Manual-focus lens for Sony and Fujifilm
Samyang 100mm F2.8 ED UMC Macro
100 mm, f/2.8, made for full frame, focused by hand. It mounts natively, with no adapter, on 21 of our APS-C cameras across 2 mounts; on the a6400 it frames like 150 mm.
- Manual focus
- 100 mm · 150 mm equiv. on a6400
- f/2.8 to f/32
- 730–770 g
- 67 mm filter
- Focuses to 30 cm
On your camera
The view and the weight with the camera (battery and card included). Samyang gives a weight for each mount version, and each camera's total uses its own.
| Camera | View (35 mm equiv.) | Weight with camera | Fit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sony a6000 | 150 mm | 1,074 g | Fits; you focus by hand |
| Sony a6100 | 150 mm | 1,126 g | Fits; you focus by hand |
| Sony a6400 | 150 mm | 1,133 g | Fits; you focus by hand |
| Sony a6600 | 150 mm | 1,233 g | Fits; you focus by hand |
| Sony a6700 | 150 mm | 1,223 g | Fits; you focus by hand |
| Sony ZV-E10 | 150 mm | 1,073 g | Fits; you focus by hand |
| Sony ZV-E10 II | 150 mm | 1,107 g | Fits; you focus by hand |
| Sony FX30 | 150 mm | 1,376 g | Fits; you focus by hand |
| Fujifilm X-T5 | 150 mm | 1,327 g | Fits; you focus by hand |
| Fujifilm X-T50 | 150 mm | 1,208 g | Fits; you focus by hand |
| Fujifilm X-T30 III | 150 mm | 1,148 g | Fits; you focus by hand |
| Fujifilm X-T30 II | 150 mm | 1,148 g | Fits; you focus by hand |
| Fujifilm X-S20 | 150 mm | 1,261 g | Fits; you focus by hand |
| Fujifilm X-S10 | 150 mm | 1,235 g | Fits; you focus by hand |
| Fujifilm X-M5 | 150 mm | 1,125 g | Fits; you focus by hand |
| Fujifilm X-E5 | 150 mm | 1,215 g | Fits; you focus by hand |
| Fujifilm X-E4 | 150 mm | 1,134 g | Fits; you focus by hand |
| Fujifilm X-H2 | 150 mm | 1,430 g | Fits; you focus by hand |
| Fujifilm X-H2S | 150 mm | 1,430 g | Fits; you focus by hand |
| Fujifilm X-T4 | 150 mm | 1,377 g | Fits; you focus by hand |
| Fujifilm X-Pro3 | 150 mm | 1,267 g | Fits; you focus by hand |
Before the first shot
Turn the focus ring until the subject looks sharp; focus peaking (sharp edges outlined in colour) and the magnified view in the viewfinder or on the screen make that easier. The camera cannot set the aperture, so shoot in aperture priority (A or Av) or manual exposure: the camera measures the light through the lens at the aperture you set on its ring. Check the first pictures and correct the exposure if they come out too dark or too light: Sony's guide warns that the camera may not measure the light correctly through a lens without electrical contacts.
- Sony: the camera sees no lens attached, so turn on “Release w/o Lens” in its menu, or it will not take a picture. Sony's manual
- Fujifilm: the camera sees no lens attached, so turn on “SHOOT WITHOUT LENS” in its menu, or it will not take a picture. Fujifilm's manual
What it frames
From 3 m back it takes in a scene about 0.7 × 0.5 m on the a6400. At its closest (30 cm from the sensor) a subject about 2.4 cm wide fills the frame of the a6400: life-size or larger, true macro.
Autofocus lenses with a similar view for Sony E
- Sony FE 100mm F2.8 Macro GM OSS150 mm equiv. · f/2.8 · 646 g
- Sigma 105mm F2.8 DG DN Macro Art158 mm equiv. · f/2.8 · 710 g
- Sony FE 90mm F2.8 Macro G OSS135 mm equiv. · f/2.8 · 602 g
Other manual-focus lenses for Sony E, closest in focal length
- 7Artisans 75mm F1.4113 mm equiv. · f/1.4 · 408 g
- Samyang 85mm F1.4 AS IF UMC128 mm equiv. · f/1.4 · 570 g
- Samyang MF 85mm F1.4 MK2128 mm equiv. · f/1.4 · 599 g
- Samyang 85mm F1.8 ED UMC CS128 mm equiv. · f/1.8 · 344 g
- TTArtisan 90mm F1.25135 mm equiv. · f/1.25 · weight not published
- TTArtisan 100mm F2.8 Macro 2X150 mm equiv. · f/2.8 · 700–748 g
- TTArtisan Tilt-Shift 100mm F2.8 2X Macro150 mm equiv. · f/2.8 · 695–845 g
- Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC203 mm equiv. · f/2 · 840 g
Facts from the makers' specification pages. Samyang's specifications. How we check
Questions about this lens
Does the Samyang 100mm F2.8 ED UMC Macro autofocus?
No. It is a manual-focus lens: you turn its focus ring and set the aperture on its aperture ring. Sony and Fujifilm cameras take a picture with it only once a setting is turned on: the settings are named under “Before the first shot”.
Which cameras does the Samyang 100mm F2.8 ED UMC Macro fit?
21 APS-C cameras in our catalogue: a6000, a6100, a6400, a6600, a6700, ZV-E10, ZV-E10 II, FX30, X-T5, X-T50, X-T30 III, X-T30 II, X-S20, X-S10, X-M5, X-E5, X-E4, X-H2, X-H2S, X-T4, X-Pro3. It is made for full frame, so on these cameras it frames like a longer lens.
What filter size does it take?
67 mm filters. Every lens with a 67 mm thread.
How big is it, and what is inside?
72.5 mm across and 149.1 to 149.4 mm long by mount; 15 elements in 12 groups, in Samyang's figures.