Compare Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC vs Voigtlander Nokton 17.5mm F0.95 vs Voigtlander 40mm F1.2

Variants
Original
SE

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
10 blades, Stepless aperture control
10, Straight
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Medium Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
MFT
Full-frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, 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
Micro Four Thirds-mount
E-mount
Material
All-metal construction
Optical Formula | Elements
11 elements
13 elements
8 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
9 groups
6 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
58 mm
Size | Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
63 mm / 2.48 in
Size | Length
122 mm / 4.80 in
80 mm / 3.15 in
Weight
830 g / 29.33 oz
540 g / 19.08 oz

Function

Angle Of View
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
55 deg
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1 ~ f/16
F/1.2 - f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Crop Factor
2.0
Focal Length
135 mm
17.5 mm
40 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
35.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.25x
1:6.2
Min Focus Distance
800 mm / 31.50 in
150 mm / 5.91 in
0.35 m

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-01-12
2012-02-08
Made In
Japan
Japan

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
79%
Pros
  • Smooth rendering
  • Good resolution
  • Very bright maximum aperture
  • Solid all-metal construction
  • Smooth manual focus operation
  • Focussing on the corners gives good results across the frame
  • Very sharp at f/1.2
  • Focused on the outer midfield
Cons
  • On the heavy side
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Hard to MF at this focal length
  • Focus shift is noticeable at f8
  • Focus shift can be noticeable at wide open corners

Price

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