Compare Samyang 300mm F6.3 ED UMC CS vs Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC vs Sony 600mm F4 GM
Construction
Aperture Blades
9 blades
11 blades
Colors
White
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Medium Telephoto Prime Lens
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
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
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
11 elements
18 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
7 groups
24 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
1 'extreme aspherical' + 2 ED + 3 fluorite elements, Nano AR + fluorine coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
25.5 mm / 1.00 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
Size | Diameter
65 mm / 2.56 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
164 mm / 6.46 in
Size | Length
74 mm / 2.91 in
122 mm / 4.80 in
449 mm / 17.68 in
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
830 g / 29.33 oz
3040 g / 107.42 oz
Function
Angle Of View
5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical
Aperture
f/6.3
f/2 ~ f/22
f/4
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
300 mm
135 mm
600 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
450.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
4500 mm / 177.17 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-04-28
2015-01-12
2019-06-11
Model Name
SEL600F40GM
Reviews
Neofiliac score
40%
50%
52%
Pros
- Very light and compact for the focal length
- Affordable for the focal length
- Smooth rendering
- Good resolution
- Compatible with teleconverters and drop in filters
- Optically stabilized
- Professional weather sealing
- Comes with a tripod collar
- Comparatively light and compact
- Extremely fast autofocus
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
- Very expensive
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