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Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro vs Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical

The Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro and the Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical 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 57 in this guide) and a lighter lens (503 g against 625 g). Pick the Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical if you want a brighter f/2 (1.0 stops more light), for dim light and softer backgrounds.

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Laowa 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro and the Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical

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 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro	Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical
Maker	Laowa	Voigtländer
Focal length	60mm (macro)	65mm (macro)
Full-frame equivalent	60mm	65mm
Maximum aperture	f/2.8	f/2brighter
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K, Sony E	Sony E, Nikon Z
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	no, manual focus	no, manual focus
Weight	503 glighter	625 g
Cameras it fits	100 in this guidefits more cameras	57 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

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

Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical: 65mm.

Aperture

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

Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical: 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.

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 60mm f/2.8 2X Ultra-Macro fits 100 and the Voigtländer Macro APO-Lanthar 65mm f/2 Aspherical 57.