Compare Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Samyang AF 18mm F2.8

Construction

Aperture Blades
8 blades
7 blades
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
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
9 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element, 1 aspheric element, 1 hybrid aspheric element groups
2 HR, 3 aspherical, 3 ED elements + UMC coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
64 mm / 2.52 in
Size | Length
89 mm / 3.50 in
61 mm / 2.40 in
Weight
583 g / 20.60 oz
145 g / 5.12 oz

Function

Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
16 mm
18 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.09x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
250 mm / 9.84 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2013-06-13
2019-08-29
Made In
Korea

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
59%
Pros
  • A bit large for an APS-C lens
  • Light and compact
  • Fast autofocus
  • High contrast
  • Good sharpness
Cons
  • Not the best grade of build
  • Not the strongest IQ
  • Low maximum magnification
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Focus breathing
  • Strong vignetting wide open
  • Full plastic construction

Price

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