Compare Samyang 35mm F1.4 AS UMC vs Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Canon EF 50mm F1.8 STM
Construction
Aperture Blades
8 blades
7 blades, Circular blades
Colors
Black
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Normal Prime Lens
Image Size
Full-Frame
APS-C
Full-Frame
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
Canon EF-mount
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Motor
Stepper motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
13 elements
6 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
11 groups
5 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
Dimensions
Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
49 mm / 1.93 in
Size | Diameter
63 mm / 2.48 in
83 mm / 3.27 in
69 mm / 2.72 in
Size | Length
112 mm / 4.41 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
39 mm / 1.54 in
Weight
660 g / 23.32 oz
583 g / 20.60 oz
159 g / 5.62 oz
Function
Angle Of View
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
46.8° Diagonal | 39.6° Horizontal | 27.0° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/1.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
Focal Length
35 mm
16 mm
50 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
No
Performance
Max Magnification
0.21x
Min Focus Distance
300 mm / 11.81 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
350 mm / 13.78 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ES-68 (sold separately)
Debut
2010-09-16
2013-06-13
2015-05-11
Reviews
Neofiliac score
68%
50%
71%
Pros
- Bright maximum aperture
- Good level of resolution
- A bit large for an APS-C lens
- Compact and lightweight
- Rather compelling image quality
- Great price
Cons
- Quite large and heavy
- Not the best grade of build
- Not the strongest IQ
- Lens hood not included
- Lacks weather sealing
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