Compare Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC vs Sony FE 35mm F1.8

Construction

Aperture Blades
8 blades
9 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Medium Telephoto Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
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, Canon EF-M-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
Aluminum, composite
Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
11 elements
11 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
7 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element, 1 aspheric element, 1 hybrid aspheric element groups
1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
1 aspherical element groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
66 mm / 2.60 in
Size | Length
89 mm / 3.50 in
122 mm / 4.80 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
Weight
583 g / 20.60 oz
830 g / 29.33 oz
280 g / 9.89 oz

Function

Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
16 mm
135 mm
35 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Yes

Performance

Max Magnification
0.24x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
220 mm / 8.66 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2013-06-13
2015-01-12
2019-07-09
Model Name
SEL35F18F

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
50%
80%
Pros
  • A bit large for an APS-C lens
  • Smooth rendering
  • Good resolution
  • Very compact and light
  • Weather-sealed
  • Fast autofocus
Cons
  • Not the best grade of build
  • Not the strongest IQ
  • On the heavy side
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Hard to MF at this focal length
  • No aperture ring
  • Fewer features than newer Sony lenses
  • Vignetting at f/1.8

Price

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