Bells and whistles aside this is a solid lens. feels good in the hands, focus ring is like butter. really glad i bought it.

Nice Bokeh; Rugged

who says we can not use this lens on events, I used it several times and don't have problem with it when subject is stationary. the sharpness and bokeh it gives is outstanding.

Amazing Bokeh; Durable; Great Picture Quality; Vivid Colors

Samyang continues to surprise us regarding the quality of their recently released products. The full format Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC is capable of delivering a very high quality straight from f/1.4 - at least within the tested APS-C scope. The contrast level is a bit reduced at max.

At around a third of the price of the Canon and Nikon alternatives, the Samyang 35mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC is an affordable and most importantly excellent quality alternative to the OEM offerings, that's if you can live with the lack of auto-focusing and on the Canon version the transfer of metering...

It's a crowded field in the fast 35mm lens market, and Samyang's approach to make an economical manual focus lens was a wise one: if you don't need autofocus, but want the razor-thin depth-of-field of a fast lens, the lens was already in your crosshairs.

Handling and features Performance Verdict Specification This lens is available to fit many different types of cameras, including Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony and Four Thirds SLRs as well as Samsung NX mirrorless cameras.

Very inexpensive; Excellent sharpness; even at f/1.4; Even better sharpness when stopped down a little; Low CA and distortion; Good build

Contrast suffers when shooting into the light

Handling and features This lens is available to fit many different types of cameras, including Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony and Four Thirds SLRs as well as Samsung NX mirrorless cameras.

If you do video and need a 35mm lens, get this and look no further. I wasted a lot of time, I had the 35mm version of the Nikkor and Canon and both sucked for video, specialy the Canon one. It had the shortest focusing ring ever.

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Compatible with both full-frame and APS-C D-SLRs, the Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS USC offers a 52.5mm film equivalent when coupled to a camera with a 1.5x crop factor and features a super-wide f/1.4 maximum aperture.