function
Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
81.8° Diagonal | 71.5° Horizontal | 51.3° Vertical
25°
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/16
F/2.8 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
16 mm
25 mm
60 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
90 mm
Image Stabilization
No
No
N/A
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
5x
1x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
170 mm / 6.69 in
26 cm
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2013-06-13
2018-03-07
2019-06
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
31%
Pros
- A bit large for an APS-C lens
- Exceptional maximum magnification
- Optional LED ring light and tripod collar available
- Good build quality
- Very good bokeh/bakcground blur
- Low chromatic aberration
Cons
- Not the best grade of build
- Not the strongest IQ
- Not stabilized
- No lens hood available
- Lacks weather sealing
- Very short focus range for macro
- Very sensitive to flare and incident lights
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