A fully-manual prime lens with a fast aperture at a bargain price
Bright aperture; build quality
Weak performance at wide aperture
Manufacturer: Samyang
A fully-manual prime lens with a fast aperture at a bargain price
Bright aperture; build quality
Weak performance at wide aperture
No promises, but I would like to write a full Samyang 35mm f/1.4 US UMC Lens review in the future. In the meantime, I think that you will find the standardized Samyang 35mm f/1.4 US UMC Lens results currently available to be helpful.
This Korean-made lens is manual-focus only, but has electronic AI-P contacts to couple to every digital and autofocus Nikon for full Matrix metering, EXIF data and exposure controls.
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
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...
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.
get one! this is a wonderful lens!
sharp sharp sharp; contrasty
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Samyang's 35mm f/1.4 AS USM features a fast f/1.4 maximum aperture that's two-thirds of a stop faster than an f/1.8. This wider opening lets more light in, and is ideal for using faster shutter speeds in low-light situations or producing slightly more blur behind subjects.
The Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC is the company's most expensive lens to date, but at a street price of around £320 it is only about 25% of the price of a comparable optic from the likes of Canon, Nikon and Sony. This means that the Samyang model is around £1,000 cheaper than its rivals.
I LIKE I CAN SHOOT ALSO AT A AND P IN ADDITION TO M MODE. IT SHOWS GREEN LIGHT IN THE VIEWFINDER WHEN FOCUSED, BUT THE RANGE OF GREEN LIGHT IS WIDE, SO IT DOES NOT HELP ME A LOT TO FOCUS. BOTH MY FIRST AND SECOND COPIES BACK FOCUSED.
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