Compare Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Zeiss Planar T* 1.4/85

Construction

Aperture Blades
8 blades
9 blades, 1/2 stop steps. ZE (Canon) version has no aperture ring.
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
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
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
6 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
5 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
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
89 mm / 3.50 in
85 mm / 3.35 in
Weight
583 g / 20.60 oz
700 g / 24.73 oz

Function

Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
16 mm
85 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
Image Stabilization
No
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.1
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
1000 mm / 39.37 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2013-06-13

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
93%
Pros
  • A bit large for an APS-C lens
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • F-mount with physical aperture ring
Cons
  • Not the best grade of build
  • Not the strongest IQ
  • Classic rendering not to everyone's taste

Price

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