Samyang SY12M-N
The 12mm full-frame fisheye provides a 180° diagonal field of view and an f/2.8 aperture, with an optical design incorporating three ED and two aspherical elements with Nano Coating to suppress aberrations. Its manual-focus-only build with an integrated AE chip gives full exposure control on Nikon F bodies while keeping weight at 500g. Best for architectural interior photographers and creative shooters pursuing extreme, immersive barrel distortion without needing autofocus or weather sealing.
Focal length 12mm
Aperture f/22
Mount Nikon F
Weight 499 g
af type manual focus only
lens type fisheye
44 Overall Score
Price MX$11,993
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Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Optics
| Type | Fisheye |
| Focal Length Min | 12 |
| Focal Length Max | 12 |
| Elements | 12 |
| Groups | 8 |
| Aspherical Elements | 2 |
| ED Elements | 3 |
| Coating | ナノクリスタルコーティングシステム(NCS) + ウルトラマルチコーティング(UMC) |
Aperture
| Max Aperture | f/22 |
| Min Aperture | f/2.8 |
| Constant | Yes |
| Diaphragm Blades | 7 |
Build
| Mount | Nikon F |
| Format | full-frame |
| Weight | 0.5 kg / 1.1 lbs |
AF & Stabilization
| AF Type | manual focus only |
| Stabilization | No |
Focus
| Min Focus Distance | 200 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Samyang SY12M-N | Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN | Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD | Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 | Sony E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS | Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Focal Length | 12mm | 18-50mm | 17-70mm | 17-28mm | 16-50mm | 28-200mm |
| Max Aperture | f/22 | f/2.8 | f/2.8 | f/2.8 | f/3.5 | f/4 |
| Mount | Nikon F | Sony E | Sony E | Nikon Z | Sony E | L-Mount |
| Stabilization | false | false | true | false | true | true |
| Weather Sealed | false | true | true | true | true | true |
| Weight (g) | 499 | 290 | 544 | 450 | 107 | 413 |
| AF Type | manual focus only | stepping motor | RXD | Stepping Motor | Autofocus | Autofocus |
| Lens Type | fisheye | zoom | zoom | zoom | zoom | zoom |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | AF | Bokeh | Build | Macro | Optical | Aperture | User Sentiment | Versatility | Social Proof | Stabilization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samyang SY12M-N | 12.7 | 13.2 | 40.3 | 82.7 | 80.1 | 20.1 | 90.8 | 33.6 | 61.4 | 36.7 |
| Sigma Contemporary 18-50mm f/2.8 DC DN Compare | 87.6 | 80.4 | 86.5 | 90.8 | 82.5 | 82.8 | 80.5 | 78.5 | 90.1 | 36.7 |
| Tamron Di III 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD Compare | 53.7 | 85.7 | 69.8 | 84.9 | 91 | 82.8 | 63.5 | 89.4 | 86 | 82.4 |
| Nikon NIKKOR Z 17-28mm f/2.8 Compare | 87.6 | 85.7 | 76 | 84.9 | 88.4 | 82.8 | 90.8 | 68 | 71.4 | 36.7 |
| Sony E PZ 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 OSS Compare | 53.7 | 73.7 | 98.6 | 43.2 | 69 | 75.9 | 63.5 | 83.1 | 82 | 93.5 |
| Panasonic LUMIX S S-R28200 Compare | 53.7 | 76.4 | 78.3 | 73.9 | 92 | 64.6 | 22.3 | 95.4 | 77.1 | 99.5 |
Price
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