Compare Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC vs Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Samyang MF 85mm F1.4 RF
Variants
Canon RF
Nikon Z
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
7 blades
8 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Medium Telephoto Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring
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
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
11 elements
16 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
10 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
1 H-ASP element + Ultra Multi Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
122 mm / 4.80 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
Weight
830 g / 29.33 oz
609 g / 21.52 oz
Function
Angle Of View
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
135 mm
12 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
0.09x
Min Focus Distance
800 mm / 31.50 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
1000 mm / 39.37 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-01-12
2016-07-26
2019-04-06
Made In
China
Korea
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
50%
83%
Pros
- Smooth rendering
- Good resolution
- One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
- Solid build quality
- Low distortion
- Reasonably sharp
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Comes with physical aperture ring
Cons
- On the heavy side
- Lacks weather sealing
- Hard to MF at this focal length
- Lacks front filter thread
- Low maximum magnification
- Large and heavy for a manual lens
- Not the strongest performer
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