Compare Samyang 12mm F2.0 NCS CS vs Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC vs Zeiss Batis 85mm F1.8

Construction

Aperture Blades
6 blades
9 blades
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Medium 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
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, Canon EF-M-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
Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
11 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
7 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED glass elements groups
1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
T* coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
67 mm / 2.64 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
73 mm / 2.87 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
105 mm / 4.13 in
Size | Length
59 mm / 2.32 in
122 mm / 4.80 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
830 g / 29.33 oz
475 g / 16.78 oz

Function

Angle Of View
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
12 mm
135 mm
85 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
18.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
Yes

Performance

Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
800 mm / 31.50 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2014-03-21
2015-01-12
2015-04-22

Reviews

Neofiliac score
59%
50%
93%
Pros
  • Interesting FOV
  • Good level of resolution
  • Great sunstar performance
  • Smooth rendering
  • Good resolution
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • OLED display
  • Rather lightweight for its focal length
Cons
  • Not the best grade of build
  • High distortion
  • On the heavy side
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Hard to MF at this focal length
  • Barrel with large diameter

Price

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