No promises, but I would like to write a full Samyang 14mm f/2.8 IF ED UMC Lens review in the future. In the meantime, I think that you will find the standardized Samyang 14mm f/2.8 IF ED UMC Lens results currently available to be helpful.

Handling and features Performance Verdict Specification This lens is available to fit many different types of cameras, including Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony and Four Thirds SLRs as well as Samsung NX mirrorless cameras and costs around ￡260.

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

Wavy distortion; Falloff of illumination towards the corners; No hyperfocal scale or hard infinity stop

Firstly I am a happy user of Samyang 85 and 8 mm lenses and I was looking forward to adding the Samyang 14mm to my lenses! Unfortunately mine came with 2 issues: 1. Lens could not achieve infinity focus (easily adjusted at least) 2.

Good price if you get a good one Sharp if you get a good one AE along with focus confirm works on Pentax mount Reasonably fast

Quality control FF distortion but could live with it FF vignetting but could live with it

The latest UMC/aspherical version of this lens is sharp, fun and good in low light. BUT know that it is not auto - focus, aperture or IS ... however for many folks this won't be a problem.

Handling and features This lens is available to fit many different types of cameras, including Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony and Four Thirds SLRs as well as Samsung NX mirrorless cameras and costs around ￡260.

Though can't autofocus and has quite a strong barrel distortion, BUT ITS ultra wide and SUPER sharp. Great for astronomy and landscape photography! Good solid build

Excellent optical performance with rugged construction. No electronic connection to the camera, so manual aperture and focus. Better on mirrorless cameras where the manual aperture is not a problem. Good value.

Durable; Sharp Focus; Strong Construction

Heavy

Im very much into super wide photography. Night sky, Milky Way, Sunsets/sunrise, you name it. The sharpness is very good. Great color and contrast. There is some serious distortion to deal with, but Lightroom has a Samyang Profile correction which knocks that out with a click.

Upon first contact you will experience two immediate drawbacks - the lens does not offer AF nor any "native" coupling apart from the Canon EF-compatible mount. Consequently you have to focus manually either by checking the viewfinder image or by using Live-View.

I love the wide capability of this lens, although it can be tricky to tell if things are in focus even with an external monitor. I have used it to shoot a music video in some abandoned castles and Ireland and it worked perfectly for some creepy shots and haunted effects.