Compare Samyang 35mm F1.4 AS UMC vs Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC vs Sony 600mm F4 GM

Construction

Aperture Blades
9 blades
11 blades
Colors
White
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Medium Telephoto Prime Lens
Super 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
Focus limiter, Tripod collar
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
Sony E-mount
Material
Magnesium alloy
Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
11 elements
18 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
7 groups
24 groups
Optical Formula | Special Glass
2 high-refraction glass elements1 aspherical element groups
1 ED element, Ultra Multi Coating groups
1 'extreme aspherical' + 2 ED + 3 fluorite elements, Nano AR + fluorine coatings groups

Dimensions

Filter Diameter
77 mm / 3.03 in
77 mm / 3.03 in
40.5 mm / 1.59 in
Size | Diameter
63 mm / 2.48 in
82 mm / 3.23 in
164 mm / 6.46 in
Size | Length
112 mm / 4.41 in
122 mm / 4.80 in
449 mm / 17.68 in
Weight
660 g / 23.32 oz
830 g / 29.33 oz
3040 g / 107.42 oz

Function

Angle Of View
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
18.2° Diagonal | 15.2° Horizontal | 10.2° Vertical
4.1° Diagonal | 3.4° Horizontal | 2.3° Vertical
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/4
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Focal Length
35 mm
135 mm
600 mm
Focus Type
Internal
Internal
Image Stabilization
No
No
Yes
Weather Resistance
No
Yes

Performance

Max Magnification
0.14x
Min Focus Distance
300 mm / 11.81 in
800 mm / 31.50 in
4500 mm / 177.17 in

Production

Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens hood included
Debut
2010-09-16
2015-01-12
2019-06-11
Model Name
SEL600F40GM

Reviews

Neofiliac score
68%
50%
52%
Pros
  • Bright maximum aperture
  • Good level of resolution
  • Smooth rendering
  • Good resolution
  • Compatible with teleconverters and drop in filters
  • Optically stabilized
  • Professional weather sealing
  • Comes with a tripod collar
  • Comparatively light and compact
  • Extremely fast autofocus
Cons
  • Quite large and heavy
  • On the heavy side
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Hard to MF at this focal length
  • Very expensive

Price

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