Compare Samyang 12mm F2.0 NCS CS vs KamLan 50mm F1.1 vs KamLan 8mm F3.0 Fisheye

Construction

Aperture Blades
6 blades
11 blades
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony E-mount
Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
5 elements
11 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
5 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED glass elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
73 mm / 2.87 in
60 mm / 2.36 in
Size | Length
59 mm / 2.32 in
60 mm / 2.36 in
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
248 g / 8.76 oz
245 g / 8.66 oz

Function

Angle Of View
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
32.2° Diagonal | 27.0° Horizontal | 18.2° Vertical
180.0° Diagonal (fisheye)
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1.1 ~ f/16
f/3 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
12 mm
50 mm
8 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
18.0 mm
75.0 mm
12.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No

Performance

Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
100 mm / 3.94 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-03-21
2017-10-17
2018-03-21

Reviews

Neofiliac score
59%
68%
40%
Pros
  • Interesting FOV
  • Good level of resolution
  • Great sunstar performance
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Light in the hand
  • Smooth rendering
  • Well priced
  • 180° FOV
  • Compact and lightweight
Cons
  • Not the best grade of build
  • High distortion
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Not very sharp
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • Lacks weather sealing

Price

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