Compare Samyang 300mm F6.3 ED UMC CS vs Samyang 35mm F1.4 AS UMC vs Samyang XP 85mm F1.2

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount, Samsung NX-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Material
Aluminum
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
12 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
10 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 high-refraction glass elements1 aspherical element groups
1 aspherical + 2 high refractive elements + 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
63 mm / 2.48 in
93 mm / 3.66 in
Size | Length
74 mm / 2.91 in
112 mm / 4.41 in
98 mm / 3.86 in
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
660 g / 23.32 oz
1050 g / 37.10 oz

Function

Angle Of View
5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/6.3
f/1.4 ~ f/22
f/1.2 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
300 mm
35 mm
85 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
450.0 mm
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.13x
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
300 mm / 11.81 in
800 mm / 31.50 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-04-28
2010-09-16
2016-09-12

Reviews

Neofiliac score
40%
68%
40%
Pros
  • Very light and compact for the focal length
  • Affordable for the focal length
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Good level of resolution
  • Very sharp
  • Smooth rendering
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Beautifully constructed
Cons
  • Reflex / mirror construction results in low IQ
  • Dark fixed f/6.3 aperture
  • Quite large and heavy
  • Large and heavy
  • Lacks weather sealing

Price

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