The type of photography that you are planning to use is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated the Samyang 8mm F3.5 Fisheye 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 a crucial factor to consider when comparing two lenses. Samyang 8mm F3.5 Fisheye is the longer of the two lenses at 77mm. The Samsung 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom with a length of 31mm, is 46mm shorter. Besides being longer, the Samyang 8mm F3.5 Fisheye also has a larger diameter of 75mm compared to the Samsung 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom's 65mm diameter.
The weight of a lens is equally significant as its external dimensions, particularly if you intend to handhold your camera and lens combination for extended periods. Samsung 16-50mm F3.5-5.6 Power Zoom weighs 111g, 74% (332g) lighter than the Samyang 8mm F3.5 Fisheye's weight of 443g.
Lens Mounts
Both the Samyang 8mm F3.5 Fisheye 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.
Samyang 8mm F3.5 Fisheye is also available in the Canon EF , Nikon F (DX), Four Thirds, Pentax KAF and Sony Alpha mounts.
Focal Range
Samyang 8mm F3.5 Fisheye is a prime lens with fixed focal lenght of 8mm which has an effective (full-frame 35mm equivalent) focal range of
12mm when used on a APS-C / DX format camera.
On the other hand, the 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.
