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Laowa 100mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift 1X Macro vs Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4

The Laowa 100mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift 1X Macro and the Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4 side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Laowa 100mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift 1X Macro if you want coverage of medium format, so it suits the larger-sensor bodies too and a fit on more cameras (108 against 41 in this guide). Pick the Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4 if you want a brighter f/2.4 (0.4 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds; a design for Full frame, which usually means smaller and lighter; and a lighter lens (594 g against 1215 g).

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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 Tilt-Shift 1X Macro	Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4
Maker	Laowa	Zeiss
Focal length	100mm (macro)	85mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	79mm on Medium format (44 x 33)	85mm
Maximum aperture	f/2.8	f/2.4brighter
Made for	Medium format (44 x 33)	Full frame
Mounts	Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, L-Mount, Fujifilm G	Sony E
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Weight	1215 g	594 glighter
Cameras it fits	108 in this guidefits more cameras	41 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Laowa 100mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift 1X Macro: 100mm on Medium format (44 x 33), like 79mm.

Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4: 85mm.

Aperture

Laowa 100mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift 1X Macro: f/2.8 wide open.

Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4: f/2.4 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 Tilt-Shift 1X Macro fits 108 and the Zeiss Loxia 85mm f/2.4 41.