Compare Samyang 300mm F6.3 ED UMC CS vs Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Pentax DA 560mm F5.6
Construction
Aperture Blades
8 blades
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Canon EF-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
Pentax K-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
13 elements
6 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
11 groups
5 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element, 1 aspheric element, 1 hybrid aspheric element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
25.5 mm / 1.00 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
112 mm / 4.41 in
Size | Diameter
65 mm / 2.56 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
130 mm / 5.12 in
Size | Length
74 mm / 2.91 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
522 mm / 20.55 in
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
583 g / 20.60 oz
3040 g / 107.42 oz
Function
Angle Of View
5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
3.0° Diagonal | 2.5° Horizontal | 1.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/6.3
f/2 ~ f/22
f/5.6 ~ f/45
Autofocus
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
300 mm
16 mm
560 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
450.0 mm
24.0 mm
840.0 mm
Image Stabilization
No
No
Performance
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
5600 mm / 220.47 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-04-28
2013-06-13
2012-09-10
Reviews
Neofiliac score
40%
50%
16%
Pros
- Very light and compact for the focal length
- Affordable for the focal length
- A bit large for an APS-C lens
- The longest reach for APS-C
Cons
- Reflex / mirror construction results in low IQ
- Dark fixed f/6.3 aperture
- Not the best grade of build
- Not the strongest IQ
- Dark maximum aperture
- Large and heavy like a full-frame lens
- Professionals may prefer FF instead
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