Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO
Lens for Canon EF / EF-S, Canon RF, Nikon F, Nikon Z, Sony E-mount, Pentax K, L-Mount · Announced May 2019
Official site on venuslens.net (opens the maker's site in a new tab)
- Full frame lens
- Macro
- Telephoto
Typically $499 new, from today's stores and the last 90 days
Best priceNew · in stock
$499
at Precision Camera
- Launch RRP
- $449Best new is 11% over
- Focal length: 100mm, Full frame lens
- Max aperture: f/2.8
- Optical stabilisation: None
- Focus: Manual
- Weight: 638 g
- Weather sealing: No
- Max magnification: 2×, Focuses to 0.25 m
100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO overview
The Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO is a 100mm f/2.8 prime for full-frame cameras on Canon EF / EF-S, Canon RF, Nikon F, Nikon Z, Sony E-mount, Pentax K and L-Mount, announced by Laowa in May 2019. 150 cameras we track take it without an adapter.
Going by its spec sheet, it suits portraits and macro. It is a weaker pick for rain and dust as well as fast-moving subjects.
New, it sells for $499 in the United States (Precision Camera). It launched at $449.
Worth comparing it with the Laowa 90mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO, Zeiss Loxia 2.4/85 and Tokina atx-i 100mm F2.8 FF Macro.
Where to buy the 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO in United States
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NewIn stock
Authorized dealer · Canon EF version
Above RRP +11%
$499
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Authorized dealer · Nikon Z version
Above RRP +11%
$499
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Things to know
- 100mm prime, f/2.8.
- Full frame lens; it also fits the mount's APS-C bodies.
- Manual focus only; no optical stabilisation.
- 638 g; 72 × 125 mm; 67mm filters.
- Focuses down to 0.25 m, up to 2× magnification.
- Not weather sealed.
- Made in 7 mount versions: check the version before you buy.
- No used body-only listings at the stores we track in United States today: check eBay and the Used filter.
Good for
- Portraits (100–100mm-equivalent reach at f/2.8)
- Macro (2× magnification)
Not the best for
- Rain and dust (not weather sealed)
- Fast-moving subjects (manual focus only)
From the 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO's published specs, not from a review.
Price history
Price around the world
Cheapest right here in the US: about 11% under the price in Australia, the next cheapest.
Prices are in each market's own currency. Under each: ≈ in USD at today's exchange rate. Body only; where a market lists only kits, its cheapest kit is shown and marked.
| Market | Lowest new | Lowest used/refurb |
|---|---|---|
| United States(you)Cheapest | $499 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | — |
| Europe | — | — |
| Australia | A$816.75≈ $561 | — |
| Singapore | — | — |
Each price is in its own currency, as the store charges it. The ≈ figures are approximate, at today's exchange rate (ECB reference rates, 2026-11-06), rounded, and leave out shipping, import duty, GST/VAT and card fees. A camera bought abroad may not carry a local warranty: see grey-market cameras before you buy.
Used: what it should be worth
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From used and refurbished asking prices at the stores we track, checked every few hours. Confirmed eBay sale prices will be added once eBay grants us access to its sold-listings data.
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100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro APO specifications
Optics
- Focal length
- 100mm
- 35mm equivalent
- 100mm (full frame)
- Maximum aperture
- f/2.8
- Minimum aperture
- f/22
- Made for
- Full frame
- Elements / groups
- 12 / 10
- Aperture blades
- —
- Closest focus
- 0.25 m
- Max magnification
- 2×
Focus & handling
- Autofocus
- Manual focus
- Optical stabilisation
- No
- Weather sealed
- No
- Internal zoom
- —
- Aperture ring
- Yes
- Teleconverter compatible
- No
Size & weight
- Weight
- 638 g
- Diameter × length
- 72 × 125 mm
- Filter thread
- 67 mm
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