Compare Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC vs Samyang 100mm F2.8 ED UMC Macro vs Zeiss Planar T* 1.4/85
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
9 blades, 1/2 stop steps. ZE (Canon) version has no aperture ring.
Form Factor
Medium Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto 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, 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
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, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
11 elements
15 elements
6 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
12 groups
5 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
1 HRI + 1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
122 mm / 4.80 in
123 mm / 4.84 in
85 mm / 3.35 in
Weight
830 g / 29.33 oz
720 g / 25.44 oz
700 g / 24.73 oz
Function
Angle Of View
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
135 mm
100 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
1x
0.1
Min Focus Distance
800 mm / 31.50 in
310 mm / 12.20 in
1000 mm / 39.37 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-01-12
2015-04-01
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
59%
93%
Pros
- Smooth rendering
- Good resolution
- 1:1 reproduction
- Clear focusing scale
- Bright maximum aperture
- F-mount with physical aperture ring
Cons
- On the heavy side
- Lacks weather sealing
- Hard to MF at this focal length
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not Samyang's strongest build
- Classic rendering not to everyone's taste
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