Compare Samyang 24mm F1.4 ED AS IF UMC vs Samyang 12mm F2.0 NCS CS vs Laowa 7.5mm f/2 MFT

Construction

Aperture Blades
6 blades
7 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
MFT
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance 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
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony E-mount
Micro Four Thirds-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
13 elements
12 elements
13 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
12 groups
10 groups
9 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
4 ED glass elements, 2 aspherical elements groups
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED glass elements groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
83 mm / 3.27 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
50 mm / 1.97 in
Size | Length
59 mm / 2.32 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Weight
260 g / 9.19 oz
170 g / 6.01 oz

Function

Angle Of View
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
110.6° Diagonal | 100.4° Horizontal | 77.3° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
2.0
Focal Length
24 mm
12 mm
7.5 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
18.0 mm
15.0 mm
Image Stabilization
No
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.11x
Min Focus Distance
250 mm / 9.84 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
120 mm / 4.72 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2011-08-12
2014-03-21
2016-09-13
Made In
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
59%
59%
59%
Pros
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Affordable choice in its class
  • Interesting FOV
  • Good level of resolution
  • Great sunstar performance
  • Compact and light weight
  • Solidly built
Cons
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Not the best IQ
  • Not the highest grade of construction
  • Not the best grade of build
  • High distortion
  • Lacks front filter thread
  • No EXIF communication

Price

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