Compare Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Tamron 17-70mm F/2.8

Construction

Aperture Blades
8 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Image Size
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
Sony E-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
12 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element, 1 aspheric element, 1 hybrid aspheric element groups
1 aspherical + 2 glass-molded aspherical elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
Size | Length
89 mm / 3.50 in
119 mm / 4.69 in
Weight
583 g / 20.60 oz
525 g / 18.55 oz

Function

Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
80.7° Diagonal | 70.4° Horizontal | 50.4° Vertical (wide) ~ 23.3° Diagonal | 19.5° Horizontal | 13.0° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
16 mm
17 mm ~ 70 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
25.5 mm ~ 105.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom

Performance

Max Magnification
0.21x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
190 mm / 7.48 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2013-06-13
2020-12-03
Model Name
B070

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
69%
Pros
  • A bit large for an APS-C lens
  • Optically stabilized
  • Weather-sealed
  • Fast AF
  • Good image quality
Cons
  • Not the best grade of build
  • Not the strongest IQ
  • External zoom without zoom lock

Price

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