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Laowa 100mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift 1X Macro vs Zeiss Touit 50mm f/2.8 Macro

The Laowa 100mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift 1X Macro and the Zeiss Touit 50mm f/2.8 Macro 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 72 in this guide). Pick the Zeiss Touit 50mm f/2.8 Macro if you want autofocus; a design for APS-C, which usually means smaller and lighter; and a lighter lens (290 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 Touit 50mm f/2.8 Macro
Maker	Laowa	Zeiss
Focal length	100mm (macro)	50mm (macro)
Full-frame equivalent	79mm on Medium format (44 x 33)	75mm on APS-C
Maximum aperture	f/2.8	f/2.8
Made for	Medium format (44 x 33)	APS-C
Mounts	Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF, L-Mount, Fujifilm G	Sony E, Fujifilm X
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	yesautofocus
Weight	1215 g	290 glighter
Cameras it fits	108 in this guidefits more cameras	72 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 Touit 50mm f/2.8 Macro: 50mm on APS-C, like 75mm.

Aperture

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

Zeiss Touit 50mm f/2.8 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

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 Touit 50mm f/2.8 Macro 72.