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Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM vs Laowa 105mm f/2 STF

The Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM and the Laowa 105mm f/2 STF side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM if you want autofocus. Pick the Laowa 105mm f/2 STF if you want a fit on more cameras (100 against 22 in this guide).

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM	Laowa 105mm f/2 STF
Maker	Canon	Laowa
Focal length	100mm (prime)	105mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	100mm	105mm
Maximum aperture	f/2	f/2
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Canon EF	Sony E, Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	yesautofocus	no, manual focus
Weight	not listed	745 g
Cameras it fits	22 in this guide	100 in this guidefits more cameras

Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM: 100mm.

Laowa 105mm f/2 STF: 105mm.

Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM: f/2 wide open.

Laowa 105mm f/2 STF: f/2 wide open.

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

How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

22 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Canon EF 100mm f/2 USM fits 22 and the Laowa 105mm f/2 STF 100.