Compare Samyang 12mm F2.0 NCS CS vs Samyang 8mm F2.8 UMC Fisheye II vs Samyang 85mm F1.8 ED UMC CS
Construction
Aperture Blades
6 blades
6 blades
9 blades
Colors
Silver, black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
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-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
11 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
8 groups
7 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED glass elements groups
2 aspherical + 3 ED, Ultra Multi Coating groups
1 ED + 1 HRI element, Ultra Multi-Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Diameter
73 mm / 2.87 in
60 mm / 2.36 in
68 mm / 2.68 in
Size | Length
59 mm / 2.32 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
81 mm / 3.19 in
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
265 g / 9.36 oz
344 g / 12.16 oz
Function
Angle Of View
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
180° Diagonal (fisheye)
19.3° Diagonal | 16.1° Horizontal | 10.8° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
12 mm
8 mm
85 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
18.0 mm
12.0 mm
127.5 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Performance
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
300 mm / 11.81 in
650 mm / 25.59 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-03-21
2014-03-21
2018-08-27
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
31%
50%
Pros
- Interesting FOV
- Good level of resolution
- Great sunstar performance
- 180° FOV
- Reasonably well built
- Reasonably lightweight
Cons
- Not the best grade of build
- High distortion
- Lacks front filter thread
- Lacks weather sealing
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not the best build from Samyang
- Not the best rendering
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