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Compare Laowa Argus 45mm F0.95 FF vs Samyang MF 85mm F1.4 RF

Variants
Canon RF
Nikon Z

Construction

Aperture Blades
15 blades
8 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Normal Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon RF-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Sony E-mount
Material
Metal
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
9 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 Aspherical, 1 ED, 1 UHR groups
1 H-ASP element + Ultra Multi Coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
110 mm / 4.33 in
Weight
835 g / 29.51 oz

Function

Angle Of View
51.4° Diagonal | 43.6° Horizontal | 29.9° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/1 ~ f/16
f/1.4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Focal Length
45 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes

Performance

Max Magnification
0.12x
0.09x
Min Focus Distance
500 mm / 19.69 in
1000 mm / 39.37 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2021-03-29
2019-04-06
Made In
Korea

Reviews

Neofiliac score
59%
83%
Pros
  • Very bright maximum aperture
  • Comes with physical aperture ring
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with physical aperture ring
Cons
  • On the heavy side
  • Average image quality
  • Low maximum magnification
  • Large and heavy for a manual lens
  • Not the strongest performer

Price

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