Compare Samyang 35mm F1.4 AS UMC vs Laowa 12mm f/2.8 Zero-D vs Samyang AF 85mm F1.4
Variants
Canon RF
Sony FE
Construction
Aperture Blades
7 blades
9 blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Full-Frame
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring
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-mount, Canon RF-mount, Leica L-mount, Nikon F-mount, Nikon Z-mount, Pentax K-mount, Sony A-mount, Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
16 elements
11 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
8 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 high-refraction glass elements1 aspherical element groups
1 ED + 4 HRI elements, Ultra Multi Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
Size | Diameter
63 mm / 2.48 in
75 mm / 2.95 in
88 mm / 3.46 in
Size | Length
112 mm / 4.41 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
Weight
660 g / 23.32 oz
609 g / 21.52 oz
Function
Angle Of View
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
122.0° Diagonal | 112.6° Horizontal | 90.0° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Focal Length
35 mm
12 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
0.11x
Min Focus Distance
300 mm / 11.81 in
180 mm / 7.09 in
900 mm / 35.43 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2010-09-16
2016-07-26
Made In
China
Korea
Reviews
Neofiliac score
68%
50%
83%
Pros
- Bright maximum aperture
- Good level of resolution
- One of the widest rectilinear FF lens
- Solid build quality
- Low distortion
- Reasonably sharp
- Great resolution
- High-contrast
- Great rendering
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
- Fast autofocus
Cons
- Quite large and heavy
- Lacks front filter thread
- Some yellow cast
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