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Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC

Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMCSamyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
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19 reviews

Nov, 2024

alaTest has collected and analyzed 19 reviews of Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC. The average rating for this product is 4.3/5, compared to an average rating of 4.4/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews.

On average, users rate this product 92/100 and experts rate this product 79/100.

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Expert review by (photoreview.com.au)

Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC

 

An affordably-priced, ultra-wide-angle lens with manual focusing that is usable on both 'full frame' and APS-C DSLRs.

If you can live with the inherent distortion and the lack of autofocusing, the Samyang 14mm f/2.8 lens provides by far the cheapest way to get a really wide-angle lens that can produce sharp images. It's roughly 1/5 of the price of Canon and Nikon 14mm...

Oct, 2014
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Expert review by : photozone.de (opticallimits.com)

Samyang 14mm f/2.8 IF ED UMC Aspherical - Full Format Review / Test Report

 

Samyang 14mm f/2.8 IF ED Aspherical UMC may be the surprise product of the season. It's very affordable yet performing up there with the very best big boys. However, it's not a flawless lens, of course. Its primary strength is an extremely high...

Jul, 2012
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Expert review by (ephotozine.com)

Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC Lens Review

 

This budget manual focus ultra-wide angle lens, offers a diagonal angle of view of 114 degrees on a full frame camera and a bright f/2.8 maximum aperture, Gary Wolstenholme reviews.

Extremely inexpensive; Excellent sharpness in the centre at f/2.8 and across the frame when stopped down to f/5.6 or beyond; Good build; Relatively lightweight; Extremely low CA levels

No hyperfocal scale or hard infinity stop

Jul, 2012
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Expert review by : photodo (photodo.com)

REVIEW: Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC Lens Review

 
Nov, 2011
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Expert review by : Szymon Starczewski (lenstip.com)

Samyang 14 mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC

 

After successful launches of an 85 mm f/1.4 model and an 8 mm f/3.5 fisheye, in September 2009 the Samyang company launched worldwide the next lens. It was a Samyang 14 mm f/2.8 IF ED MC Aspherical – an ultra wide angle prime lens designed to work on...

decent build quality ; sensational image quality in the frame centre ; very good image quality at the edge of an APS-C/DX sensor ; fully acceptable image resolution at the edge of full frame ; chromatic aberration medium at most ; well-corrected coma ;...

high and complicated distortion ; significant vignetting on full frame ; you can’t use any filters

Apr, 2010
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Consumer review (productreview.com.au)

Samyang 14mm

 

I bought this lens after reading many reviews. At first I was disappointed with the focusing. Then I realised I could use AV mode to set focus using live view, then switch back to manual. This is a full manual lens and takes a lot of getting used to....

Well built solid lens. $2000 cheaper than comparable auto lens. Aperture ring clicks firmly.

Hard to find perfect focus. I expect this is a limitation of my experience rather than a fault with the lens.

Jun, 2014
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Consumer review (lenstip.com)

Samyang 14 mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC

 

Just. Love. It.Such a lovely lens. Beautiful especially for night time and street photography. think this is an excellent product and company. Samyang's got lots of other great lenses up on their website. I'm absolutely in love with the lens and hoping...

excellent for night time and street photos

Jan, 2014
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Consumer review (lenstip.com)

Samyang 14 mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC

 

Just. Love. It.Such a lovely lens. Beautiful especially for night time and street photography. think this is an excellent product and company. Samyang's got lots of other great lenses up on their website. I'm absolutely in love with the lens and hoping...

excellent for night time and street photos

Jan, 2014
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Consumer review (lenstip.com)

Samyang 14 mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC

 

This is the best lens for widefield astro work. Much better than the Canon 14mm 1:2.8 L II. Also okay for landscapes. But: Do not try to use it for architecture!

only manual (can be a pro) +no coma! +good sharpness +good buildquality +manualfocus ring works great+cheap

only manual (can be a con) -no filters -no exifdata -distortion not usable for architecture

Dec, 2013
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Consumer review (lenstip.com)

Samyang 14 mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC

 

This is the best lens for widefield astro work. Much better than the Canon 14mm 1:2.8 L II. Also okay for landscapes. But: Do not try to use it for architecture!

only manual (can be a pro) +no coma! +good sharpness +good buildquality +manualfocus ring works great+cheap

only manual (can be a con) -no filters -no exifdata -distortion not usable for architecture

Dec, 2013
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