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

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

Samyang 14mm f/2.8 IF ED UMC Lens (Orig, Rokinon/Bower)

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.

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

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.

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

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.