Compare Samyang 100mm F2.8 ED UMC Macro vs Samyang 300mm F6.3 ED UMC CS vs Pentax DA 560mm F5.6
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
Form Factor
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Distance 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, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Pentax K-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
15 elements
8 elements
6 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
8 groups
5 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 HRI + 1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
25.5 mm / 1.00 in
112 mm / 4.41 in
Size | Diameter
73 mm / 2.87 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
130 mm / 5.12 in
Size | Length
123 mm / 4.84 in
74 mm / 2.91 in
522 mm / 20.55 in
Weight
720 g / 25.44 oz
260 g / 9.19 oz
3040 g / 107.42 oz
Function
Angle Of View
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical
3.0° Diagonal | 2.5° Horizontal | 1.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/6.3
f/5.6 ~ f/45
Autofocus
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
100 mm
300 mm
560 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
450.0 mm
840.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
1x
Min Focus Distance
310 mm / 12.20 in
1100 mm / 43.31 in
5600 mm / 220.47 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-04-01
2014-04-28
2012-09-10
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
40%
16%
Pros
- 1:1 reproduction
- Clear focusing scale
- Very light and compact for the focal length
- Affordable for the focal length
- The longest reach for APS-C
Cons
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not Samyang's strongest build
- Reflex / mirror construction results in low IQ
- Dark fixed f/6.3 aperture
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large and heavy like a full-frame lens
- Professionals may prefer FF instead
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