Compare Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Zeiss Planar T* 1.4/50 vs Zeiss Otus 55mm F1.4
Construction
Aperture Blades
8 blades
9 blades, 1/2 stop steps. ZE (Canon) version has no aperture ring.
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Normal 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, 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
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Metal barrel, metal mout
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
7 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
6 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element, 1 aspheric element, 1 hybrid aspheric element groups
1 double-sided aspheric element, 6 anomalous partial dispersion glass elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
66 mm / 2.60 in
92 mm / 3.62 in
Size | Length
89 mm / 3.50 in
69 mm / 2.72 in
141 mm / 5.55 in
Weight
583 g / 20.60 oz
350 g / 12.37 oz
970 g / 34.28 oz
Function
Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
43.0° Diagonal | 36.2° Horizontal | 24.6° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
16 mm
50 mm
55 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.15
0.15
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
450 mm / 17.72 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2013-06-13
2013-10-07
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
78%
61%
Pros
- A bit large for an APS-C lens
- Bright maximum aperture
- F-mount with physical aperture ring
- Bright maximum aperture
- The finest built quality
- The best image quality found on a photographic lens
- Exceptional rendering
Cons
- Not the best grade of build
- Not the strongest IQ
- Lacks weather sealing
- Classic rendering not to everyone's taste
- Large physical size with large diameter and long barrel
- On the heavy side
- Rubber focus ring not as nice as metal ones
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