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Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE II vs Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM

The Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE II and the Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE II if you want a lighter lens (420 g against 516 g). On these specs the Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM 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 50mm f/1.4 FE II and the Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM

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 50mm f/1.4 FE IISony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM
MakerSamyangSony
Focal length50mm (prime)50mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent50mm50mm
Maximum aperturef/1.4f/1.4
Made forFull frameFull frame
MountsSony ESony E
Stabilisednono
Autofocusyesyes
Weight420 glighter516 g
Cameras it fits41 in this guide41 in this guide

Focal range, in full-frame terms

142435508513520040080050mm equiv.Samyang
Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE II: 50mm.
142435508513520040080050mm equiv.Sony
Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM: 50mm.

Aperture

f/1.4
Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE II: f/1.4 wide open.
f/1.4
Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM: f/1.4 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 · 40°Sony · 40°
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.

Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE II

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Sony FE 50mm f/1.4 GM

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