Compare Samyang 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS vs Samyang 12mm F2.0 NCS CS vs Olympus 9mm F8 Fisheye
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades, Circular blades
6 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
MFT
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony E-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Plastic
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
12 elements
5 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
10 groups
4 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
3 aspherical and 2 ED elements + Ultra Multi Coating groups
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED glass elements groups
2 aspherical elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
58 mm / 2.28 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
64 mm / 2.52 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
56 mm / 2.20 in
Size | Length
68 mm / 2.68 in
59 mm / 2.32 in
13 mm / 0.51 in
Weight
275 g / 9.72 oz
260 g / 9.19 oz
30 g / 1.06 oz
Function
Angle Of View
69.0° Diagonal | 59.5° Horizontal | 41.7° Vertical
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/8 ~ f/8
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
2.0
Focal Length
21 mm
12 mm
9 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
31.5 mm
18.0 mm
18.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.046x
Min Focus Distance
280 mm / 11.02 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2015-09-21
2014-03-21
2014-01-29
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
59%
48%
Pros
- Bright maximum aperture
- Very sharp
- Good color rendition
- Interesting FOV
- Good level of resolution
- Great sunstar performance
- Negligible size and weight
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the best grade of build
- High distortion
- Dark f/8 aperture
- Lacks front filter thread
- Not a serious lens
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