Fast f/1.4 maximum aperture benefits working in low-light conditions and provides greater control over focus placement for shallow depth of field applications. brought further recognition, with the iF Design Award (AF lens) and the Korean Government naming Samyang a World Class 300 Enterprise. The company also became listed on the KOSDAQ exchange.

Il y a beaucoup de 35mm pour la monture E (plus de 20) , si l’on se concentre sur ceux conçus pour les hybrides avec AF on a With the lens set to its maximum aperture of f/1.4, there is significant light fall-off in the corners. Stopping-down to f/5.6 virtually eliminates this.The studio is located on the third floor of Leigh Spinners Mill, a Grade II* listed double cotton spinning mill. Abandoned but intact for many years, the two joined mills are now a Heritage Building, being increasingly populated by small businesses and community assets. This Nikon-mount version works great with every Nikon camera made since 1977, digital and 35mm, auto and manual focus. (the lens of course is manual-focus only, and works great on AF and digital SLRs.) The lens generally handles and balances well when attached to a camera. The focus ring was a little stiff at first, but got much better after several weeks of use. One huge advantage of this lens, in my opinion, is its large 77mm filter thread. When compared to other 35mm lenses in this review, this is the only lens in the group that features a 77mm filter thread. This means that you can use your standard polarizing, ND and other filters without having to worry about buying smaller filters or step-up rings. For me, this is certainly a huge convenience factor when working in the field. Don't let the budget price tag fool you, this lens is an excellent performer optically. At f/1.4 sharpness in the centre of the frame already approaches excellent levels and the clarity towards the edges of the frame is very good also. For a lens with an f/1.4 maximum aperture, this performance is outstanding at any price point. As the lens is stopped down, sharpness levels reach outstanding levels in the centre by f/2 and across the frame between f/5.6 and f/11.

Having the option of f/1.4 at 35mm helps elevate any ordinary photographic opportunity to a potentially extraordinary one. As always evaluating flare is a complex matter since you can get any lens to look bad if you push it hard enough and a slight change of scenario will affect results a lot. Chromatic aberration is well controlled, thanks in part to the aspherical lens element. At the widest aperture I noticed fringing in edge detail, but stop down to around f/4 and it is much less apparent. This is yet another area of optical quality where the lens performs very well indeed.

Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC Specifications

The score of 0[-]/6[0]/6[+] shows that the Samyang AF 35mm f1.4 FE has an average feature set with the only thing missing in this comparison being the weather sealing. But then it has the lowest price. Although it might sound counter-intuitive, one of the key features of this lens is that it’s a manual-focus optic. This is often favored for street photography, and the Samyang’s manual focusing facility is well implemented. There’s a long rotational travel in the focus rings, and a pleasant fluid feel to the movement, enabling smooth and precise focusing. There’s also a focus distance scale with depth of field markings for apertures of f/2.8, f/5.6, f/11, f/16 and f/22, which are great for zone focusing, so you can set the nearest and furthest parts in a scene which will be rendered sharply. saw the company becoming ISO 9001 certified, moving into a new head office and factory and changing the name to Samyang Optics Co. Ltd. By 2005 ISO 14001 certification had been achieved. Innovation continued apace and 2006 brought developments such as the CCTV Mega Pixel Lens, Hybrid Aspheric Lens and Plastic Aspheric lens. We test lenses using both real world sample images and lab tests. Our lab tests are carried out scientifically in controlled conditions using the Imatest testing suite, which consists of custom charts and analysis software that measures resolution in line widths/picture height, a measurement widely used in lens and camera testing. We find the combination of lab and real-word testing works best, as each reveals different qualities and characteristics. Your sample of lens and sample of camera will probably vary; be sure to test it before you go off shooting.

Size (diameter x length): At 76 x 115mm (3.0 x 4.5in.) plus 46mm for the lens hood (91mm diameter) the Samyang is similar in size to the Sony f1.4 (79 x 112mm + 37mm lens hood). The Sony f1.8 is only 66 x 73mm + 25mm while the Sigma is the biggest lens in this comparison at 88 x 137mm + 50mm. [0]Image stabilization: No optical stabilization of the lens. The Sony A7 Mark II bodies onward provide built-in sensor-shift stabilization. Same with the other lenses in this comparison. [0] For such a fast wideangle prime, the Samyang 35mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC is predictably big and bulky, measuring 11cms in length and wighing in at 660g. While you can use it on a smaller APS-C body or even Samsung NX body, it won't balance very well - as demonstrated by the images above, it's a much better match for a professional-grade, full-frame camera like the 5D Mark III.

To find out how the Samyang AF 35mm f1.4 FE performs I tested it on the 42MP Sony A7R II camera. I’ll compare the Samyang against the Sony FE 35mm f1.8, Sony FE 35mm f1.4 ZA, Sigma 35mm f1.2 DG DN Art, and Sigma 35mm f1.4 Art.Focus accuracy and repeatability is critical to consistently produce sharp shots especially with large aperture lenses. Repeatability (the accuracy of focus on the same subject after repeated focus-acquisition) of this lens is the poorest I’ve seen so far since testing FE-mount lenses. It measured only 92.8% in Reikan FoCal with acceptable repeatability over 20 shots when focusing from further away but with 6 outliers out of 20 shots when the lens focuses from a closer distance. I also noticed a pretty erratic behaviour of focus-by-wire when trying to manually focus the lens. These might be problems of my individual copy but I strongly advise you to test your copy for these glitches before you buy. Jayce - I think the Hollywood style of photography, thinking in terms of Marlene Dietrich, Greta Garbo and Katherine Hepburn. I love playing with shadows just as much as I do with light, so the images from photographers from that genre/era appeal to me; but I think George Hurrell is the one who comes closest to what inspires me. Auto focus: Built-in AF drive. Manual-focus override is by simply turning the focus ring. The Samyang and the Sony f1.4 have non-linear gearing which depends on the speed you turn the focus ring. The Samyang does not have an AF/MF switch which all other lenses in this comparison offer. The Sony f1.8 and Sigma have linear gearing and a focus hold button which can be assigned other tasks in the camera menu. As is usual with autofocus lenses for mirrorless systems all lenses in this comparison have no distance or dof markings. [+] Despite the Samyang 35mm f/1.4 feeling like a sturdy and well-built lens, it does not come equipped with weather sealing properties.