Compare Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC vs Samyang 12mm F2.0 NCS CS vs Sony E 15mm F1.4 G

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
6 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Medium Telephoto Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring
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-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
11 elements
12 elements
13 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
10 groups
12 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED glass elements groups
1 x ED, 1 x Super ED, 3 x Aspherical groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Length
122 mm / 4.80 in
59 mm / 2.32 in
70 mm / 2.76 in
Weight
830 g / 29.33 oz
260 g / 9.19 oz
219 g / 7.74 oz

Function

Angle Of View
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
87.8° Diagonal | 77.3° Horizontal | 56.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
135 mm
12 mm
15 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
18.0 mm
22.5 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes

Performance

Max Magnification
0.15x
Min Focus Distance
800 mm / 31.50 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
170 mm / 6.69 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH171 (supplied)
Debut
2015-01-12
2014-03-21
2022-06-01
Model Name
SEL15F14G

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
59%
78%
Pros
  • Smooth rendering
  • Good resolution
  • Interesting FOV
  • Good level of resolution
  • Great sunstar performance
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Light in the hand
  • Weather-sealed
  • Comes with physical aperture ring
  • Good image quality
Cons
  • On the heavy side
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Hard to MF at this focal length
  • Not the best grade of build
  • High distortion
  • Questionable build quality

Price

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