Compare Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Canon EF-M 15-45mm F3.5-6.3 vs Canon EF-S 18-55mm F4-5.6
Construction
Aperture Blades
8 blades
7 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
APS-C
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
Canon EF-M-mount
Canon EF-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
10 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
9 groups
10 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
49 mm / 1.93 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
61 mm / 2.40 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Length
89 mm / 3.50 in
45 mm / 1.77 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Weight
583 g / 20.60 oz
130 g / 4.59 oz
215 g / 7.60 oz
Function
Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 33.5° Diagonal | 28.1° Horizontal | 18.9° Vertical (tele)
73.9° Diagonal | 64.0° Horizontal | 45.2° Vertical (wide) ~ 27.6° Diagonal | 23.1° Horizontal | 15.5° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/3.5–6.3 ~ f/22–40
f/4–5.6 ~ f/22–32
Autofocus
No
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.6
1.6
Focal Length
16 mm
15 mm ~ 45 mm
18 mm ~ 55 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 72.0 mm
28.8 mm ~ 88.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
No
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.25x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: EW-63C (sold separately)
Debut
2013-06-13
2015-10-13
2017-02-15
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
71%
43%
Pros
- A bit large for an APS-C lens
- Optically stabilized
- Compact and lightweight
- Zoom lock available
- Optically stabilized
- Light in the hand
Cons
- Not the best grade of build
- Not the strongest IQ
- Lacks weather sealing
- Mediocre build and optical performance
- Dark and variable maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
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