Compare Samyang 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS CS vs Sony 16-70mm F4 ZA vs Sony FE 16-35mm F4 ZA
Construction
Aperture Blades
6 blades, Manual aperture setting via lens ring
7 blades
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Standard Zoom Lens
Wide-Angle Zoom Lens
Image Size
APS-C
APS-C
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
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
Sony E-mount
Sony E-mount
Material
Metal mount and exterior
Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
14 elements
16 elements
12 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
12 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 aspherical elements, 1 ED glass element groups
Zeiss T* (T-star) coating groups
5 Aspherical3 ED Glass groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
55 mm / 2.17 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
86 mm / 3.39 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
77 mm / 3.03 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
99 mm / 3.90 in
Weight
580 g / 20.49 oz
308 g / 10.88 oz
518 g / 18.30 oz
Function
Angle Of View
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 23.3° Diagonal | 19.5° Horizontal | 13.0° Vertical (tele)
107.1° Diagonal | 96.7° Horizontal | 73.7° Vertical (wide) ~ 63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
f/4 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
Yes
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
10 mm
16 mm ~ 70 mm
16 mm ~ 35 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
15.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 105.0 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Image Stabilization
No
Yes
Yes
Weather Resistance
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.23x
0.19x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
350 mm / 13.78 in
280 mm / 11.02 in
Production
Accessory
Lens Hood: Integrated hood (supplied)
Lens Hood: ALC-SH111 (supplied)
Lens hood included
Debut
2013-12-06
2013-08-27
2014-09-15
Model Name
SEL1670Z
SEL1635Z
Reviews
Neofiliac score
40%
52%
71%
Pros
- One of the widest rectilinear lens for APS-C
- Reasonable IQ
- Bright f/2.8 aperture
- Optically stabilized
- Good optical performance
- Beautiful construction
- Sharp towards the wider end
- Weather-sealed
- Optically stabilized
Cons
- Lacks front filter thread
- Dark maximum aperture
- External zoom without zoom lock
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Metal exterior with plastic interior
- Zeiss tax
- Worse than Sigma 14-24mm F2.8 DG DN
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