Compare Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Viltrox 23mm F1.4 vs Viltrox 24mm F1.8

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

Connectivity

Ports
Micro-USB
USB-C

Construction

Aperture Blades
8 blades
9
9
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Autofocus lens for mirrorless cameras
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Lens 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
E-mount, X-mount, EF-M-mount
E-mount, Z-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Motor
STM motor
STM+Lead screw stepping motor
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
11 elements
11 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
10 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element, 1 aspheric element, 1 hybrid aspheric element groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
52 mm
55 mm
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
65 mm
70 mm
Size | Length
89 mm / 3.50 in
72 mm
85 mm
Weight
583 g / 20.60 oz
260 g
340 g

Function

Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
63.4°
84°
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
F/1.4 - f/16
F/1.8 - f/16
Autofocus
No
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
16 mm
23 mm
24 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
35 mm
Image Stabilization
No

Performance

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

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2013-06-13
2020
2021

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
Pros
  • A bit large for an APS-C lens
  • Excellent sharpness in the centre
  • Fast aperture
  • Fast autofocus
  • Easy to use
  • F1.8 aperture
  • Fast autofocus
  • Very good color rendition
  • Good build quality
Cons
  • Not the best grade of build
  • Not the strongest IQ
  • High chromatic aberrations
  • Clickless aperture ring is not working on the fly
  • Vignetting can be over-corrected
  • Not weather sealed

Price

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