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Compare Samyang 12mm F2.0 NCS CS vs Viltrox 23mm F1.4

Variants
X-Mount
E-Mount
EF-M-Mount

Connectivity

Ports
Micro-USB

Construction

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

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
52 mm
Size | Diameter
73 mm / 2.87 in
65 mm
Size | Length
59 mm / 2.32 in
72 mm
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
260 g

Function

Angle Of View
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
63.4°
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
F/1.4 - f/16
Autofocus
No
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
12 mm
23 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
18.0 mm
35 mm
Image Stabilization
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.1x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
0.3 m

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-03-21
2020

Reviews

Neofiliac score
59%
Pros
  • Interesting FOV
  • Good level of resolution
  • Great sunstar performance
  • Excellent sharpness in the centre
  • Fast aperture
  • Fast autofocus
  • Easy to use
Cons
  • Not the best grade of build
  • High distortion
  • High chromatic aberrations
  • Clickless aperture ring is not working on the fly

Price

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