Samyang AF 12mm F2.0 Autofocus Lens for Sony E

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Well, there are many FE lenses that have weight and size similar to APS-C lenses. Why don't you buy it. at least when you step up to FF, you can keep the lenses. Fujifilm cameras are engineered to control the aperture according to the minimum exposure value(F-stop), so when the camera controls the aperture, it blinks momentarily to set the proper exposure. I’m very impressed that the majority of the frame has excellent sharpness even wide open at f/2. There is some loss in edge sharpness when shooting wide open but it’s easily corrected by stopping down to f/4.

Samyang SY12M-E-BK 12mm F2.0 Ultra Wide Angle Lens for Sony E Samyang SY12M-E-BK 12mm F2.0 Ultra Wide Angle Lens for Sony E

Having a weather seal is encouraging, especially when you’re out in inclement weather and don’t want to risk damaging your equipment. KR] AF 24mm F1.8 FE and AF 12mm F2 E achieve exceptional resolution image quality from the center to the edges of the frame. Each lens is compact and lightwight and a perfect match for Sony cameras. IT dongAOther specifications note a 19cm (7.5”) minimum focusing distance, a seven-blade aperture diaphragm and a 62mm front filter thread."

Samyang 1220506101 12 mm F2.0 Manual Focus Lens for Sony-E Samyang 1220506101 12 mm F2.0 Manual Focus Lens for Sony-E

The only control is the diamond-patterned manual focus ring – there’s no aperture ring. Image credit: Andy Westlake Vignetting is the light falloff, or dark corners, found in an image. The vignetting on the Rokinon 12mm is strongest at f/2.0, but falls off considerable as I approach f/8. You can look at the corners at some of the photos in this review to see the vignetting on the 12mm. Most of the time when I’m shooting at f/2.0 I’m composing a shot in low light so the dark corners are hardly noticeable. This is another exposure issue that is very easy to correct for in post processing. Distortion havanna60 : Ditto, rarely i read on DPR --i.e., conservative niche going down the (audio-like)-phile path into exotic tools with soon-to-come stratospheric pricing :-) -- words that i can resonate with..." A5100 is still my favorite camera with PZ1650, because of its size and the brute force APSC sensor it has.... Sigma fp and Sony A7C are excellent steps to replace small APSC cameras for the ones who favor small size. Still, no camera can come even close to the small size/performance of A5100. As for 1"/m43 sensor cameras with computational photography, I think it is a dead end, these are replaced with smartphones with multiple lenses and distance sensors. " Options are good, especially how it seems to a newbie who don't know what they want yet, I mean if I just started out and between Canon RF glass, E mount and 3rd party or DSLR options, the choices are skewed in Sony's favor. Here, I corrected barrel distortion in raw processing for more pleasing results. Fujifilm X-T5, Samyang AF 12mm F2 X, 1/210sec at f/8, ISO 125. Image credit: Andy WestlakeIs there a typo somewhere? I find it hard to believe that the filter thread could be bigger than the lens diameter... This is another deviation from the original lens that my tests revealed. The original lens really suffered from lateral chromatic aberrations, and that’s much less the case here. I went through a number of real world images where I expected to see significant fringing, but really didn’t find it. It was there every now and then, but not like what I saw previously. Samyang doesn’t divulge any details regarding the lens’ autofocus system, other than to say it is faster and quieter than past versions thanks to the newly-developed stepping motor inside the lens. The lens measures 59mm (2.3") long, 70mm (2.8”) in diameter and weighs 213g (7.5oz). Overall, I’m very impressed with this lens. It offers a ton of value and quality at a great price that allows beginners to experiment with astrophotography. As far as I can tell, many of these new third party lenses compete for best-in-class at their price points, sometimes beating out more expensive first-party glass. Can YOU point out the new deficient lenses and which first-party lenses beat them out?