Compare Samyang 300mm F6.3 ED UMC CS vs Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC vs Zeiss Batis 85mm F1.8

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
Form Factor
Super Telephoto Prime Lens
Medium Telephoto 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, DoF 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
Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
8 elements
11 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
8 groups
7 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
T* coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
25.5 mm / 1.00 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
65 mm / 2.56 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
105 mm / 4.13 in
Size | Length
74 mm / 2.91 in
122 mm / 4.80 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
830 g / 29.33 oz
475 g / 16.78 oz

Function

Angle Of View
5.5° Diagonal | 4.6° Horizontal | 3.1° Vertical
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/6.3
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
300 mm
135 mm
85 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
450.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
Yes

Performance

Min Focus Distance
1100 mm / 43.31 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
800 mm / 31.50 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-04-28
2015-01-12
2015-04-22

Reviews

Neofiliac score
40%
50%
93%
Pros
  • Very light and compact for the focal length
  • Affordable for the focal length
  • Smooth rendering
  • Good resolution
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • OLED display
  • Rather lightweight for its focal length
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
  • Barrel with large diameter

Price

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