Samyang 8mm F3.5 Asph IF MC Fisheye CS A-mount lens review by Tomodo
 Tomodo#9783 date: Jan-13-2012 | |
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| sharpness: 4.5 color: 5 build: 5 distortion: 5 flare control: 4 overall: 4.7 | tested on:
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| ownership: | I have experience with this lens |
| compared to: | Tokina 11-16mm |
| price paid: | missing |
| positive: | Best value fisheye lens Great build for price Fun to use |
| negative: | Soft at f3.5 (not ideal in low light) |
| comment: | Rented the lens for a week and tried it with a few of my normal shoots. Being a fully manual lens is not a problem, especially on the A77 where focus peaking confirms your focus. Stopping down it's very much a 'set and forget' lens. Very well suited for outdoor shooting. I found it was less suited for low light work. I shoot a lot of live music where the distortion can make some interesting shots. The lens is a little soft at f3.5 and sometimes that's not enough to freeze any action. My Tokina 11-16 2.8 is a bit more flexible for that sort of shooting. |
rating summary
- total reviews: 38
- sharpness: 4.53
- color: 4.50
- build: 4.71
- distortion: 4.63
- flare control: 4.34
- overall: 4.54