Compare Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC vs Sony 600mm F4 GM

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
11 blades
Colors
White
Form Factor
Medium Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
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
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
11 elements
18 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
7 groups
24 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
1 'extreme aspherical' + 2 ED + 3 fluorite elements, Nano AR + fluorine coatings groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
Size | Diameter
82 mm / 3.23 in
164 mm / 6.46 in
Size | Length
122 mm / 4.80 in
449 mm / 17.68 in
Weight
830 g / 29.33 oz
3040 g / 107.42 oz

Function

Angle Of View
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/4
Autofocus
No
Yes
Focal Length
135 mm
600 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
Yes

Performance

Max Magnification
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
800 mm / 31.50 in
4500 mm / 177.17 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2015-01-12
2019-06-11
Model Name
SEL600F40GM

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
52%
Pros
  • Smooth rendering
  • Good resolution
  • Compatible with teleconverters and drop in filters
  • Optically stabilized
  • Professional weather sealing
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Comparatively light and compact
  • Extremely fast autofocus
Cons
  • On the heavy side
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Hard to MF at this focal length
  • Very expensive

Price

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