Compare Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Samyang 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS CS vs Zeiss Loxia 35mm F2

Construction

Aperture Blades
8 blades
6 blades, Manual aperture setting via lens ring
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF 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-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
Sony E-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
14 elements
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
10 groups
6 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element, 1 aspheric element, 1 hybrid aspheric element groups
2 aspherical elements, 1 ED glass element groups
1 APD element groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
52 mm / 2.05 in
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
86 mm / 3.39 in
62 mm / 2.44 in
Size | Length
89 mm / 3.50 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
59 mm / 2.32 in
Weight
583 g / 20.60 oz
580 g / 20.49 oz
340 g / 12.01 oz

Function

Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
16 mm
10 mm
35 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
15.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.17
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
300 mm / 11.81 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: Integrated hood (supplied)
Debut
2013-06-13
2013-12-06
2014-09-02
Made In
Japan

Reviews

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Pros
  • A bit large for an APS-C lens
  • One of the widest rectilinear lens for APS-C
  • Reasonable IQ
  • Bright f/2.8 aperture
  • Excellent image quality
  • Smooth focus ring
  • Declickable aperture ring
Cons
  • Not the best grade of build
  • Not the strongest IQ
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • Not the strongest model in the Loxia lineup

Price

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