Compare Sigma 50mm F1.4 DG HSM vs Sigma 70mm F2.8 DG Macro vs Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded diaphragm
9 blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
Form Factor
Normal Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount, Leica L-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sigma SA-mount, Sony E-mount, Leica L-mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony E-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
13 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
10 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
SLD glass elements, aspheric elements groups
Two FLD glass elementsTwo SLD glass elementsTwo aspherical elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
85 mm / 3.35 in
71 mm / 2.80 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Length
100 mm / 3.94 in
106 mm / 4.17 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
Weight
815 g / 28.80 oz
515 g / 18.20 oz
638 g / 22.54 oz
Function
Angle Of View
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
34.4° Diagonal | 28.8° Horizontal | 19.5° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
Yes
Yes
No
Focal Length
50 mm
70 mm
100 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Extending front
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.18x
1x
2x
Min Focus Distance
400 mm / 15.75 in
260 mm / 10.24 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: LH708-01 (supplied)
Debut
2014-01-06
2018-02-27
2018-04-20
Made In
Japan
Japan
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
74%
91%
59%
Pros
- Exceptional sharpness
- Solid build quality
- Bright maximum aperture
- 1x maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- Rather lightweight for a 1:1 macro lens
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
Cons
- On the heavy side
- External focusing
- Built between Art and Contemporary line
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
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