Compare Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC vs Zeiss Otus 85mm F1.4 vs Zeiss Otus 55mm F1.4

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Medium 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
Distance scale
Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon EF-M-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
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mout
Optical Formula | Elements
11 elements
11 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
9 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
1 double-sided aspheric element, 6 anomalous partial dispersion glass elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
101 mm / 3.98 in
92 mm / 3.62 in
Size | Length
122 mm / 4.80 in
138 mm / 5.43 in
141 mm / 5.55 in
Weight
830 g / 29.33 oz
1140 g / 40.28 oz
970 g / 34.28 oz

Function

Angle Of View
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
43.0° Diagonal | 36.2° Horizontal | 24.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
Yes
No
Focal Length
135 mm
85 mm
55 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.15
Min Focus Distance
800 mm / 31.50 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
500 mm / 19.69 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-01-12
2014-09-08
2013-10-07

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
70%
61%
Pros
  • Smooth rendering
  • Good resolution
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • The finest built quality
  • Exceptional image quality
  • Gorgeous rendering
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • The finest built quality
  • The best image quality found on a photographic lens
  • Exceptional rendering
Cons
  • On the heavy side
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Hard to MF at this focal length
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Rubber focus ring not as nice as metal ones
  • Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
  • On the heavy side
  • Rubber focus ring not as nice as metal ones

Price

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