Compare Samyang MF 85mm F1.4 MK2 vs Samyang 20mm F1.8 ED AS UMC vs Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
9 elements
13 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
12 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 hybrid ASP element + UMC coating groups
Two aspherical + 3 ED elements, Ultra Multi Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
72 mm / 2.83 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
78 mm / 3.07 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
Size | Length
75 mm / 2.95 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
Weight
548 g / 19.36 oz
497 g / 17.56 oz
609 g / 21.52 oz
Function
Angle Of View
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
94.5° Diagonal | 84.0° Horizontal | 61.9° Vertical
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
85 mm
20 mm
12 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.09x
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2020-05-25
2016-08-08
2016-07-26
Made In
Korea
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
83%
59%
50%
Pros
- Improved image quality
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Very good color rendition
- Rather affordable
- One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
- Solid build quality
- Low distortion
- Reasonably sharp
Cons
- Low maximum magnification
- Bokeh not the best
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the highest grade of build
- Lacks front filter thread
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