Compare Samyang 8mm F2.8 UMC Fisheye II vs Samyang 12mm F2.0 NCS CS vs Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D
Construction
Aperture Blades
6 blades
6 blades
7 blades
Colors
Silver, black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
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
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Leica L-mount, Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
11 elements
12 elements
15 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
10 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical + 3 ED, Ultra Multi Coating groups
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED glass elements groups
3 ED, 2 aspherical elements + Frog Eye Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
Size | Diameter
60 mm / 2.36 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
60 mm / 2.36 in
Size | Length
65 mm / 2.56 in
59 mm / 2.32 in
53 mm / 2.09 in
Weight
265 g / 9.36 oz
260 g / 9.19 oz
215 g / 7.60 oz
Function
Angle Of View
180° Diagonal (fisheye)
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
116.1° Diagonal | 106.3° Horizontal | 83.3° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
8 mm
12 mm
9 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
12.0 mm
18.0 mm
13.5 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.13x
Min Focus Distance
300 mm / 11.81 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
120 mm / 4.72 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-03-21
2014-03-21
2018-03-22
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
31%
59%
50%
Pros
- 180° FOV
- Reasonably well built
- Interesting FOV
- Good level of resolution
- Great sunstar performance
- Compact and light weight
- One of the widest rectilinear lens available for APS-C
- Good sharpness
Cons
- Lacks front filter thread
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the best grade of build
- High distortion
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF
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