Samyang 8mm F2.8 UMC Fisheye E-mount lens reviews
reviews found: 3
 nicols#11562 date: Dec-27-2013 | |
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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: | Samyang 8mm f3.5 in a mount Sony fisheye lens adaptor for 16mm f2.8 Ultra wide angle lenses (sony sel 1018 / Tokina 11-16) |
| price paid: | 279 GBP |
| positive: | Good value Well built Wonderfully sharp It's a fisheye yet distortion is uniquely 'proportional' |
| negative: | No af (but really not a problem on a fisheye) |
| comment: | A great, compact little fisheye lens. It's mf only but that's hardly a problem with a fisheye. It's fast, sharp in the centre wide open and sharp corner to corner stopped down. Best of all, Samyang employ a rather uniques design that means the edge distortion is less than you might expect - resulting in sharper edges and a projection I find a little reminiscent of an extreme wide angle lens - it's still a fishe eye lens in terms of 180 degrees corner to corner but I find the effect less distracting than say the sony lens adaptor. One word of warning - keep an eye out for your own fingers accidentally getting in shot whilst holding the nex :-) |
; 20MP| Metasynthese#11454 date: Nov-9-2013 | |
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sharpness: 5 color: 5 build: 4 distortion: 4 flare control: 4 overall: 4.4 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | Samyang 8/3.5 SLR and some more less good fisheyes |
| price paid: | 320€ (new) |
| positive: | -Sharp in center wide open -Sharp from corner to corner stopped down -Overall very good IQ -F2.8 -Size |
| negative: | -Distortion is not as harmonic as with 8/3.5 Fisheye imho -Hood is not removable (for using on FF E-Mount) |
| comment: | Distortion feels less harmonic than Samyang 8/3.5 for SLR but much more harmonic than Peleng 8mm and so on. Optically it's very good for an Fisheye. In some (daylight) situations contrast/acutance could be sometimes better but except that a stunning performer. |
| 4paul#11435 date: Nov-5-2013 | |
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sharpness: 5 color: 4 build: 5 distortion: 4 flare control: 5 overall: 4.6 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I own this lens |
| compared to: | A ProOptic 8/3.5 E 16/2.8 + fisheye converter |
| price paid: | 300 USD |
| positive: | small, light, inexpensive |
| negative: | none |
| comment: | Fantastic lens. Tiny, weighs nothing, performs perfectly. The focus ring on mine is a tiny bit stiff, but it's a fisheye - not like I use it much. Focus marks are spot on, as opposed to the A-mount version which was way off, I had to adjust it. "De-fish"-ing the lens with distortion correction works well, maybe a little waviness but not much. Rivals the A-mount 35/1.8 for price/performance ratio - if you like fisheyes this is it. |
reviews found: 3
rating summary
- total reviews: 3
- sharpness: 5.00
- color: 4.67
- build: 4.67
- distortion: 4.00
- flare control: 4.33
- overall: 4.53
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