Compare Samyang 7.5mm F3.5 UMC Fisheye vs Laowa 50mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Laowa 17mm f/1.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
MFT
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
9 elements
14 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
10 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Frog Eye Coating (FEC) groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
49 mm / 1.93 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
60 mm / 2.36 in
54 mm / 2.13 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Length
48 mm / 1.89 in
79 mm / 3.11 in
51 mm / 2.01 in
Weight
197 g / 6.96 oz
240 g / 8.48 oz
172 g / 6.08 oz
Function
Angle Of View
180° Diagonal (fisheye)
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
65.0° Diagonal | 55.8° Horizontal | 38.9° Vertical
Aperture
f/3.5 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/1.8
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
2.0
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
7.5 mm
50 mm
17 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
15.0 mm
100.0 mm
34.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
2x
Min Focus Distance
90 mm / 3.54 in
140 mm / 5.51 in
150 mm / 5.91 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: Built-in petal-type hood (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2011-09-05
2020-08-18
2019-10-21
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
68%
50%
Pros
- Very light and compact
- 180° FOV
- Exceptional 2x maximum reproduction
- Very light for a 2x macro lens
- Quite affordable
- Supposedly apochromatic design
- Very light in the hand
- Versatile focal length
- Very affordable
Cons
- Lacks front filter thread
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the best optically
- Lacks weather sealing
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