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Forums > Back > Samyang 18mmf2.8 launched
toni-a
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08-29-2019, 06:30 PM
https://www.samyanglensglobal.com/en/m/product/product-view.php?seq=438
A tiny prime for mirrorless cameras more of them please
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08-29-2019, 09:50 PM (This post was last modified: 08-29-2019, 09:54 PM by Klaus.)
Quite awesome. And it shows how much sense it makes to license the mount spec to third-party manufacturers.

And just $399!
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08-31-2019, 10:25 AM (This post was last modified: 08-31-2019, 10:26 AM by Rover.)
Compact... Wide... Fast... Cheap... Am I the only one to think that there may be a gotcha in the IQ department because, well, of physics?
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08-31-2019, 11:42 AM
(08-31-2019, 10:25 AM)Rover Wrote: Compact... Wide... Fast... Cheap... Am I the only one to think that there may be a gotcha in the IQ department because, well, of physics?

f2.8 is not amazingly fast, so I don't think there has to be a gotcha? And Samyang has some optical talent at work, the last few years (that started to show with the 135mm f2).
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08-31-2019, 05:18 PM
(08-31-2019, 10:25 AM)Rover Wrote: ...Am I the only one to think that there may be a gotcha in the IQ department because, well, of physics?

Yep, you are.




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09-19-2019, 08:30 AM
(08-31-2019, 05:18 PM)JJ_SO Wrote:
(08-31-2019, 10:25 AM)Rover Wrote: ...Am I the only one to think that there may be a gotcha in the IQ department because, well, of physics?

Yep, you are.




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Well, EPZ did review it and the results look... Confounding.
https://www.ephotozine.com/article/samyang-af-18mm-f-2-8-fe-lens-review-33999/performance
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09-19-2019, 10:04 AM
Confounding? The results look... as expected...
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09-19-2019, 10:33 AM
That is on an A7 II though.
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09-20-2019, 06:33 AM
(09-19-2019, 10:04 AM)Brightcolours Wrote: Confounding? The results look... as expected...

Too good to be true. Well, there's only one way to find out. Smile
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09-20-2019, 06:53 AM
The complex optical design and the small-ish max aperture (and some other Samyang designs from the last few years) make that I expect this little lens to perform well.
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