Samyang 14mm F2.8 ED AS IF UMC A-mount lens review by laptoprob
 laptoprob#12117 date: Feb-2-2015 | |
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| sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 4 flare control: 4 overall: 4.6 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | 7-14 Panasonic Lumix micro 4/3, fantastic small lens but for tiny sensors. 12 and 15mm Voigtlander on Leica. |
| price paid: | €200 2nd hand |
| positive: | very, very wide, just what I need. And being able to see that wide view through the a850 viewfinder is absolute bliss. Build quality is fine for the price. All is nice and firm. Yes, the front element is huge, but so is the view! |
| negative: | Mine has correct distance markings, but it's called 'Falcon'. Maybe a superior series? I glued a focus confirm chip, mainly to indicate for close focusing. Without that it's really very hard to do. |
| comment: | I really like this lens. I got an a850 recently and it shines in ff. On apsc the lens is too bulky for the resulting wide frame. It's still bulky and heavy on ff, but what a view! After some searching I found RAWtherapee, to correct the crazy distortion. Then it's a breeze, so no negative comment on that. |
; 20MPrating summary
- total reviews: 19
- sharpness: 4.74
- color: 4.58
- build: 4.47
- distortion: 3.63
- flare control: 4.16
- overall: 4.32