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7Artisans 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro vs Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro APO

The 7Artisans 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro and the Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro APO side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro APO if you want a fit on more cameras (100 against 75 in this guide). On these specs the 7Artisans 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro has no clear advantage: choose it if the price, the handling or a lens you own decides it.

Still torn? Ask the guide about the 7Artisans 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro and the Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro APO

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec7Artisans 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra MacroLaowa 58mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro APO
Maker7ArtisansLaowa
Focal length60mm (macro)58mm (macro)
Full-frame equivalent60mm58mm
Maximum aperturef/2.8f/2.8
Made forFull frameFull frame
MountsSony E, Nikon Z, Canon RFSony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, L-Mount
Stabilisednono
Autofocusno, manual focusno, manual focus
Weightnot listed595 g
Cameras it fits75 in this guide100 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

142435508513520040080060mm equiv.7Artisans
7Artisans 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro: 60mm.
142435508513520040080058mm equiv.Laowa
Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro APO: 58mm.

Aperture

f/2.8
7Artisans 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro: f/2.8 wide open.
f/2.8
Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro APO: f/2.8 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

Laowa · 34°7Artisans · 33°
How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

75 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the 7Artisans 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro fits 75 and the Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro APO 100.

7Artisans 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro

and 65 more

Laowa 58mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro APO

and 90 more

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