Compare Samyang 12mm F2.0 NCS CS vs Samyang 100mm F2.8 ED UMC Macro vs Olympus 30mm F3.5 Macro
Construction
Aperture Blades
6 blades
9 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
MFT
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance 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
Canon EF-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Motor
Micromotor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
15 elements
7 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
12 groups
6 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED glass elements groups
1 HRI + 1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
1 aspherical, 1 ED, 1 dual super aspheric groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
46 mm / 1.81 in
Size | Diameter
73 mm / 2.87 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
57 mm / 2.24 in
Size | Length
59 mm / 2.32 in
123 mm / 4.84 in
60 mm / 2.36 in
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
720 g / 25.44 oz
128 g / 4.52 oz
Function
Angle Of View
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
39.7° Diagonal | 33.4° Horizontal | 22.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/3.5 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
2.0
Focal Length
12 mm
100 mm
30 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
18.0 mm
60.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
1x
1.25x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
310 mm / 12.20 in
100 mm / 3.94 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2014-03-21
2015-04-01
2016-09-19
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
59%
58%
Pros
- Interesting FOV
- Good level of resolution
- Great sunstar performance
- 1:1 reproduction
- Clear focusing scale
- 1.25x maximum magnification
- Compact and lightweight
Cons
- Not the best grade of build
- High distortion
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not Samyang's strongest build
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the highest grade of build
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