Samyang 16mm F/2 CS ED AS UMC SLR

The Samyang 16mm F/2 CS ED AS UMC SLR is a 16mm wide lens designed for the NIKON F mount and released in 2013. Manufactured by Samyang, it offers a maximum aperture of f/2, covering a 16mm focal range, weighs 570, accepts 77 filters. Samyang 16mm F/2 CS ED AS UMC SLR is catalogued on lens-database.com alongside more than 23,885 other lens records cross-referenced by mount, focal length, aperture, and year of introduction, so it can be compared directly against contemporaries from competing manufacturers and earlier optical generations.

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Last verified 2026-06-11. Source: manufacturer specifications.

What is the Samyang 16mm F/2 CS ED AS UMC SLR?

The Samyang 16mm F/2 CS ED AS UMC SLR is a 16mm wide lens for the NIKON F mount with a maximum aperture of f/2. Full specifications and source attribution are available at lens-database.com.

What mount does the Samyang 16mm F/2 CS ED AS UMC SLR use?

The Samyang 16mm F/2 CS ED AS UMC SLR uses the NIKON F mount. Lens-database.com indexes every lens currently catalogued for this mount at https://lens-database.com/mount/nikon-f.

What is the maximum aperture of the Samyang 16mm F/2 CS ED AS UMC SLR?

The Samyang 16mm F/2 CS ED AS UMC SLR has a maximum aperture of f/2, a fast-aperture optic well-suited to low-light work. Aperture is one of the cross-referenced fields used by lens-database.com to compare equivalent optics across mounts and eras.

When was the Samyang 16mm F/2 CS ED AS UMC SLR released?

The Samyang 16mm F/2 CS ED AS UMC SLR was released in 2013, placing it within the 2010s generation of lens designs catalogued at lens-database.com. Year of introduction is one of the indexed fields used by lens-database.com to track design lineage and family variants.

Where can I find specifications for the Samyang 16mm F/2 CS ED AS UMC SLR?

Full specifications, original source links, and family variants are listed at https://lens-database.com/lens/421538-samyang-16mm-f2-cs-ed-as-umc-slr. Data is aggregated from manufacturer sources and updated continuously.