Compare Samyang 35mm F1.4 AS UMC vs Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs SIGMA 16mm F1.4 DC DN

Variants
E-mount
EF-M
L-mount
MFT

Construction

Aperture Blades
8 blades
9 (Rounded diaphragm)
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
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
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, Canon EF-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
Sony E-mount, Leica L-mount, Canon EF-M mount, Micro Four Thirds
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
13 elements
16 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
11 groups
13 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 high-refraction glass elements1 aspherical element groups
1 ED glass element, 1 aspheric element, 1 hybrid aspheric element groups
Three FLD, two SLD, two aspherical groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
67 mm / 2.64 in
Size | Diameter
63 mm / 2.48 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
72 mm / 2.83 in
Size | Length
112 mm / 4.41 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
Weight
660 g / 23.32 oz
583 g / 20.60 oz

Function

Angle Of View
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1.4 ~ f/16
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
35 mm
16 mm
16 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes

Performance

Max Magnification
0.1x
Min Focus Distance
300 mm / 11.81 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
250 mm / 9.84 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: LH716-01, supplied
Debut
2010-09-16
2013-06-13
Made In
Japan

Reviews

Neofiliac score
68%
50%
Pros
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Good level of resolution
  • A bit large for an APS-C lens
  • F1.4 aperture
  • Very sharp
  • Fast and silent
  • Very good performance
Cons
  • Quite large and heavy
  • Not the best grade of build
  • Not the strongest IQ
  • Not as sharp as some APS-C lenses
  • High chromatic aberrations
  • Small aperture

Price

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