Compare Samyang 8mm F2.8 UMC Fisheye II vs Samyang 12mm F2.0 NCS CS vs Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC

Construction

Aperture Blades
6 blades
6 blades
9 blades
Colors
Silver, black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Medium Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
Full-Frame
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-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
Optical Formula | Elements
11 elements
12 elements
11 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
10 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical + 3 ED, Ultra Multi Coating groups
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED glass elements groups
1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
60 mm / 2.36 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
Size | Length
65 mm / 2.56 in
59 mm / 2.32 in
122 mm / 4.80 in
Weight
265 g / 9.36 oz
260 g / 9.19 oz
830 g / 29.33 oz

Function

Angle Of View
180° Diagonal (fisheye)
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
8 mm
12 mm
135 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
12.0 mm
18.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No

Performance

Min Focus Distance
300 mm / 11.81 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
800 mm / 31.50 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-03-21
2014-03-21
2015-01-12

Reviews

Neofiliac score
31%
59%
50%
Pros
  • 180° FOV
  • Reasonably well built
  • Interesting FOV
  • Good level of resolution
  • Great sunstar performance
  • Smooth rendering
  • Good resolution
Cons
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Not the best grade of build
  • High distortion
  • On the heavy side
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Hard to MF at this focal length

Price

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