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Samyang AF 135mm f/1.8 FE vs Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art

The Samyang AF 135mm f/1.8 FE and the Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art if you want a fit on more cameras (105 against 41 in this guide). On these specs the Samyang AF 135mm f/1.8 FE has no clear advantage: choose it if the price, the handling or a lens you own decides it.

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Samyang AF 135mm f/1.8 FE and the Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art

Specs side by side

Rows that differ are in full colour; the better value is marked where one is better by any measure.
SpecSamyang AF 135mm f/1.8 FESigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art
MakerSamyangSigma
Focal length135mm (prime)135mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent135mm135mm
Maximum aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Made forFull frameFull frame
MountsSony ECanon EF, Nikon F, Sony E, L-Mount
Stabilisednono
Autofocusyesyes
Weight772 gnot listed
Cameras it fits41 in this guide105 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

1424355085135200400800135mm equiv.Samyang
Samyang AF 135mm f/1.8 FE: 135mm.
1424355085135200400800135mm equiv.Sigma
Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art: 135mm.

Aperture

f/1.8
Samyang AF 135mm f/1.8 FE: f/1.8 wide open.
f/1.8
Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art: f/1.8 wide open.

Each opening drawn to scale against f/1.4: a smaller f-number lets in more light and blurs the background more.

Field of view

Samyang · 15°Sigma · 15°
How wide each sees, at each end, on the sensor it was made for.

Cameras they fit

41 cameras in this guide take both, so either works on the same body. In all, the Samyang AF 135mm f/1.8 FE fits 41 and the Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art 105.

Samyang AF 135mm f/1.8 FE

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Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art

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