Samyang 14mm F2.8 ED AS IF UMC A-mount lens review by mvanrheenen
 mvanrheenen#9191 date: Jun-29-2011 | |
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| sharpness: 4 color: 4 build: 4 distortion: 3 flare control: 3 overall: 3.6 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | missing |
| price paid: | 269 EUR (new) |
| positive: | Sharpness Speed Price Build quality |
| negative: | Quality Hood and Cap Rather stiff focus ring Flare control |
| comment: | I was pleasantly supprised about this lens' performance. With f2.8 it's reasonably fast, stopped down it's sharp and the build quality is very good for use in the field. Although, for a manual lens, the focus ring is a bit stiff for my taste. Although reading several reviews about the complex barrel distortion, I find it fairly easy to correct in post production. Also, because I use it mainly for landscape overviews, most of the time I notice the distortion after correcting it. That's why I didn't note it as a negative point. The protruding curved front element does make it prone to flare under certain angles. The hood doesn't help in those conditions. This also prevents the use of filters on this lens. The lens hood and cap are made from a very cheap plastic. You know that even if plastic fantastic feels cheap, it's not good :-) Not a real big issue though, I just need to be more carefull when using it in the field. Most people feel you don't need to focus to get the best result with these focal lengths. I tend to disagree. Especially when focus is crucial, it pays of focussing more accurately with this lens, especially at extreme apertures. All in all for the money, you can't beat this lens in my opinion. If you can live with manual focussing, know how to correct the distortion and can live without using filters, this is your lens. |
; 16MPrating summary
- total reviews: 19
- sharpness: 4.74
- color: 4.58
- build: 4.47
- distortion: 3.63
- flare control: 4.16
- overall: 4.32