Samyang 50 mm f/1.4 AS UMC Lens for Canon - Brand New review

Samyang 50mm F1.4 AS UMC is a Fixed aperture Manual Focus (MF) Standard Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with F(FX) Mount cameras. Samyang 50mm F1.4 AS UMC is also sold under the Rokinon 50mm F1.4 AS IF UMC name in some countries.

Aperture Ring, Distance Scale, DoF(Depth of Field) Scale, Hood supplied, Full-time Manual Focusing, Very Fast Aperture, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 8 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, No Weather Sealing, No Autofocus

Aperture Ring, Distance Scale, DoF(Depth of Field) Scale, Hood supplied, Full-time Manual Focusing, Very Fast Aperture, Covers Full-Frame Sensor, 8 Diaphragm Blades for Smooth Bokeh, No Weather Sealing, No Autofocus

Samyang 50 mm f/1.4 AS UMC

The photographic version of that lens have recently found its way to our editorial office so now we can present its full test. We would like to thank the distributor of Samyang in Poland, Next77 company, for lending us one specimen of that lens for testing purposes.

very good image quality in the frame centre; sensibly corrected chromatic aberration; slight coma in the corners of the APS-C/DX; low astigmatism

image quality near the maximum relative aperture could have been better; too high distortion; unacceptable performance against bright light; noticeable vignetting

REVIEW: Samyang 50mm f/1.4 AS UMC Lens Review

This manual focus standard lens, offers a fast f/1.4 maximum aperture for a price of around ￡379, which is a little surprising, as Samyang lenses are traditionally pitched in at the budget end of the market.

Samyang 50mm f/1.4 AS UMC Lens Review

This manual focus standard lens, offers a fast f/1.4 maximum aperture for a price of around ￡379, which is a little surprising, as Samyang lenses are traditionally pitched in at the budget end of the market.

Decent sharpness; especially when stopped down; Smooth manual focus action; Good build; Low CA

Performance from this lens is on a par with manufacturers own lenses; but nothing special; Pronounced falloff at f/1.4; Seems like poor value for money at current price; Lower contrast than other modern lenses