Compare Samyang 300mm F6.3 ED UMC CS vs SIGMA 30mm F1.4 DC DN vs Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN

Variants
E-mount
EF-M
L-mount
MFT

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades, Rounded blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Leica L-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Sony E-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
9 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
7 groups
6 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 aspherical and 1 double-sided aspherical groups
1 SLD + 2 aspherical elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
25.5 mm / 1.00 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Diameter
65 mm / 2.56 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Length
74 mm / 2.91 in
60 mm / 2.36 in
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
281 g / 9.93 oz

Function

Angle Of View
5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical
28.9° Diagonal | 24.2° Horizontal | 16.3° Vertical
Aperture
f/6.3
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
300 mm
30 mm
56 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
450.0 mm
84.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes

Performance

Max Magnification
0.14x
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
300 mm / 11.81 in
500 mm / 19.69 in

Production

Accessory
Lens Hood: LH586-01, supplied
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-04-28
2020-06-18
Made In
Japan
Japan

Reviews

Neofiliac score
40%
91%
Pros
  • Very light and compact for the focal length
  • Affordable for the focal length
  • Compact and light
  • Fast autofocus
  • Wide angle of view
  • Fast and silent
  • Good sharpness
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Weather-sealed
Cons
  • Reflex / mirror construction results in low IQ
  • Dark fixed f/6.3 aperture
  • Difficult to upgrade firmware to V3
  • Distorsion is visible in video
  • Very light and compact

Price

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