Sony fe 50 150mm f 2 gm vs samyang af 35 150mm f 2 2 8?

Sony FE 50-150mm f/2 GM is the better pick for portraits and events. It stays at f/2 across the whole zoom, so you get bright light and soft backgrounds at every focal length. It's a Sony E-mount lens only.

Samyang AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8 covers a wider range, starting at 35mm, which helps for groups and places. It gets darker as you zoom in, and it also fits L-Mount. Both lenses are unstabilised.

If you mostly shoot people, the portraits guide favours longer lenses, so the Sony is the stronger choice. For a wider, more flexible zoom, the Samyang makes sense. The focal length converter explains how aperture and depth of field change on APS-C bodies, which matters for both.

Written by Claude from this site's pages.