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Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-SL 100mm f/2.8 vs TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 2X Macro

The Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-SL 100mm f/2.8 and the TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 2X Macro side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-SL 100mm f/2.8 if you want autofocus. Pick the TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 2X Macro if you want a fit on more cameras (170 against 25 in this guide).

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-SL 100mm f/2.8 and the TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 2X Macro

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
SpecLeica APO-Macro-Elmarit-SL 100mm f/2.8TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 2X Macro
MakerLeicaTTArtisan
Focal length100mm (macro)100mm (macro)
Full-frame equivalent100mm100mm
Maximum aperturef/2.8f/2.8
Made forFull frameFull frame
MountsL-MountSony E, Fujifilm X, Nikon Z, Canon RF, L-Mount, Canon EF, Nikon F
Stabilisednono
Autofocusyesautofocusno, manual focus
Cameras it fits25 in this guide170 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

1424355085135200400800100mm equiv.Leica
Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-SL 100mm f/2.8: 100mm.
1424355085135200400800100mm equiv.TTArtisan
TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 2X Macro: 100mm.

Aperture

f/2.8
Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-SL 100mm f/2.8: f/2.8 wide open.
f/2.8
TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 2X 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

Leica · 20°TTArtisan · 20°
How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

25 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-SL 100mm f/2.8 fits 25 and the TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 2X Macro 170.

Leica APO-Macro-Elmarit-SL 100mm f/2.8

and 15 more

TTArtisan 100mm f/2.8 2X Macro

and 160 more

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