Compare Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC vs Laowa 100mm f/2.8 2X Ultra Macro
Construction
Aperture Blades
8 blades
9 blades
13 blades, Nikon and Pentax mounts have 7 aperture blades.
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Medium Telephoto Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
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-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
Canon EF-mount, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony E-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
11 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
11 groups
7 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
1 ED glass element, 1 aspheric element, 1 hybrid aspheric element groups
1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Length
89 mm / 3.50 in
122 mm / 4.80 in
125 mm / 4.92 in
Weight
583 g / 20.60 oz
830 g / 29.33 oz
638 g / 22.54 oz
Function
Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
24.4° Diagonal | 20.4° Horizontal | 13.7° Vertical
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
16 mm
135 mm
100 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
No
Performance
Max Magnification
2x
Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
250 mm / 9.84 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2013-06-13
2015-01-12
2018-04-20
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
50%
50%
59%
Pros
- A bit large for an APS-C lens
- Smooth rendering
- Good resolution
- High 2x maximum magnification
- Apochromatic design
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
- Lacks weather sealing
- Quite long, though not expectedly so
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