Compare Samyang 12mm F2.0 NCS CS vs Samyang 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS CS vs Samyang XP 14mm F2.4
Construction
Aperture Blades
6 blades
6 blades, Manual aperture setting via lens ring
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
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-mount, Nikon F-mount
Material
Aluminum
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
14 elements
18 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
14 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED glass elements groups
2 aspherical elements, 1 ED glass element groups
2 aspherical + 1 hybrid aspherical + 2 extra-low dispersion + 1 high refractive lens + Ultra Multi Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
73 mm / 2.87 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Length
59 mm / 2.32 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
109 mm / 4.29 in
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
580 g / 20.49 oz
791 g / 27.95 oz
Function
Angle Of View
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
114.2° Diagonal | 104.3° Horizontal | 81.2° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
12 mm
10 mm
14 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
18.0 mm
15.0 mm
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.08x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: Integrated hood (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-03-21
2013-12-06
2016-09-12
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
40%
40%
Pros
- Interesting FOV
- Good level of resolution
- Great sunstar performance
- One of the widest rectilinear lens for APS-C
- Reasonable IQ
- Bright f/2.8 aperture
- Great build quality
- High grade of build
- Good level of resolution
Cons
- Not the best grade of build
- High distortion
- Lacks front filter thread
- Quite large for just an f/2.4 manual
- Lacks front filter thread
- Low maximum magnification
- Lacks weather sealing
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