Compare Samyang 35mm F1.4 AS UMC vs Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC vs Zeiss Planar T* 1.4/85

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
9 blades, 1/2 stop steps. ZE (Canon) version has no aperture ring.
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Medium Telephoto 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, 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
Canon EF-mount, Canon EF-M-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
Canon EF-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
11 elements
6 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
7 groups
5 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 high-refraction glass elements1 aspherical element groups
1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Diameter
63 mm / 2.48 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
78 mm / 3.07 in
Size | Length
112 mm / 4.41 in
122 mm / 4.80 in
85 mm / 3.35 in
Weight
660 g / 23.32 oz
830 g / 29.33 oz
700 g / 24.73 oz

Function

Angle Of View
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
28.6° Diagonal | 23.9° Horizontal | 16.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
No
Focal Length
35 mm
135 mm
85 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No

Performance

Max Magnification
0.1
Min Focus Distance
300 mm / 11.81 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
1000 mm / 39.37 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2010-09-16
2015-01-12

Reviews

Neofiliac score
68%
50%
93%
Pros
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Good level of resolution
  • Smooth rendering
  • Good resolution
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • F-mount with physical aperture ring
Cons
  • Quite large and heavy
  • On the heavy side
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Hard to MF at this focal length
  • Classic rendering not to everyone's taste

Price

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