Samyang 100mm F2.8 Macro is a Fixed aperture Manual Focus (MF)
Macro Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Canon EF mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Samyang 100mm F2.8 Macro lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Samyang 100mm F2.8 Macro is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Average |
| Sports | Average |
| Portrait | Good |
| Travel | Fair |
| Street | Fair |
| Wedding | Good |
| Walk Around | Fair |
| Vlogging | Fair |
| Landscape | Fair |
| Macro | Very Good |
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Reasons to Buy Samyang 100mm F2.8 Macro Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Samyang 100mm F2.8 Macro lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
| Aperture Ring |
| Distance Scale |
| DoF(Depth of Field) Scale |
| Hood supplied |
| Full-time Manual Focusing |
| Covers Full-Frame Sensor |
| 9 Diaphragm Blades |
| High Max Magnification ratio of 1x |
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| No Weather Sealing |
| No Autofocus |
Lens Mount
Samyang 100mm F2.8 Macro is compatible with cameras that have Canon EF lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Canon EF lenses are Canon 1D X III, Canon 6D MII and Canon 5D MIV.
Samyang 100mm F2.8 Macro is also available in Fujifilm X , Micro Four Thirds, Nikon F (FX), Pentax KAF, Samsung NX, Sony Alpha and Sony E mounts.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Samyang 100mm F2.8 Macro has a maximum diameter of 73mm and total length of 123mm. It weighs 720g / 25.4 oz.
Samyang 100mm F2.8 Macro has a filter thread of 67mm.
Focal Range
Samyang 100mm F2.8 Macro has a fixed focal lenght of 100mm. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.6x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 160mm.
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Samyang 100mm F2.8 Macro has a Max Magnification Ratio of 1x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.31m.
Aperture
Samyang 100mm F2.8 Macro has a max aperture of F2.8 and a minimum aperture of F32.
Optical Formula
Samyang 100mm F2.8 Macro's optical formula consists of 15 elements in 12 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 1 HRI
- 1 ED element
- Ultra Multi Coating
Lens Hood
Samyang 100mm F2.8 Macro comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Popular Comparisons of Samyang 100mm F2.8 Macro
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