Compare Samyang 20mm F1.8 ED AS UMC vs Sony 12-24mm F4 G
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Lens 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
Sony E-mount
Material
Aluminum alloy
Motor
Piezoelectric
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
Two aspherical + 3 ED elements, Ultra Multi Coating groups
Aspherical, ED & Super ED elements, Nano AR & fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
87 mm / 3.43 in
Size | Length
88 mm / 3.46 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
Weight
497 g / 17.56 oz
565 g / 19.96 oz
Function
Angle Of View
94.5° Diagonal | 84.0° Horizontal | 61.9° Vertical
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical (wide) ~ 84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/1.8 ~ f/22
f/4–22 ~ f/4–22
Autofocus
No
Yes
Focal Length
20 mm
12 mm ~ 24 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2016-08-08
2017-05-17
Model Name
SEL1224G
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
62%
Pros
- Rather affordable
- Weather-sealed
- Very appealing focal range
- Quite light and compact for what it is
- Good sharpness
- Minimal extension when zooming
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the highest grade of build
- Dark maximum aperture
- Lacks front filter thread
- Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN is cheaper and sharper
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