Samyang 35mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC Lens Review

Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC Sample Photos

Sharpness at f/1.4 approaches excellent levels in the centre \| 1/800 sec \| f/1.4 \| 35.0 mm \| ISO 200 High-Res	Stopped down to f/2 sharpness in the centre of the frame is outstanding \| 1/320 sec \| f/2.0 \| 35.0 mm \| ISO 200 High-Res
Closest focus is 30cm and out of focus areas are rendered reasonably smoothly \| 1/160 sec \| f/2.0 \| 35.0 mm \| ISO 200 High-Res	This lens is ideal for shooting stills and video in low light conditions \| 1/125 sec \| f/1.4 \| 35.0 mm \| ISO 1800 High-Res
1/320 sec \| f/5.6 \| 35.0 mm \| ISO 200 High-Res	1/250 sec \| f/6.3 \| 35.0 mm \| ISO 200 High-Res
1/800 sec \| f/1.4 \| 35.0 mm \| ISO 200 High-Res	1/400 sec \| f/2.0 \| 35.0 mm \| ISO 200 High-Res

Value for Money

Considering price versus performance, if you can live with focusing manually, this lens is the bargain of the century. £380 for a 35mm f/1.4 that is sharp at f/1.4? That's crazy!

To put this into perspective, even though all the major manufacturer's 35mm f/1.4 lenses offer autofocus, Canon's costs around £1150, Nikon's costs around £1380 and Sony's can be picked up for around £1080. Even the manual focus Zeiss ZF 35mm f/1.4 costs around £1500. All these alternatives are around three or even four times more expensive than the Samyang lens.

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Sharpness at f/1.4 approaches excellent levels in the centre \| 1/800 sec \| f/1.4 \| 35.0 mm \| ISO 200 High-Res	Stopped down to f/2 sharpness in the centre of the frame is outstanding \| 1/320 sec \| f/2.0 \| 35.0 mm \| ISO 200 High-Res
Closest focus is 30cm and out of focus areas are rendered reasonably smoothly \| 1/160 sec \| f/2.0 \| 35.0 mm \| ISO 200 High-Res	This lens is ideal for shooting stills and video in low light conditions \| 1/125 sec \| f/1.4 \| 35.0 mm \| ISO 1800 High-Res
1/320 sec \| f/5.6 \| 35.0 mm \| ISO 200 High-Res	1/250 sec \| f/6.3 \| 35.0 mm \| ISO 200 High-Res
1/800 sec \| f/1.4 \| 35.0 mm \| ISO 200 High-Res	1/400 sec \| f/2.0 \| 35.0 mm \| ISO 200 High-Res

Samyang 35mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC Lens Review

Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC Sample Photos

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