Compare Samyang 35mm F1.4 AS UMC vs Samyang 12mm F2.0 NCS CS vs Laowa 9mm f/2.8 Zero-D
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
APS-C
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
Canon EF-M-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Leica L-mount, Sony E-mount
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
12 elements
15 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
10 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 high-refraction glass elements1 aspherical element groups
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED glass elements groups
3 ED, 2 aspherical elements + Frog Eye Coating groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
Size | Diameter
63 mm / 2.48 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
60 mm / 2.36 in
Size | Length
112 mm / 4.41 in
59 mm / 2.32 in
53 mm / 2.09 in
Weight
660 g / 23.32 oz
260 g / 9.19 oz
215 g / 7.60 oz
Function
Angle Of View
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
116.1° Diagonal | 106.3° Horizontal | 83.3° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
No
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
35 mm
12 mm
9 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
18.0 mm
13.5 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.13x
Min Focus Distance
300 mm / 11.81 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
120 mm / 4.72 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2010-09-16
2014-03-21
2018-03-22
Made In
China
Reviews
Neofiliac score
68%
59%
50%
Pros
- Bright maximum aperture
- Good level of resolution
- Interesting FOV
- Good level of resolution
- Great sunstar performance
- Compact and light weight
- One of the widest rectilinear lens available for APS-C
- Good sharpness
Cons
- Quite large and heavy
- Not the best grade of build
- High distortion
- Lacks weather sealing
- No EXIF
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