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Samyang AF 45mm f/1.8 FE vs Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8

The Samyang AF 45mm f/1.8 FE and the Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Samyang AF 45mm f/1.8 FE if you want coverage of full frame, so it suits the larger-sensor bodies too. Pick the Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 if you want a design for APS-C, which usually means smaller and lighter and a fit on more cameras (72 against 41 in this guide).

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Samyang AF 45mm f/1.8 FE and the Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8

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 45mm f/1.8 FEZeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8
MakerSamyangZeiss
Focal length45mm (prime)32mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent45mm48mm on APS-C
Maximum aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Made forFull frameAPS-C
MountsSony ESony E, Fujifilm X
Stabilisednono
Autofocusyesyes
Weightnot listed200 g
Cameras it fits41 in this guide72 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

142435508513520040080045mm equiv.Samyang
Samyang AF 45mm f/1.8 FE: 45mm.
142435508513520040080048mm equiv.Zeiss
Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8: 32mm on APS-C, like 48mm.

Aperture

f/1.8
Samyang AF 45mm f/1.8 FE: f/1.8 wide open.
f/1.8
Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8: 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 · 44°Zeiss · 41°
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 45mm f/1.8 FE fits 41 and the Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8 72.

Samyang AF 45mm f/1.8 FE

and 31 more

Zeiss Touit 32mm f/1.8

and 62 more

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