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Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO vs Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 Macro GM OSS

The Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO and the Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 Macro GM OSS side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO if you want a fit on more cameras (139 against 41 in this guide). Pick the Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 Macro GM OSS if you want optical stabilisation, which helps most on bodies without it and autofocus.

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO and the Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 Macro GM OSS

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
Spec	Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO	Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 Macro GM OSS
Maker	Laowa	Sony
Focal length	100mm (macro)	100mm (macro)
Full-frame equivalent	100mm	100mm
Maximum aperture	f/2.8	f/2.8
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, L-Mount, Canon EF, Nikon F	Sony E
Stabilised	no	yesstabilised
Autofocus	no, manual focus	yesautofocus
Weight	638 g	646 g
Cameras it fits	139 in this guidefits more cameras	41 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO: 100mm.

Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 Macro GM OSS: 100mm.

Aperture

Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO: f/2.8 wide open.

Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 Macro GM OSS: 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

41 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO fits 139 and the Sony FE 100mm f/2.8 Macro GM OSS 41.