Compare Samyang 35mm F1.4 AS UMC vs Samyang 12mm F2.0 NCS CS vs Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN
Construction
Aperture Blades
6 blades
9 blades
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Ultra Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Short Telephoto Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
APS-C
Lens Barrel
Physical aperture ring, Distance scale, DoF scale
Physical aperture ring, Distance 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, Leica L-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Sony E-mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
12 elements
10 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
10 groups
6 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 high-refraction glass elements1 aspherical element groups
2 aspherical elements, 3 ED glass elements groups
1 SLD + 2 aspherical elements groups
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
55 mm / 2.17 in
Size | Diameter
63 mm / 2.48 in
73 mm / 2.87 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Length
112 mm / 4.41 in
59 mm / 2.32 in
60 mm / 2.36 in
Weight
660 g / 23.32 oz
260 g / 9.19 oz
281 g / 9.93 oz
Function
Angle Of View
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
100.5° Diagonal | 90.0° Horizontal | 67.4° Vertical
28.9° Diagonal | 24.2° Horizontal | 16.3° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
35 mm
12 mm
56 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
18.0 mm
84.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Performance
Max Magnification
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
300 mm / 11.81 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
500 mm / 19.69 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2010-09-16
2014-03-21
2020-06-18
Made In
Japan
Reviews
Neofiliac score
68%
59%
91%
Pros
- Bright maximum aperture
- Good level of resolution
- Interesting FOV
- Good level of resolution
- Great sunstar performance
- Good sharpness
- Bright maximum aperture
- Weather-sealed
Cons
- Quite large and heavy
- Not the best grade of build
- High distortion
- Very light and compact
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