Samyang 8mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-Eye Reviews

Expert review by : Ken Rockwell (kenrockwell.com)

8mm f/3.5 Fisheye Lens: Samyang, Pro-Optic, Bower

This Pro-Optic 8mm f/3.5 is among the best fisheyes I've used. I especially love it's much improved projection compared to other fisheyes, and from f/5.6 and on, it's sharper and/or more free from lateral color fringes than either the exotic Nikon 8mm...

Jan, 2012

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Expert review by : photozone.de (opticallimits.com)

Samyang 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye (Canon EOS) - Review / Test Report

The Samyang 8mm f/3.5 CS Fisheye is a more than welcome addition to this market segment. The near-stereographic projection doesn't look quite as extreme as in conventional fisheye lenses despite the similar field-of-view so its applications are in fact...

Jun, 2010

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Expert review by : Arkadiusz Olech (lenstip.com)

Samyang 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye

When the first piece of information concerning Samyang's new fisheye lens came to light, the first thing I noticed was its focal length. Samyang had been announced as a diagonal fisheye with a focal length of 8 mm, giving us a field of view of 180...

Good build quality ; The use of difficult in making but good for photos stereographic projection ; Excellent image quality in the center of the frame ; Very good side-of-the-frame image quality ; Relatively well-controlled coma ; Insignificant...

Significant chromatic aberration around maximum aperture ; It is impossible to use filters

May, 2009

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Consumer review (lenstip.com)

Samyang 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye

This is a perfect fisheye. Fisheyes are used sparingly, so spending more than $500 is impractical which means all the others are too expensive. This is sharp, contrasty, small and great value. Set the aperture to 5.6, focus near infinity and enjoy...

Ridiculously good value. Solid build. Manual aperture and focus saves money, but doesn't compromise usability due to the vast depth of field. Pin sharp from corner to corner at f/5.6 and contrast is amazing. The distortion is more natural than other...

Lateral CA is high, but can be corrected. APS-C only, but that reduces costs

Mar, 2012

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Consumer review (lenstip.com)

Samyang 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye

This is a perfect fisheye. Fisheyes are used sparingly, so spending more than $500 is impractical which means all the others are too expensive. This is sharp, contrasty, small and great value. Set the aperture to 5.6, focus near infinity and enjoy...

Ridiculously good value. Solid build. Manual aperture and focus saves money, but doesn't compromise usability due to the vast depth of field. Pin sharp from corner to corner at f/5.6 and contrast is amazing. The distortion is more natural than other...

Lateral CA is high, but can be corrected. APS-C only, but that reduces costs

Mar, 2012

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Consumer review (lenstip.com)

Samyang 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye

Very good on D7000, excellent on d300S. I have the newest AE version. Meters correctly

Colour rendition, flare resistance, fisheye distortion is always fun, AE version gets correct exposure and you can forget the aperture ring entirely

Not so sharp on 16mpx D7000. Very sharp on 12mpx D300S

Feb, 2012

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Consumer review (lenstip.com)

Samyang 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye

Very good on D7000, excellent on d300S. I have the newest AE version. Meters correctly

Colour rendition, flare resistance, fisheye distortion is always fun, AE version gets correct exposure and you can forget the aperture ring entirely

Not so sharp on 16mpx D7000. Very sharp on 12mpx D300S

Feb, 2012

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Consumer review (lenstip.com)

Samyang 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye

Absolutely flawless!

Excellent build quality!!! Very good opticsSharpness (even in the corners)180 FOV Fun to useVery cheap

None...ok, maybe an AF version it would be nice, but that means higher price. Anyway, i like the retro feeling of the manual operation, and for this kind of lens, AF is not so important after all

Jan, 2011

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Consumer review (lenstip.com)

Samyang 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye

Absolutely flawless!

Excellent build quality!!! Very good opticsSharpness (even in the corners)180 FOV Fun to useVery cheap

None...ok, maybe an AF version it would be nice, but that means higher price. Anyway, i like the retro feeling of the manual operation, and for this kind of lens, AF is not so important after all

Jan, 2011

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Consumer review (lenstip.com)

Samyang 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye

This lens is just awesome, If you can't decide between this and a peleng, give it up, go for the samyang (also manufactured under different brands: rokinon, pro optics, falcon, etc. but basically it is the same lens). This lens won't disappoint you, it...

Great image quality even at corners.It actually fills the entire frame with image (no round corners), on an APS-C sensor camera.Rock-solid built.It looks nice and modern, not like a pre-cold war instrument (unlike the old peleng).Super easy to use,...

Focusing ring problems on some units (see on summary)

Nov, 2010

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