Compare Samyang 300mm F6.3 ED UMC CS vs Zeiss Otus 85mm F1.4 vs Zeiss Otus 55mm F1.4
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Distance scale
Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mout
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
11 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
9 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 double-sided aspheric element, 6 anomalous partial dispersion glass elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
25.5 mm / 1.00 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
65 mm / 2.56 in
101 mm / 3.98 in
92 mm / 3.62 in
Size | Length
74 mm / 2.91 in
138 mm / 5.43 in
141 mm / 5.55 in
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
1140 g / 40.28 oz
970 g / 34.28 oz
Function
Angle Of View
5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
43.0° Diagonal | 36.2° Horizontal | 24.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/6.3
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
Yes
No
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
300 mm
85 mm
55 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
450.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.15
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-04-28
2014-09-08
2013-10-07
Reviews
Neofiliac score
40%
70%
61%
Pros
- Very light and compact for the focal length
- Affordable for the focal length
- Bright maximum aperture
- The finest built quality
- Exceptional image quality
- Gorgeous rendering
- Bright maximum aperture
- The finest built quality
- The best image quality found on a photographic lens
- Exceptional rendering
Cons
- Reflex / mirror construction results in low IQ
- Dark fixed f/6.3 aperture
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Rubber focus ring not as nice as metal ones
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Rubber focus ring not as nice as metal ones
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