The type of photography that you are planning to use is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated the Samsung 16mm F2.4 Pancake and the Samsung 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom for their suitability to various photography scenarios:
Size and Weight Comparison
The size of a lens is an important deciding factor when comparing two lenses. Samsung 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom is the longer of the two lenses at 31mm. The Samsung 16mm F2.4 Pancake with a length of 24mm, is 7mm shorter. Besides being longer, the Samsung 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom also has a larger diameter of 65mm compared to the Samsung 16mm F2.4 Pancake's 61mm diameter.
The weight of a lens is as important as its external dimensions, especially if you are planning to hand hold your camera and lens combination for longer periods. Samsung 16mm F2.4 Pancake weighs 90g, which means it is 21g (18%) lighter than the Samsung 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom which has a weight of 111g.
Lens Mounts
Both the Samsung 16mm F2.4 Pancake and the Samsung 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom has the same Samsung NX lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Samsung NX lenses are Samsung NX1, Samsung NX3000 and Samsung NX30.
Focal Range
Samsung 16mm F2.4 Pancake is a prime lens with fixed focal lenght of 16mm which has an effective (full-frame 35mm equivalent) focal range of 24mm when used on a APS-C / DX format camera. Samsung 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom has a focal range of 16-50mm and 3.1X zoom ratio which has an effective (full-frame 35mm equivalent) focal range of 24-75mm when used on a APS-C / DX format camera.