At very close distances, camera shake, focus accuracy, and occluding the light on the subject are all going to be more of a limiting factor than the actual sharpness of the lens itself. Sharpness is very good, with performance being consistent across the range of focus distances. Of course, neither of those can do 2:1, so if you need that degree of magnification, this lens would have superior performance over cropping an alternate lens or using a diopter filter. At 1:1, I found that it matched the performance of my F mount 105mm macro, and was somewhat behind the Z mount 105mm. In use, the Laowa 100mm is competitive with other 100mm macro lenses.
SIGMA 105MM MACRO SONY MANUAL
The construction and engraving are of good quality, and the focus ring is quite generous, a big plus for a manual focus and macro-oriented lens. The lens is roughly in line with the size and weight of other 100mm macro lenses, although mirrorless-native versions may have a slight edge when compared to adapted EF or F mount lenses.
There aren’t significant differences beyond the mounts between the different versions, although one Canon model does come with the ability to pass aperture information to the camera. The version I tested was set up for the Z mount. The body of the lens is metal, and it’s quite long. That should translate to reduced color fringing and visual artifacts, which can be particularly helpful when shooting focus stacks, high contrast subjects, or when reproducing art and text. An apochromatic lens is designed to converge the different wavelengths of light (read: different colors) onto the same point. As a result, you can get incredibly close to your subject, and represent it with a ton of detail - no cropping required.Īdditionally, this lens is designated as apochromatic. Translated from macro terms, this means that something can be represented on the sensor twice the size it is in real life. What sets Laowa’s version apart is the ability to go to 2:1. All the major brands offer a 100mm macro lens, with both Canon and Nikon having DSLR mount and mirrorless versions of the lens, and Sony offering an A mount and E Mount version.
In the case of the 100mm f/2.8, this lens is more towards the “unique feature set” end of the spectrum. While some of their other lenses are a bit tamer, it still seems that their philosophy is to create optics that are unique to the market, or at least bring a unique feature set to a traditional focal length. If you’ve not heard of Laowa before, you might still have seen one of their more unique lenses, the wild looking 24mm f/14 probe lens. I’ve always enjoyed reviewing Laowa’s lenses, as they certainly offer something unique compared to many other third party lens makers, who seem to just imitate the typical lenses that are already on the market.
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