Compare Samyang 100mm F2.8 ED UMC Macro vs Samyang MF 85mm F1.4 MK2 vs Zeiss C Sonnar T* 1.5/50 ZM
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Silver or black
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-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 EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony E-mount
Leica M-mount
Material
metal barrel, metal mount
Optical Formula | Elements
15 elements
9 elements
6 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
7 groups
4 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 HRI + 1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
1 hybrid ASP element + UMC coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
73 mm / 2.87 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
56 mm / 2.20 in
Size | Length
123 mm / 4.84 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
63 mm / 2.48 in
Weight
720 g / 25.44 oz
548 g / 19.36 oz
350 g / 12.37 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/1.4 ~ f/22
f/1.5 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
100 mm
85 mm
50 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
1x
0.09x
0.067
Min Focus Distance
310 mm / 12.20 in
1100 mm / 43.31 in
900 mm / 35.43 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-04-01
2020-05-25
Made In
Korea
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
83%
86%
Pros
- 1:1 reproduction
- Clear focusing scale
- Improved image quality
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Very good color rendition
- Bright maximum aperture
- Quite compact and lightweight
- Solid build quality
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not Samyang's strongest build
- Low maximum magnification
- Bokeh not the best
- Low maximum magnification
- Classic rendering not to everyone's taste
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