Compare Samyang 12mm F2.0 NCS CS vs Samyang 100mm F2.8 ED UMC Macro vs Tamron SP 90mm F/2.8 Macro
Construction
Aperture Blades
6 blades
9 blades
9 blades, Circular blades
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
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-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, Sony A-mount
Motor
Ring-type ultrasonic
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
15 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
12 groups
11 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED glass elements groups
1 HRI + 1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
LD/XLD elements + fluorine, eBAND, BBAR coatings groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Diameter
73 mm / 2.87 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
79 mm / 3.11 in
Size | Length
59 mm / 2.32 in
123 mm / 4.84 in
117 mm / 4.61 in
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
720 g / 25.44 oz
609 g / 21.52 oz
Function
Angle Of View
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
27.1° Diagonal | 22.6° Horizontal | 15.2° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/32
f/2.8 ~ f/32
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
12 mm
100 mm
90 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
18.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
1x
1x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
310 mm / 12.20 in
300 mm / 11.81 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-03-21
2015-04-01
2016-02-22
Model Name
F017
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
59%
93%
Pros
- Interesting FOV
- Good level of resolution
- Great sunstar performance
- 1:1 reproduction
- Clear focusing scale
- Good center sharpness
- Optically stabilized
- 1:1 maximum magnification
- Weather-sealed
- All-metal construction
Cons
- Not the best grade of build
- High distortion
- Lacks weather sealing
- Not Samyang's strongest build
- Weak corners
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