Compare Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Laowa 25mm f/2.8 2.5-5X Ultra Macro vs Laowa Argus 35mm f/0.95
Construction
Aperture Blades
8 blades
8 blades
15 aperture blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Manual focus prime lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring
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, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Canon RF-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
8 elements
14 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
6 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element, 1 aspheric element, 1 hybrid aspheric element groups
1 low-dispersion element groups
1x aspherical, 1x ED, 4x UHR groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
72 mm
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
76.8 mm
Size | Length
89 mm / 3.50 in
65 mm / 2.56 in
103 mm
Weight
583 g / 20.60 oz
400 g / 14.13 oz
755 g
Function
Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
81.8° Diagonal | 71.5° Horizontal | 51.3° Vertical
63.4°
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/16
F/0.95 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Manual focus only
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
16 mm
25 mm
35 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
5x
0.1x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
170 mm / 6.69 in
50 cm
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood sold separately
Debut
2013-06-13
2018-03-07
2021-09
Made In
China
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
31%
Pros
- A bit large for an APS-C lens
- Exceptional maximum magnification
- Optional LED ring light and tripod collar available
Cons
- Not the best grade of build
- Not the strongest IQ
- Not stabilized
- No lens hood available
- Lacks weather sealing
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