Compare Samyang 50mm F1.2 AS UMC CS vs Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Zeiss Planar T* 1.4/85
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Circular blades
8 blades
9 blades, 1/2 stop steps. ZE (Canon) version has no aperture ring.
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Canon EF-mount, Micro Four Thirds-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, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Optical Formula | Elements
9 elements
13 elements
6 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
11 groups
5 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements + Ultra Multi Coating groups
1 ED glass element, 1 aspheric element, 1 hybrid aspheric element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
62 mm / 2.44 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
68 mm / 2.68 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
74 mm / 2.91 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
85 mm / 3.35 in
Weight
375 g / 13.25 oz
583 g / 20.60 oz
700 g / 24.73 oz
Function
Angle Of View
32.2° Diagonal | 27.0° Horizontal | 18.2° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.2 ~ f/16
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
50 mm
16 mm
85 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
75.0 mm
24.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.1
Min Focus Distance
500 mm / 19.69 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
1000 mm / 39.37 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-09-21
2013-06-13
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
50%
93%
Pros
- Bright maximum aperture
- Very sharp
- Good rendering
- A bit large for an APS-C lens
- Bright maximum aperture
- F-mount with physical aperture ring
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the best grade of build
- Not the strongest IQ
- Classic rendering not to everyone's taste
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