Compare Samyang 24mm F1.4 ED AS IF UMC vs Voigtlander Nokton 42.5mm F0.95 vs Voigtlander 40mm F1.2
Variants
Original
SE
Construction
Aperture Blades
10 blades, Switchable stepped / stepless aperture control
10, Straight
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto 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
11 elements
8 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
8 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
64 mm / 2.52 in
Size | Length
75 mm / 2.95 in
Function
Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° 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
42.5 mm
40 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
85.0 mm
Image Stabilization
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
1:6.2
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
230 mm / 9.06 in
0.35 m
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Debut
2011-08-12
2013-02-01
Made In
Japan
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
59%
88%
Pros
- Bright maximum aperture
- Affordable choice in its class
- Very bright maximum aperture
- Solid all-metal construction
- Smooth manual 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
- A big large and heavy for MFT
- Focus shift is noticeable at f8
- Focus shift can be noticeable at wide open corners
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