Samyang 14mm F2.8 ED AS IF UMC A-mount lens review by livinginparadise

reviewer#10649 date: Nov-4-2012
sharpness: 5
color: 5
build: 5
distortion: 3
flare control: 4
overall: 4.4
tested on:
  • film camera:Film camera
  • APS-C: 6MP6 MP; 10MP10 MP; 12MP12 MP; 14MP14 MP; 16MP16 MP; 20MP20 MP; 24MP24 MP
  • full frame: 12MP12 MP; 24MP24 MP; 36MP36 MP; 42MP42 MP; 61MP61 MP
ownership:I own this lens
compared to:Tokina 19-35
Sony 18-55
price paid:
missing
positive:Sharp
Contrasy
Very good image quality
negative:Distortion
Mf
No filters usable
comment:A very nice lens
I don't like distortion, but there's a photoshop CS5 plugin for nikon 700 Samyang 14/2.8f11 which fixes that problem.
A polarizer would be useful for rainforest and creek/waterfall scenes

rating summary

lens image
  • total reviews: 19
  • sharpness: 4.74
  • color: 4.58
  • build: 4.47
  • distortion: 3.63
  • flare control: 4.16
  • overall: 4.32
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