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Samyang AF 75mm f/1.8 FE vs Voigtländer Portrait Heliar 75mm f/1.8

The Samyang AF 75mm f/1.8 FE and the Voigtländer Portrait Heliar 75mm f/1.8 side by side, computed from this guide's catalogue.

Which to pick

Pick the Samyang AF 75mm f/1.8 FE if you want autofocus and a lighter lens (230 g against 560 g). Pick the Voigtländer Portrait Heliar 75mm f/1.8 if you want a fit on more cameras (75 against 41 in this guide).

Still torn? Ask the guide about the Samyang AF 75mm f/1.8 FE and the Voigtländer Portrait Heliar 75mm 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.
Spec	Samyang AF 75mm f/1.8 FE	Voigtländer Portrait Heliar 75mm f/1.8
Maker	Samyang	Voigtländer
Focal length	75mm (prime)	75mm (prime)
Full-frame equivalent	75mm	75mm
Maximum aperture	f/1.8	f/1.8
Made for	Full frame	Full frame
Mounts	Sony E	Sony E, Nikon Z, Canon RF
Stabilised	no	no
Autofocus	yesautofocus	no, manual focus
Weight	230 glighter	560 g
Cameras it fits	41 in this guide	75 in this guidefits more cameras

Focal range, in full-frame terms

Samyang AF 75mm f/1.8 FE: 75mm.

Voigtländer Portrait Heliar 75mm f/1.8: 75mm.

Aperture

Samyang AF 75mm f/1.8 FE: f/1.8 wide open.

Voigtländer Portrait Heliar 75mm 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

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 75mm f/1.8 FE fits 41 and the Voigtländer Portrait Heliar 75mm f/1.8 75.