Compare Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Samyang 12mm F2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye

Construction

Aperture Blades
8 blades
7 blades, Circular blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
APS-C
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale
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
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
12 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 aspherical, 3 ED, nano coating system groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Length
89 mm / 3.50 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
Weight
583 g / 20.60 oz
515 g / 18.20 oz

Function

Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
180° Diagonal (fisheye)
Aperture
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
16 mm
12 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Min Focus Distance
200 mm / 7.87 in
200 mm / 7.87 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2013-06-13
2014-11-01

Reviews

Neofiliac score
50%
40%
Pros
  • A bit large for an APS-C lens
  • 180° FOV
  • Reasonably good sunstar
Cons
  • Not the best grade of build
  • Not the strongest IQ
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Not the sharpest

Price

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