A friend of mine has a Canon 6D and was asking what I thought about the "Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC Lens" for wide angle shots. I haven't heard of the "Samyang" brand and wanted to know if you might have any info on the lens or the manufacturer. I see that it is manual focus which won't matter to him. He is looking at it on B&H Photo's website for $419.00.
Any information that you can provide me with so I can pass on to him will be greatly appreciated.
Samyang is a South Korean company that make photo gear, esp still and video lenses under several names for different distributors, and does sub contract work for some of the names.
Their stuff is commonly found branded Rokinon, Bower, Samyang, Vivitar etc. etc. etc. They are great quality for price.
I have their 14mm ultrawide that I have used on my 6D for close space work in the car barns at the railway museum I belong to. Haven't tried it on my 7DII yet, but I have a 10-24 tamron for that body.
Since they are the same lens I just browsed B&H, Adorama etc. looking for the best price under one of those names. I found the Bower branded lens for about $25 less than the Rokinon or Samyang, I bought it.
My main complaint, the focusing screen in the 6D (or any other AF body) doesn't get it for me with this wide angle, I can't see the differences that well, I miss split screens. But the depth of field is so big I just set it for the distance to the center of the subject.
jamesl wrote:
A friend of mine has a Canon 6D and was asking what I thought about the "Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC Lens" for wide angle shots. I haven't heard of the "Samyang" brand and wanted to know if you might have any info on the lens or the manufacturer. I see that it is manual focus which won't matter to him. He is looking at it on B&H Photo's website for $419.00.
Any information that you can provide me with so I can pass on to him will be greatly appreciated.
I got this one from B&H and I really like it. I had to calibrate the focus sensor in the camera (Canon 50D) but it is sharp now. My eyes are getting bad enough I can use the focus help. This one adjusts the f stops with the camera rather than manually. Samyang's updated 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC AE.
jamesl wrote:
A friend of mine has a Canon 6D and was asking what I thought about the "Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC Lens" for wide angle shots. I haven't heard of the "Samyang" brand and wanted to know if you might have any info on the lens or the manufacturer. I see that it is manual focus which won't matter to him. He is looking at it on B&H Photo's website for $419.00.
Any information that you can provide me with so I can pass on to him will be greatly appreciated.
AS it is manual focus, I think I would consider another brand where I could have auto focus/auto exposure if I wanted it, Bob.
bobmcculloch wrote:
AS it is manual focus, I think I would consider another brand where I could have auto focus/auto exposure if I wanted it, Bob.
Well, that's just you. :) (Not trying to be snide at all.)
The Samyang lenses are really a case of "you-get-what-you-pay-for." If you don't care about auto-focus (and the OP doesn't) why pay for it? The Samyang family of lenses are very affordable--you trade features for low price.
I have one of their (Rokinon) 8mm lenses, manual focus, manual aperture, and it's a great little lens. I'm happy with it, and I guess you wouldn't be. But it's great that we have the choice.
davidk2020 wrote:
Well, that's just you. :) (Not trying to be snide at all.)
The Samyang lenses are really a case of "you-get-what-you-pay-for." If you don't care about auto-focus (and the OP doesn't) why pay for it? The Samyang family of lenses are very affordable--you trade features for low price.
I have one of their (Rokinon) 8mm lenses, manual focus, manual aperture, and it's a great little lens. I'm happy with it, and I guess you wouldn't be. But it's great that we have the choice.
Actually I have and use a Bower 8mm, but I don't focus it, f8 does it, how at 35mm focusing might be required
bobmcculloch wrote:
Actually I have and use a Bower 8mm, but I don't focus it, f8 does it, how at 35mm focusing might be required
Yup, the 35mm requires focusing and if you are going to use the built in focus sensor it will probably require calibration, at least it did on my 50D, but that takes less than 5 minutes and after that it is pretty good. It is really good up close like under 20 feet. For other critical focus live view zoomed in works well too.
davidk2020 wrote:
Well, that's just you. :) (Not trying to be snide at all.)
The Samyang lenses are really a case of "you-get-what-you-pay-for." If you don't care about auto-focus (and the OP doesn't) why pay for it? The Samyang family of lenses are very affordable--you trade features for low price.
I have one of their (Rokinon) 8mm lenses, manual focus, manual aperture, and it's a great little lens. I'm happy with it, and I guess you wouldn't be. But it's great that we have the choice.
"you-get-what-you-pay-for." That is for sure and the Samyang lenses are budget lenses but really really good budget lenses. The build quality feels great to this hobbyist. :) I have the 35mm and will probably buy an 8mm. I like what you say about having a choice. For this hobbyist getting something that works at a price I can afford keeps me having fun. :)
bobmcculloch wrote:
Actually I have and use a Bower 8mm, but I don't focus it, f8 does it, how at 35mm focusing might be required
Point well taken. But if it weren't for the Rokinon, I wouldn't own an 8mm lens. And with than in camera bag right now, I'm open to trying a manual 24 or 35. Maybe I'll get one used; maybe I'll wind up selling it. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. :)
robertjerl wrote:
Samyang is a South Korean company that make photo gear, esp still and video lenses under several names for different distributors, and does sub contract work for some of the names.
Their stuff is commonly found branded Rokinon, Bower, Samyang, Vivitar etc. etc. etc. They are great quality for price.
I have their 14mm ultrawide that I have used on my 6D for close space work in the car barns at the railway museum I belong to. Haven't tried it on my 7DII yet, but I have a 10-24 tamron for that body.
Since they are the same lens I just browsed B&H, Adorama etc. looking for the best price under one of those names. I found the Bower branded lens for about $25 less than the Rokinon or Samyang, I bought it.
My main complaint, the focusing screen in the 6D (or any other AF body) doesn't get it for me with this wide angle, I can't see the differences that well, I miss split screens. But the depth of field is so big I just set it for the distance to the center of the subject.
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Thanks for all the information. I'll pass it along to my friend, he will really appreciate it too.
waegwan wrote:
I got this one from B&H and I really like it. I had to calibrate the focus sensor in the camera (Canon 50D) but it is sharp now. My eyes are getting bad enough I can use the focus help. This one adjusts the f stops with the camera rather than manually. Samyang's updated 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC AE.
That may be the one he was looking at that had an "AE chip" which I wasn't positive what it was. I thought it was "Auto Exposure" and provided info to the camera.
jamesl wrote:
That may be the one he was looking at that had an "AE chip" which I wasn't positive what it was. I thought it was "Auto Exposure" and provided info to the camera.
It is an auto exposure chip. For instance if I put the camera on full auto the camera adjusts the shutter speed and f stop for the selected ISO speed. Also if I put the camera on aperture priority I can use the mini dial on top of the camera to select various apertures and the camera adjusts the shutter speed or if I use shutter speed priority and select various shutter speeds the camera adjusts the f stop. Of course if I go full manual I do the selection on all which is where I have it most of the time. The lens also has a focus indicator in it when looking though the view finder there is a ball that pops up on the far right telling you when it is focused and the camera also beeps when it is focused. And the exif data is recorded with the image. Here are a couple of shots I took in the last couple of days with it playing with sepia toning in the camera.
waegwan wrote:
It is an auto exposure chip. For instance if I put the camera on full auto the camera adjusts the shutter speed and f stop for the selected ISO speed. Also if I put the camera on aperture priority I can use the mini dial on top of the camera to select various apertures and the camera adjusts the shutter speed or if I use shutter speed priority and select various shutter speeds the camera adjusts the f stop. Of course if I go full manual I do the selection on all which is where I have it most of the time. The lens also has a focus indicator in it when looking though the view finder there is a ball that pops up on the far right telling you when it is focused and the camera also beeps when it is focused. And the exif data is recorded with the image. Here are a couple of shots I took in the last couple of days with it playing with sepia toning in the camera.
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Thank you for the additional information. I appreciate it.
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