Compare Samyang 300mm F6.3 ED UMC CS vs Samyang MF 85mm F1.4 MK2 vs Sony FE 35mm F1.8
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony A-mount
Canon EF-mount, Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Aluminum, composite
Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
9 elements
11 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
7 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 hybrid ASP element + UMC coating groups
1 aspherical element groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
25.5 mm / 1.00 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Diameter
65 mm / 2.56 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
66 mm / 2.60 in
Size | Length
74 mm / 2.91 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
548 g / 19.36 oz
280 g / 9.89 oz
Function
Angle Of View
5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
Aperture
f/6.3
f/1.4 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
300 mm
85 mm
35 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
450.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.09x
0.24x
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
1100 mm / 43.31 in
220 mm / 8.66 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-04-28
2020-05-25
2019-07-09
Made In
Korea
Model Name
SEL35F18F
Reviews
Neofiliac score
40%
83%
80%
Pros
- Very light and compact for the focal length
- Affordable for the focal length
- Improved image quality
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Very good color rendition
- Very compact and light
- Weather-sealed
- Fast autofocus
Cons
- Reflex / mirror construction results in low IQ
- Dark fixed f/6.3 aperture
- Low maximum magnification
- Bokeh not the best
- No aperture ring
- Fewer features than newer Sony lenses
- Vignetting at f/1.8
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