Samyang SY14M-E 14mm F2.8 Ultra Wide Lens for Sony E-Mount

Real estate review here for you! So far so good. A few things you should think about before buying this: - Its not auto focus. Pay more if you want this feature - Not as sharp as the sony/zeiss 14-35 but would do you expect for close to $1000 cheaper - Decently sharp for most used especially if you arent looking for large phots - Its way cheaper than anything else out there for this focal length Ive used it for a couple of real estate shoots and I cant complain. Clean up any abnormalities in post with lightroom. If you arent shooting huge million dollar homes you should be able to use this on most of your shots in bedrooms, bathrooms, etc. Compose correctly with getting a straight shot the first time and youll have less fixing to do in post :)

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The second one of these I got is awesome. So far I have used it only for night shooting as it is famous for overcoming coma aberration. It lives up to its reputation with flying colors. MAJOR WARNING HERE: When you get your lens you must test it in the daylight. This lens has no auto focus so it is totally manual. If you are planning to do any night shooting you MUST find the ideal focus setting on the lens for infinity before you go out. It is PROBABLY NOT at the infinity setting marked by the manufacturer. On the first lens they sent me the true setting for infinity was actually just barely below the 10 mark. Amazons amazing return policy and procedure allowed me to get a new one and even it requires me to set it about 2/3 of the way between the 10 mark and the Infinity mark. However, Im told that that is pretty standard on this lens. Once you get that figured out though it is one dang fine lens. Why five stars even with these issues? Because this is not only very inexpensive, once you figure out the focus settings, it is a really sharp and great lens. OBTW, in case you dont already know by now YOU CANNOT put a filter on this lens.

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I give it 5 starts, not because its perfect, rather because its a bargain for what you get and it was perfect for what I needed it for. I am not a professional, just a long time serious amateur. I sometimes need a fast wide angle, but not often enough to spend a grand or more. I didnt need perfection, just good to very good. This lens hit the mark for me. Truth is in the circumstances I used it performance was comparable to lenses costing many times more than it. I use it for casual interior shots and for astro photography. It works great for either. It interfaces with my D750 Nikon perfectly with the camera giving me accurate focus and exposure focus It produces good colors and clear pictures. It does all I could expect from a lens, especially at this price point. I could not expect, nor ask, for more for this amount of money. I have read that some people get a "bad copy". Well, maybe I got a "good copy", I dont know, but I do know that the one I have works very well and I would not hesitate to buy it again if I needed another one. That all said, it is not without its weaknesses. Accurate focus can be an issue if you are locked into using the focus scale on the lens. When using this lens I would go out and get some practice before taking any critical photos. Learn how to adjust its focus, dont trust the camera to do everything for you. This lens is great fun to use

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picture quality is better than expected..for $264 i assumed there would be at least one major flaw but so far i have no complaints. the only reason its cheap is because it doesnt have autofocus and you cant change the aperture on the camera, must manually use the dials on the lens. which is fine. everything works great and its hard to find any good lens that works on sonys full frame for under $500. so yes i would recommend this to anyone who isnt trying to pay around $600-750 for the same lens but with autofocus. it does astrophotography as well but ill have to wait til the summer months for the milky way..captures stars perfectly though. no star trails, no blur. looks nice.

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This lens is way better than it has any right to be for the price. I was initially concerned about the full-manual nature of it, but in reality it hasnt been an issue at all. For typical landscape work just set the aperture to a typical f/11 or so, focus to infinity and fire away. I typically shoot in manual with this lens, by you can use aperture priority instead if you want (just be sure to tell the camera what aperture you have it set to). The image quality is fantastic, its well built (and not too large/heavy) and that front element always gets some appreciation if you show it around! Only negative is how hard it is to put a CPL in front of this thing. There are options but they end up costing more than the lens. Oh - and if you use lightroom it does come with correction profiles for this lens, you just have to manually select them in the develop module.

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I bought this lens for a specific reason. I have a Ronin-M that I have been using with my 5dm3 and its kit lens. Although the image was good, I just felt that it wasnt smooth and stable enough. Many reviews online recommended the use of a wide angle lens to minimize the effects of shaky movements. Couldnt afford a Canon wide angle lens; so I went for this one after watching some Youtube videos. Verdict: After several weeks of use of this lens with the Ronin-M, I can say that Im super happy I made this purchase. I finally have the perfect combination: Ronin-M+5Dmark 3+Samyang 14mm. The image is always smooth, stable and in focus. The lens also performs wonders in low light situations. If you like putting motion in your videos and youre looking for a lens that can make your images look smooth, buy this baby and you wont regret it. From time to time, I snap photos with this lens and the results are always amazing. The sharpness is simply incredible. All videographers AND photographers should always carry this lens in their bags...no kidding!

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Was a bit apprehensive on this purchase, as some of the reviews mentioned the possibility of quality issues. But I decided to give it a try...... Manual focus is really a non issue on a lens this wide, using the simple hyperfocal settings. Thing is, the focus scale on this lens.......... as others have stated, glory be, I have no idea what they were thinking when it was laid out. Its........ a learning process for sure, not at all accurate. However, since I bought this for landscape work solely.......... I have to say this lens beats the pants off anything else I have in a wide angle, as far as corner to corner sharpness and colors rendition go. Using this on a full frame camera delivers simply stunning images....... I find that focusing the lens about 1/4" short of the infinity line, and stopping to f16.......... delivers incredible clarity from near to far when using a tripod and release. Very pleased with this lens....... very pleased.

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