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Third Party Manufacturers / Re: Rokinon 14mm f/2.8
« on: November 02, 2012, 09:05:07 PM »
I was looking for a very wide angle lens and read so many excellent comments and reviews for this that for the price it was worth taking a chance - and I'm glad I did.
The first thing you need to do is download lens correction software - I got PTlens - this corrects the slightly odd distortion (the main negative point against the Samyang 14mm).
The build quality - other than the lens cap seems very high for such a price - very smooth distance ring.
You will need to do a few quick tests with the infinity and distance markings - I have it set at the infinity mark - and at around f8 and above its very sharp.
I've found that rather than it being a lens to get 'everything in' it works best when you get very close up to something (in a landscape like a building etc)- the images are very dynamic.
The main problem I have is being able to focus on small objects like for example a wine glass on a table - it takes a lot of practise.
I've done a load of shots at f2.8 hand held at night at iso 3200 on a 5d3 on city street images and and was pleased with the results,
I would absolutely recommend this lens - it takes a little work at first but for the price - its around £1500 cheaper than the Canon - its worth the chance (even though Ken Rockwell's
review was not good - the only bad one i've read though).
The first thing you need to do is download lens correction software - I got PTlens - this corrects the slightly odd distortion (the main negative point against the Samyang 14mm).
The build quality - other than the lens cap seems very high for such a price - very smooth distance ring.
You will need to do a few quick tests with the infinity and distance markings - I have it set at the infinity mark - and at around f8 and above its very sharp.
I've found that rather than it being a lens to get 'everything in' it works best when you get very close up to something (in a landscape like a building etc)- the images are very dynamic.
The main problem I have is being able to focus on small objects like for example a wine glass on a table - it takes a lot of practise.
I've done a load of shots at f2.8 hand held at night at iso 3200 on a 5d3 on city street images and and was pleased with the results,
I would absolutely recommend this lens - it takes a little work at first but for the price - its around £1500 cheaper than the Canon - its worth the chance (even though Ken Rockwell's
review was not good - the only bad one i've read though).