Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC is a Fixed aperture Manual Focus (MF)
Telephoto Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Nikon F (FX) mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
| Photography Type |
Suitability |
| Bird/Wildlife | Average |
| Sports | Good |
| Portrait | Excellent |
| Travel | Fair |
| Street | Average |
| Wedding | Very Good |
| Walk Around | Fair |
| Vlogging | Average |
| Landscape | Fair |
Reasons to Buy Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC 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 |
| Fast Aperture |
| Covers Full-Frame Sensor |
| 9 Diaphragm Blades |
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| No Weather Sealing |
| No Autofocus |
Lens Mount
Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC is compatible with cameras that have Nikon F (FX) lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Nikon F (FX) lenses are Nikon D6, Nikon D780 and Nikon D3500.
Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC is also available in Canon EF , Canon EF-M, Four Thirds, Fujifilm X, Micro Four Thirds, 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 135mm F2.0 ED UMC has a maximum diameter of 82mm and total length of 122mm. It weighs 830g / 29.3 oz.
Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC has a filter thread of 77mm.
Focal Range
Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC has a fixed focal lenght of 135mm. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.5x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 202.5mm.
Aperture
Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC has a max aperture of F2 and a minimum aperture of F22.
Optical Formula
Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC's optical formula consists of 11 elements in 7 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- 1 ED element
- Ultra Multi Coating
Lens Hood
Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Popular Comparisons of Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC
Here is the eight most popular comparisons of Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC amongst Camera Decision readers.