Compare Samyang 8mm F2.8 UMC Fisheye II vs Olympus 9mm F8 Fisheye vs Laowa 17mm f/1.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
6 blades
7 blades
Colors
Silver, black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
MFT
MFT
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony E-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Plastic
Optical Formula | Elements
11 elements
5 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
4 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical + 3 ED, Ultra Multi Coating groups
2 aspherical elements groups
Frog Eye Coating (FEC) groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
60 mm / 2.36 in
56 mm / 2.20 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Length
65 mm / 2.56 in
13 mm / 0.51 in
51 mm / 2.01 in
Weight
265 g / 9.36 oz
30 g / 1.06 oz
172 g / 6.08 oz
Function
Angle Of View
180° Diagonal (fisheye)
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
65.0° Diagonal | 55.8° Horizontal | 38.9° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/8 ~ f/8
f/1.8 ~ f/1.8
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
2.0
2.0
Focal Length
8 mm
9 mm
17 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
12.0 mm
18.0 mm
34.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.046x
Min Focus Distance
300 mm / 11.81 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
150 mm / 5.91 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood sold separately
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-03-21
2014-01-29
2019-10-21
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
31%
48%
50%
Pros
- 180° FOV
- Reasonably well built
- Negligible size and weight
- Very light in the hand
- Versatile focal length
- Very affordable
Cons
- Lacks front filter thread
- Lacks weather sealing
- Dark f/8 aperture
- Lacks front filter thread
- Not a serious lens
- Lacks weather sealing
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