The only lens i have tried in this category that is an exception is the canon ef 40 2.8 pancake which offers good performance. Bought the samyang 35 2.8 and sent it back after 2 weeks. The best compromise for lightness but twice as expensive is still the sony/zeiss 35 2.8.
Cons: complex moustache distortion, flimsy, poor quality control by sigma. Sharpness: 8 Aberrations: 5 Bokeh: 8 Handling: 7 Value: 8 Camera Used: K10d, Sony a7R 36mp full frame. this Sigma 24mm F2.8 AF Super Wide II autofocus lens was the holy grail of 24mm lenses, back when i was shooting with the k10d.Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM Review. This lens is a wide angle, large aperture Canon option. With 10 elements in 9 groups at 310g, it matches nicely with APS-C or full frame cameras. It is highly compact in just 7.3mm and never bothers you on the streets. It also has manual focusing ring featuring full-time manual. Even though some of the reviews have not been extremely enthusiastic, I have no complaints. It's not the Canon EF-RF adapter. The older EF lenses all focus as well or better on the R5 with an
John Riley reviews the Samyang AF 24mm f/2.8 FE full-frame auto-focus lens for Sony E mount cameras. Canon EF Fit. Like New £1149. Used Samyang AF 35mm f/1.8 - Sony FE Fit.Canon EF 50mm F1.8 II Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM Canon EF-M 18-150mm F3.5-6.3 IS STM Venus Laowa 9mm F2.8 Canon EOS M6 II +6 more Reply Reply with quote Reply to thread Complain Of the lenses we compared, the Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM weighs 680 grams, the Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM weighs 790 grams and the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED weighs 997 grams. The only lens that is close to the weight is a lens we didn’t get to use, the Tamron SP 15-30mm f/2.8 Di VC USD, which weighs 1102 grams.
The chief competitors are the Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8 VC, which is physically a bit larger and just slightly lighter (50g), while the Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G lens only minutely smaller and lighter (150g). The 14-24 ART is 3.8” (96.4mm) in diameter and 5.32” (135.1mm) in length. As noted, that’s actually a half inch shorter than the Tamron 15
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