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Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo vs Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro

The Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo and the Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro if you want a fit on more cameras (100 against 22 in this guide). On these specs the Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo 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 Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo and the Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo	Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro
Maker	Canon	Laowa
Focal length	65mm (macro)	60mm (macro)
Full-frame equivalent	65mm	60mm
Maximum aperture	f/2.8	f/2.8
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Canon EF	Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K, Sony E
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Weight	not listed	503 g
Cameras it fits	22 in this guide	100 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo: 65mm.

Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro: 60mm.

Aperture

Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo: f/2.8 wide open.

Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro: 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

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

Cameras they fit

22 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro Photo fits 22 and the Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro 100.