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

Collingsandheal#37856 date: May-7-2017
sharpness: 4.5 color: 5 build: 3 distortion: 5 flare control: 5 overall: 4.5	tested on: film camera: APS-C: 6MP; 10MP; 12MP; 14MP; 16MP; 20MP; 24MP full frame: 12MP; 24MP; 36MP; 42MP; 61MP
ownership:	I own this lens
compared to:	Voightlander 15mm f4.5 iii. Minolta 20mm f2.8. Konica Minolta 17-35mm f2.8-4. Zeiss 16-35 f2.8
price paid:	200 GBP
positive:	Beautifully smooth manual focusing. Much sharper than reviews here would have you believe when shooting close for affect.
negative:	About as sharp as the reviews here would have you believe if you try shooting interiors. Plasticy.
comment:	A little to soft for photographing interiors but really rather sharp when used close up. A great lens for playing with creatively. I paid 4x the price for the voigtlander 15mm and it is an FE lens so there really isn't a comparison but the Samy 14mm does things that it can't and therefore I'm going to keep it. UPDATE. Don't stop down to much "f5.6" and it is sharper than I thought and usable for shooting interiors.