While this is a full frame lens, it can also be used on Sony’s APS-C cameras where it will provide a 52. Digital Camera World is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. I had similar issues with the af using the A7II but was able to resolve those using the Samyang Lens Station. When used with full-frame image sensors, this lens' wide-angle perspective is well-suited to use in a broad array of conditions. Image quality is generally impressive although sharpness is a little uninspiring at apertures wider than f/2.

Fujifilm’s latest medium format flagship brings updated autofocus and faster shooting, but how does it compete with high-end full-frame models? Stopping down helps, although to completely get rid of this phenomenon, you will need to use an f-stop of f/4 or smaller.Some of these are by various accidents of fate, some because they fall at just the right sweet spot for The Samyang comes with a soft pouch, the lens hood is included and reversible for transport (like the Sony f1. We know that the Samyang AF35 is cheaper than the native Sony alternative, but is it worth considering? In fact, the South-Korean lens manufacturer Samyang Optics sells its lenses to different companies like Vivitar, Falcon, Rokinon, Walimex, Bower and Pro-Optic, which simply re-package the lens and imprint their logos / add tags and sell them.

A little green and purple fringing is present along high-contrast out-of-focus edges when shooting at large apertures, due to longitudinal chromatic aberration, but this is relatively easy to fix using Adobe’s defringe controls.Compared to its Sigma counterpart, it’s 5mm longer and fractionally heavier; in contrast, the Sony GM optic is almost 2cm shorter and 135g lighter.

This should be a highly compelling proposition for any RF portrait shooter, as the value for money it provides is pretty much unbeaten in the range right now. If the 35mm lens should be used on a crop sensor APS-C format camera, then its "35mm format equivalent" field of view is around 52.As well as being manual-focus, you can’t set the aperture from the camera body, so have to use the control ring on the lens itself. This isn't the case with all Samyang lenses though; its Nikon F-mount primes, for instance, come with electronics that enable the full range of PASM shooting modes. Instead, you’re limited to metered manual and aperture-priority shooting utilising the on-lens aperture ring, and the viewfinder image of DSLRs becomes progressively darker at narrower aperture settings.

There is one big problem: this lens probably won't arrive perfectly calibrated, and probably won't work perfectly with your camera unless you experiment a bit with how much manual offset you need to apply to get perfect focus at f/1.ED AS UMC feels very solid in your hand, even if the outer barrel and the filter thread appear to be made from plastic. Korean lens manufacturer Samyang is celebrating a huge birthday milestone and to celebrate, we're taking a closer look at the ever-growing line-up of Samyang lenses. However, this feature is limited to +20 to -20 adjustments, which may not be enough if the lens sample is severely misaligned. If you switch off in-camera shading compensation, you’ll find that vignetting is clearly visible at large apertures.