Compare Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Samyang XP 14mm F2.4
Construction
Aperture Blades
8 blades
7 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
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
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Aluminum
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
16 elements
18 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
10 groups
14 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element, 1 aspheric element, 1 hybrid aspheric element groups
2 aspherical + 1 hybrid aspherical + 2 extra-low dispersion + 1 high refractive lens + Ultra Multi Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
95 mm / 3.74 in
Size | Length
89 mm / 3.50 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
109 mm / 4.29 in
Weight
583 g / 20.60 oz
609 g / 21.52 oz
791 g / 27.95 oz
Function
Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
114.2° Diagonal | 104.3° Horizontal | 81.2° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2.4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
16 mm
12 mm
14 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
0.08x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2013-06-13
2016-07-26
2016-09-12
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
50%
40%
Pros
- A bit large for an APS-C lens
- One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
- Solid build quality
- Low distortion
- Reasonably sharp
- Great build quality
- High grade of build
- Good level of resolution
Cons
- Not the best grade of build
- Not the strongest IQ
- Lacks front filter thread
- Quite large for just an f/2.4 manual
- Lacks front filter thread
- Low maximum magnification
- Lacks weather sealing
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