Samyang 12 mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fish-eye

Outstanding sharpness in the centre when stopped down ; Good build quality ; Inexpensive ; Stereographic projection ; Useful hyperfocal scale

Removable hood could be attached more securely

At face value, this 12mm fisheye lens from Samyang would be good value if it was only half-decent, due to the low price and excellent build quality. The fact it is capable of producing images with outstanding sharpness and offers a unique stereographic...

sensational image quality in the frame centre ; good correction of longitudinal chromatic aberration ; no symptoms of spherical aberration ; moderate astigmatism ; negligible vignetting on APS-C/DX ; very good work against bright light

weak image quality on the edge of the frame ; too high level of lateral chromatic aberration