Compare Samyang 12mm F2.0 NCS CS vs Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Canon EF-M 32mm F1.4

Construction

Aperture Blades
6 blades
8 blades
7 blades
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-M-mount, Canon EF-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
Canon EF-M-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
13 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
11 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED glass elements groups
1 ED glass element, 1 aspheric element, 1 hybrid aspheric element groups
Aspherical elements + Super Spectra Coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
43 mm / 1.69 in
Size | Diameter
73 mm / 2.87 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
61 mm / 2.40 in
Size | Length
59 mm / 2.32 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
57 mm / 2.24 in
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
583 g / 20.60 oz
235 g / 8.30 oz

Function

Angle Of View
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
45.8° Diagonal | 38.7° Horizontal | 26.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
1.6
Focal Length
12 mm
16 mm
32 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
18.0 mm
24.0 mm
51.2 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.25x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
230 mm / 9.06 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-03-21
2013-06-13
2018-09-05

Reviews

Neofiliac score
59%
50%
71%
Pros
  • Interesting FOV
  • Good level of resolution
  • Great sunstar performance
  • A bit large for an APS-C lens
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Light in the hand
  • Quite compact
  • Good image quality
Cons
  • Not the best grade of build
  • High distortion
  • Not the best grade of build
  • Not the strongest IQ
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Not very well made

Price

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