Samyang 14mm F2.8 with Auto Aperture for Canon

[YellowJersey]

OK - the lens arrived today. It seems to work well - no aperture ring on the lens, it's controlled electronically by the body. DOF preview works as expected, focus confirmation lights work. Seems to be a winner, but I'll need to test it tomorrow for decentering, etc. Really happy with it so far... ordered last week, and it arrived from Korea today.

<edit>Here's a couple of pictures - sorry for the poor quality - my "good" cell phone isn't working...

Would you mind trying something out for me? Could you see if focus confirm works when trying to photograph the stars? (if this not feasible for you, then that's cool. I don't expect you to go out of your way for me). My key interest in this lens is for shooting the stars and am wondering if the focus confirm chip is of any use for the stars.

 

[clawoftui]

Would you mind trying something out for me? Could you see if focus confirm works when trying to photograph the stars?

Sorry for the delay - it's been hazy here at night, and I haven't been able to get out. I'll try to do it tonight and let you know. For what it's worth, the focus confirm DOES work in normal light - I tested that out the other day.

UPDATE: I tried out the focus confirmation by pointing at the only star I could see last night... It didn't work - it was so dark and at 14mm, I couldn't see the star thru the viewfinder. I'll try again when I'm out of the city next - there was so much ambient light around town.

 

[YellowJersey]

Would you mind trying something out for me? Could you see if focus confirm works when trying to photograph the stars?

Sorry for the delay - it's been hazy here at night, and I haven't been able to get out. I'll try to do it tonight and let you know. For what it's worth, the focus confirm DOES work in normal light - I tested that out the other day.

UPDATE: I tried out the focus confirmation by pointing at the only star I could see last night... It didn't work - it was so dark and at 14mm, I couldn't see the star thru the viewfinder. I'll try again when I'm out of the city next - there was so much ambient light around town.

Thanks! I appreciate it. No worries for the delay, mate. You're doing me a favour, so I'm in no position to badger you.

How's the build quality? Any decentering?

 

[ajfotofilmagem]

The BH site shows the new model (no photo yet) priced at $ 499.

Rokinon 14mm F2.8 WDE ANGL LNS f/CAN w/AE CHIP

store code B&H # RO1428WA
manufacturer code MFR # AE14M-C

 

[clawoftui]

How's the build quality? Any decentering?

I like the build quality. It feels solid in my hands - the focusing ring is smooth, and the exterior surface of the lens feels great. No sign of decentering on my copy.

I used it for some portraits of my wife the other day, and I won't post them because she'd kill me, but I STRONGLY recommend this lens for comedic portraiture. The lens is extremely sharp, and the pixel peeping I've done suggests the image quality is easily sufficient for my needs. I feel good about the purchase.

 

[bereninga]

How's the build quality? Any decentering?

I like the build quality. It feels solid in my hands - the focusing ring is smooth, and the exterior surface of the lens feels great. No sign of decentering on my copy.

I used it for some portraits of my wife the other day, and I won't post them because she'd kill me, but I STRONGLY recommend this lens for comedic portraiture. The lens is extremely sharp, and the pixel peeping I've done suggests the image quality is easily sufficient for my needs. I feel good about the purchase.

If you've had the previous version, how does it compare? Thanks for the updates! Can't wait to hear more about it.

The BH site shows the new model (no photo yet) priced at $ 499.

Rokinon 14mm F2.8 WDE ANGL LNS f/CAN w/AE CHIP

store code B&H # RO1428WA
manufacturer code MFR # AE14M-C

Yikes, $500 is pretty high compared to the older version (got mine for $220). I'll wait for the reviews and hopefulyl the price also will come down to $300-$400. Hard to justify a specialty lens like this.

 

[clawoftui]

If you've had the previous version, how does it compare? Thanks for the updates! Can't wait to hear more about it.

I didn't have the manual version, so nothing to compare it to - first time purchase of a Samyang lens for me.

 

[mclaren777]

Is B&H the only/best place to purchase one of these?

 

[clawoftui]

I found mine on ebay, but B&H has them too, albeit for a higher price.

Is B&H the only/best place to purchase one of these?

 

[mclaren777]

Could you post a link to the seller's eBay page?

 

[clawoftui]

Could you post a link to the seller's eBay page?

http://www.ebay.com/sch/leejc8136/

 

[d4mike]

Figures......I'm just getting used to the manual version and they come out with a new version.

No matter, I use the 14mm manual for nightscapes anyway. You can't use auto focus to find infinity on stars and most exposure times are going to be 30 seconds or less to avoid blurring, so there's my exposure data.