Samyang 14mm F2.8 ED AS IF UMC A-mount lens review by Chrisblobster
 Chrisblobster#38891 date: Jul-1-2017 | |
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| sharpness: 4.5 color: 5 build: 4 distortion: 3 flare control: 4 overall: 4.1 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | missing |
| price paid: | US$279 (new) |
| positive: | Very sharp right across an APS-C frame from closest focus to infinity even at f/2.8, f/2.8 allows plenty of light for astro, very affordable, acceptably wide for work on APS-C, nice colours on my SLT-A57. |
| negative: | Significant barrel/moustache distortion (correctable), the focus scale is way out - actual infinity focus is achieved at 0.7m on the focus scale with mine, no EXIF to camera, manual focus. Slightly soft corners on SLT-A99, but only if you pixel peep |
| comment: | Not without its quirks - work around those however and this lens can reward you with some stunning imagery. Some people report elsewhere they got bad copies (bad coatings and softer on one side) - thankfully mine is a good one, YMMV. I can correct distortion using The Gimp and GimpLensfun, but only 1 at a time - am still searching for a free method to batch correct the distortion so I can do corrected timelapses of city/cloudscapes. For the money its a winner! Mine is Rokinon brand. |
; 20MPrating summary
- total reviews: 19
- sharpness: 4.74
- color: 4.58
- build: 4.47
- distortion: 3.63
- flare control: 4.16
- overall: 4.32