Compare Samyang 300mm F6.3 ED UMC CS vs Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC vs Samyang 8mm F2.8 UMC Fisheye II
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
6 blades
Colors
Silver, black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Medium Telephoto Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-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
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
11 elements
11 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
7 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
2 aspherical + 3 ED, Ultra Multi Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
25.5 mm / 1.00 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
65 mm / 2.56 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
60 mm / 2.36 in
Size | Length
74 mm / 2.91 in
122 mm / 4.80 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
830 g / 29.33 oz
265 g / 9.36 oz
Function
Angle Of View
5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
180° Diagonal (fisheye)
Aperture
f/6.3
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
300 mm
135 mm
8 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
450.0 mm
12.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Performance
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
300 mm / 11.81 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-04-28
2015-01-12
2014-03-21
Reviews
Neofiliac score
40%
50%
31%
Pros
- Very light and compact for the focal length
- Affordable for the focal length
- Smooth rendering
- Good resolution
- 180° FOV
- Reasonably well built
Cons
- Reflex / mirror construction results in low IQ
- Dark fixed f/6.3 aperture
- On the heavy side
- Lacks weather sealing
- Hard to MF at this focal length
- Lacks front filter thread
- Lacks weather sealing
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