Compare Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Samyang 50mm F1.4 AS UMC vs Samyang AF 24-70mm F2.8

Construction

Aperture Blades
8 blades
8 blades
9 rounded aperture blades
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Zoom lens for mirrorless cameras
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, 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, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Motor
Linear STM
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
9 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
6 groups
14 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element, 1 aspheric element, 1 hybrid aspheric element groups
1 hybrid + 1 aspherical element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
2x ASP, 1x H-ASP, 3x HR, 3x ED groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
82 mm
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
88 mm
Size | Length
89 mm / 3.50 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
128.5 mm / 5.1 in
Weight
583 g / 20.60 oz
535 g / 18.90 oz
1027 g / 36.2 oz

Function

Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
53˚ ~ 86˚
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
16 mm
50 mm
24 ~ 70 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Zoom Type
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.1x wide ~ 0.27x tele
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
450 mm / 17.72 in
35 cm / 1.15 ft

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2013-06-13
2015-09-21
2021-10
Made In
Korea

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
59%
Pros
  • A bit large for an APS-C lens
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Beautiful rendering
Cons
  • Not the best grade of build
  • Not the strongest IQ
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Not Samyang's highest grade of build

Price

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