Compare Samyang 24mm F1.4 ED AS IF UMC vs Voigtlander Nokton 17.5mm F0.95 vs Voigtlander 40mm F1.2

Variants
Original
SE

Construction

Aperture Blades
10 blades, Stepless aperture control
10, Straight
Colors
Black
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
MFT
Full-frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Lens Mount
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount, Samsung NX-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
E-mount
Material
All-metal construction
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
13 elements
8 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
9 groups
6 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 ED glass elements, 2 aspherical elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
58 mm / 2.28 in
58 mm
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
63 mm / 2.48 in
Size | Length
80 mm / 3.15 in
Weight
540 g / 19.08 oz

Function

Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
55 deg
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/22
f/1 ~ f/16
F/1.2 - f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Crop Factor
2.0
Focal Length
24 mm
17.5 mm
40 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
35.0 mm
Image Stabilization
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.25x
1:6.2
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
150 mm / 5.91 in
0.35 m

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2011-08-12
2012-02-08
Made In
Japan
Japan

Reviews

Neofiliac score
59%
79%
Pros
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Affordable choice in its class
  • Very bright maximum aperture
  • Solid all-metal construction
  • Smooth manual focus operation
  • Focussing on the corners gives good results across the frame
  • Very sharp at f/1.2
  • Focused on the outer midfield
Cons
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Not the best IQ
  • Not the highest grade of construction
  • Focus shift is noticeable at f8
  • Focus shift can be noticeable at wide open corners

Price

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