It’s a mostly plastic design with a metal mount. It comes with a nice compact case that will certainly keep it protected as well.

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There are a ton of bad ones out there. In spite of the chorus of the what some claim as in higher quality then what is actually available in reality for this mount." There is a 62mm front thread for convenient use of filters and advanced weather sealing, with rear glass The existingSamyangmanual focus 12mm F2 is a benchmark lens that has been loved byastrophotography enthusiasts for years.Thenew AF 12mm F2 E adopts the Autofocussystem and a new modern design that goes beyond the frame of the existing manual focusmodel; it isevenmore optimised for astrophotography,adding convenience and functionality. Note that the Rokinon 12mm f/2.0 can also be found listed as the Samyang 12mm f/2.0. There is no difference with these two lenses as they are exactly the same and differ in name only. ** Now you can capture every moment, day and night. This compact and lightweight lens havea short minimum focusing distance, weather sealing and a quiet, smooth AF system forstills andvideo.

panther fan LOL 🤗 Are you trying to tell that Fujifilm X-Trans sensor is the one designed by and used in Sony cameras? If not then it's a completely different sensor than Sony uses in its cameras. Having a weather seal is encouraging, especially when you’re out in inclement weather and don’t want to risk damaging your equipment. I use polarizing filters quite a bit. On days in the mountains when I encounter lots of granite and snow, they do a great job of minimize my post processing work. Reply Optical construction is 12 elements in 10 groups, including 1 Hybrid Aspherical, 1 aspherical and 3 ED (Extra Low Dispersion). The diaphragm comprises 7 blades. Flare resistance is enhanced by the use of Samyang's well-proven UMC multi-layer coating techniques.

Samyang 12mm f/2.0 AF Compact Ultra-Wide Angle Lens for Sony Samyang 12mm f/2.0 AF Compact Ultra-Wide Angle Lens for Sony

While shooting outside, I haven’t had too much of an issue with flares. The Rokinon 12mm comes with a lens hood that I don’t use due to the constraints of my hiking camera bag. You can see what the flares look like in the image below. They are very easy to remove in post processing. Marshall Canyon Bokeh The lens behaves well when turned into the light, with minimal problems from flare or ghosting. Strong point light sources give rise to attractive 14-ray sunstars, which become particularly well defined at f/11. This is a benefit of the relatively simple 7-blade diaphragm. Samyang AF 12mm F2 X: Our Verdict In this processed raw file with no CA correction, strong colour fringing is visible around the branches of the trees on the left. Fujifilm X-T5, Samyang AF 12mm F2 X, 1/60sec at f/8, ISO 125. Image credit: Andy Westlake For me, the most important thing to see in a camera or lens review is the ‘real life’ image quality. In this section I’ll talk about and show pictures to demonstrate the Rokinon 12mm f/2.0’s abilities in low light, flare, bokeh, vignetting, distortion, it’s ability to ‘get close’, and it’s performance while hiking outside. Low Light

The Xiaomi 12T Pro offers a whopping 200MP main camera, but how does this perform, and do the other cameras deliver? Joshua Waller puts it through its paces. When I first started as a photographer over ten years ago, there weren’t a lot of options for someone interested in astrophotography – unless you had the money for a high-end setup.