Compare Samyang 35mm F1.4 AS UMC vs Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS vs Sony 16-55mm F2.8 G
Construction
Aperture Blades
8 blades
9 blades
Form Factor
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Wide-Angle Prime Lens
Standard Zoom 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
Material
Metal barrel, metal mount
Motor
Linear Motor
Optical Formula | Elements
12 elements
13 elements
17 elements
Optical Formula | Groups
10 groups
11 groups
12 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
Two AA (advanced aspherical) elements, two aspherical elements, three ED (extra-low dipsersion) elements. Fluorine coated front element. 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
73 mm / 2.87 in
Size | Length
112 mm / 4.41 in
89 mm / 3.50 in
100 mm / 3.94 in
Weight
660 g / 23.32 oz
583 g / 20.60 oz
494 g / 17.46 oz
Function
Angle Of View
63.5° Diagonal | 54.4° Horizontal | 37.8° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical
84.1° Diagonal | 73.7° Horizontal | 53.1° Vertical (wide) ~ 29.4° Diagonal | 24.6° Horizontal | 16.6° Vertical (tele)
Aperture
f/1.4 ~ f/22
f/2 ~ f/22
f/2.8 ~ f/22
Autofocus
No
No
Yes
Crop Factor
1.5
1.5
Focal Length
35 mm
16 mm
16 mm ~ 55 mm
Focal Length (35mm Equivalent)
24.0 mm
24.0 mm ~ 82.5 mm
Focus Type
Extending front
Image Stabilization
No
No
No
Weather Resistance
Yes
Zoom Type
External zoom
Performance
Max Magnification
0.2x
Min Focus Distance
300 mm / 11.81 in
200 mm / 7.87 in
330 mm / 12.99 in
Production
Accessory
Lens hood included
Lens Hood: ALC-SH161 (supplied)
Debut
2010-09-16
2013-06-13
2019-08-28
Model Name
SEL1655G
Reviews
Neofiliac score
68%
50%
62%
Pros
- Bright maximum aperture
- Good level of resolution
- A bit large for an APS-C lens
- Weather-sealed
- Solid build quality
- Very sharp
Cons
- Quite large and heavy
- Not the best grade of build
- Not the strongest IQ
- External zoom without zoom lock
- Quite expensive for what it is
- Not stabilized
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