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Compare Samyang 12mm F2.0 NCS CS vs Olympus 9mm F8 Fisheye

Construction

Aperture Blades
6 blades
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
MFT
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
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Material
Plastic
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
5 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
4 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED glass elements groups
2 aspherical elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
73 mm / 2.87 in
56 mm / 2.20 in
Size | Length
59 mm / 2.32 in
13 mm / 0.51 in
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
30 g / 1.06 oz

Function

Angle Of View
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/8 ~ f/8
Autofocus
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
2.0
Focal Length
12 mm
9 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
18.0 mm
18.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.046x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
200 mm / 7.87 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2014-03-21
2014-01-29

Reviews

Neofiliac score
59%
48%
Pros
  • Interesting FOV
  • Good level of resolution
  • Great sunstar performance
  • Negligible size and weight
Cons
  • Not the best grade of build
  • High distortion
  • Dark f/8 aperture
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • Not a serious lens

Price

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