Samyang 35mm F2.8 AF FE E-mount lens reviews
reviews found: 4
 candest#44503 date: Apr-29-2020 | |
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sharpness: 4.5 color: 4 build: 4 distortion: 5 flare control: 4 overall: 4.3 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Many Minolta lenses via adapter. |
| price paid: | £150 |
| positive: | Size, very small and light. |
| negative: | Focus by wire. |
| comment: | Unlike the data provided mine focuses down to 30cm, so max. magnification slightly greater. Sharp in centre and over most of frame when closed up a bit. |
| mambo#44499 date: Apr-21-2020 | |
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sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 5 overall: 5 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Sigma A mount 35mm f1.4 Art, SAL24f2Z, SAL50f14Z, SAL50f1.4, Minolta 50mm f1.7, Minolta28mm f2.8 |
| price paid: | $170 USD |
| positive: | Everything about this lens has been wonderful when the price paid, size and performance are compared. |
| negative: | Very pasticky, the hood is a gimmick |
| comment: | Others have reported centering issues with this lens; no me. I am happy with the price paid. A good cure for GAS for not much money. The images obtained are close to my Sigma 35mm f1.4 Art in the centre......so no complaints here. |
| QuietOC#44174 date: Nov-17-2018 | |
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sharpness: 4 color: 5 build: 4 distortion: 4 flare control: 4 overall: 4.2 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Rokinon AF FE 24 F2.8 Sigma 30 F1.4 DC DN C & EX DC Sigma 30 F2.8 DN Art Sony DT 30 F2.8 Macro SAM Neewer 32 F1.6 Zeiss 32 F1.8 Touit Rokinon 35 F1.2 Neewer 35 F1.2 Fotasy 35 F1.6 APS-C & Mini Kaxinda 35 F1.7 Tamron SP 35 F1.8 USD Minolta MD 35 F1.8 Sony E 35 F1.8 OSS Sony DT 35 F1.8 SAM Yongnuo EF 35 F2 7Artisans 35 F2 Minolta AF 35 F2 Tamron 35 F2.8 OSD M1:2 Sony FE 35 F2.8 Sonnar Minolta MC 35 F2.8 Vivitar 35 F2.8 Minolta 40 F1.7 Konica AR 40 F1.8 Canon EF 40 F2.8 STM Pentax-M 40 F2.8 Pentax-DA 40 F2.8 XS |
| price paid: | 212 USD (used) |
| positive: | Tiny, light, and inexpensive Full hybrid AF support Clamshell case and hood included Lens Compensation |
| negative: | Misalignment/variation Some focusing noise Requires dock for firmware updates |
| comment: | A new looking copy with original retail packaging but with a aftermarket rear lens cap. It has been steadily discounted down to $175 recently at one of the major New York retailers. The Tamron has also been discounted to $200 recently. It is actually smaller than the APS-C Sigma 30 F2.8 DN primes with less distortion and slightly better CA control. The larger Tamron is sharper at the edges. The Sony ZA performs worse in the corners. Autofocus works quite well, similar to the Sigma Art but without the phase-detect being limited to just the center. It performed so well that I decided to pick up an A7II to use it on. It beats the 24-25 mm primes on the A6000/A68. It has a small amount of barrel distortion. There is some alignment issue that becomes more noticeable stopped down that causes the right side of the image not to sharpen as much as the left side. The bulkier Tamron has less CA. For being the smallest full-frame AF lens it works well overall. I might try another copy. |
| minolta_mutley#44143 date: Oct-8-2018 | |
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sharpness: 4.5 color: 5 build: 4 distortion: 5 flare control: 4 overall: 4.5 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Minolta 35mm F2 RS (a-mount) kitlens 28-70 f4-5.6 (fe-mount) |
| price paid: | 250 (2nd) |
| positive: | Small good AF in normal light conditions (i didn't use it inside dark rooms yet). good overall sharpness very low weight full frame very affordable 49mm thread doesn't feel cheap there's a box included to keep the lenses clean at transport firmware updates are possible (with the specific usb-adapter) a handy lens-case is included |
| negative: | only f2.8 tiny hood - not to say the first time it looks a bit weird. no built in Stabilisation don't loose the lens cap - it's very small 42mm) less vulnerable than the 24mm for flare but still something too look out for. |
| comment: | It's a tiny well made lens that's affordable - this one may be what you're looking for. These lenses fit into your pocket - ideal companion on an a7. Ideal for traveling/hiking and in-city-use. I'm thinking of searching a better lens hood. It's too tiny to my taste and a better hood may be better to protect against flares. I just got this lens - so i'll try to update this review (e.g. tests with the a6000)- these are first impressions. flare is ok, but there is better available (more expensive 35mm) compared to the 24mmf2.8 Samyang brother/sister-lens this one is overall sharper. Distortion seems to be ok - lineair at least (i've got some extra tests to do). 2nd update of this review: after some usage in real photographical conditions (not test shots). The flare resistance is better than the 24mm f2.8 Samyang AF (it deserves more than 4, but no 5). The sharpness isn't bad at all - not to say sharp on the 24mpix-sensor A7II. The 35mm f2 Minolta may be a little bit sharper but it won't be so much. I'm happy with the colors too. Flare resistance is not perfect - but not as bad as the older lenses. More or less comparable with previous generation lenses from other manufacturers. So when avoiding direct sunlight into the glass - it'll work well. AF in Low light (focus on A77 f2.8 @ 1600 iso) is fine. We did an upgrade to firmware v3 after this real life shooting event - and next post will be about the results (it's also needed to tune the opening of the diafragm and if needed you can adapte the AF - only in 8 steps (-4 to +4). |
reviews found: 4
rating summary
- total reviews: 4
- sharpness: 4.50
- color: 4.75
- build: 4.25
- distortion: 4.75
- flare control: 4.25
- overall: 4.50
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