Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC : Specifications and Opinions

Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC

The Samyang 135mm f/2 ED UMC is a tele lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2015 to 2026 (discontinued). The focus is done by Manual Focus, it does not have image stabilization. The average price was 439 €;

34 users have given it an average vote of 9.8 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Canon EF: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Canon EF.

Nikon F: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Nikon.

Sony E: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Sony.

Sony A-mount: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Sony A-mount.

Fujifilm X-mount: this lens is compatible with mirrorless APS-C Fuji.

Micro 4/3: this lens is compatible with mirrorless micro-4/3.

Pentax: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Pentax.

Specifications
Focal lenght	135 mm
Angle of view	18.2°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/2.0
Aperture blades	9
Lenses/Groups	11 elements in 7 groups
Min. focus distance	0.80 meters
Reproduction ratio
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Manual Focus
Internal Focus	No
Built and notes
Tripod ring	Yes
Extenders	No
Filters	77 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	No
Weight	830 g
Dimensions	82 x 122 mm
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Philomene Reis

sent on 19 Febbraio 2018

Pros: Sharpness from F2 with a great restitution of colors. It's quite very solid and has a weight well balanced. Remarquable transmittance (T2.2).

Cons: The manual focus but that's the game ;) The focusing ring is a bit hard on the video edition of this lens…

Opinion: For 338 € on a black Friday, I let myself be tempted by this lens for video reports. (You still can find it at that price I presume). I have got the Samyang 135mm T2.2 VDSLR II ED UMC version, which is fitted with a narrow focusing ring, hard and indented in order to receive the follow focus. Apart from that the photo and video versions have exactly the same optic composition. So, then, I tried it to take pictures. And to me since the very first trigger, the optical result is magnificent! For now, among my five lenses this one is my favorite. Within two months of event work, I have been using it on a second camera with an average of two hundred pictures per day (which actually is a lot for a manual lens). Furthermore that frenzy cost me real pains in my hands :'( To conclude, here is my advice: if you buy it for creative pictures which give you time to create your composition and shut whenever you feel like, at that price it's the best choice. You might get better with a Zeiss… ? But I don't have any gold teeth to sell! ; ) But if you want to shoot events like dance, sports or get clear wildlife pictures, I wouldn't say it's useless, but not suitable at all... Without autofocus, you waste lots of pictures. Apart from all what I said, this lens can be a real good investment because without autofocus or stabilizer (and if you do not let it drop or bang it ;), then you should keep it for years without any breakdown ;)

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Giuseppe Dipalma

sent on 08 Gennaio 2024

Pros: Image quality, sharpness, bokeh, bright aperture, price

Cons: Loss of contrast in backlight, weight, absence of contact, green cast

Opinion: Spectacular optics to say the least for the selling price. The image quality is impressive, the sharpness is very high already at f/2 and improves when the aperture is closed. Incredibly creamy bokeh with well-defined bubbles of highlights in the background. Optically corrected chromatic aberration, almost non-existent. Well-frictioned and precise focus ring, aperture ring with half-stop increments (f/2 to f/22). Excellent build quality, which raises the weight to almost 1kg. Fortunately, the lens is compatible with a ring for Sony FE 24-240 mm, an accessory I would say almost indispensable. Good reproduction ratio (1:4, which becomes 1:2 on m4/3 cameras, I use it on OM-1) which, together with the minimum fairly close focusing distance, make it a perfect lens for artistic nature photography of flowers, fungi, insects etc... Since it has no contacts, the machine does not save the exif data. It suffers from a large loss of contrast in strong backlight situations. My specimen has a green cast that can be easily corrected in post-production by acting on the color temperature. It is not a tropicalized lens. It seems that it takes up the optical scheme of a Zeiss lens, and the results can be seen. Great goal.

user9483

sent on 03 Dicembre 2023

Pros: Build Quality, Sharpness, Brightness

Cons: Lens hood, front cap

Opinion: I've been using this lens for exactly 1 year. On the Z6 + FTZII, the weight is felt, but I think it's synonymous with quality. The lack of AF is not a problem for me, in 25 years of photography I think I have figured out how to focus by hand. Smooth and smooth manoeuvres of any kind. At maximum aperture it is able to bring out a very pleasant blur. The sharpness of the lenses has nothing to envy to the most famous optics of the same category. I've never tried my hand at astrophotography, so I can't pronounce myself. On the set portrait (even full-length) the detachment between background and subject is well marked! Photographing flowers with shots on the grass is what I love to do the most, so much so that I don't regret the 105 macro. Maybe the quality of the lens hood and the front cap is not excellent, but I think that at that price (paid just over € 500.00) you can accept it without too much discontent.

Stenikon

sent on 02 Dicembre 2023

Pros: Excellent sharpness, astrophotographic performance, excellent construction, smooth and precise manual focus

Cons: The caps, especially the back one, are quite poor.

Opinion: I bought this lens almost exclusively for astrophotography, as it is recommended by many people for its quality under the starry skies. I can only confirm the various positive opinions about it. It enjoys excellent sharpness, as well as a very good quality construction. Its generous maximum aperture makes it a high-performance lens in the field of astrophotography of large portions of the sky. It is also easily transportable even in less accessible places, unlike a telescope which by nature is obviously more bulky. Its short focal length compared to a telescope makes it superfluous to the use of autoguiding. I would also recommend it for naturalistic or portrait use, as long as you accept manual focusing (moreover operated by a very fluid precise ring) The only drawback to point out: the caps, especially the rear one, are of a quality not up to the optics.

Maxsaab64

sent on 18 Settembre 2023

Pros: Excellent image definition and precise MAF adjustment

Cons: maybe the weight but I think it is consistent with the characteristics of the lens, the hood rather ugly

Opinion: I took the samyang 135 f2 to use it on mirrorless aps-c Fujifilm then with the well-known crop factor that makes it a bright 200mm. I use it mainly for remote portraits, landscapes and photographs in events: what can I say, as an owner of both the Fuji 56 APD and the viltrox 85, I am very favorably impressed. The color rendering is balanced (in my opinion better than that of the Viltrox that tends to magenta in some situations) and hardly mistakes a photo for incorrect focusing. I use it mostly on X-H1 so I benefit from the stabilizer being able to shoot even with 1/60 time without motion problems. I highly recommend it.

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