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Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fish-eye

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Samyang (Rokinon) 12mm F2.8 ED AS NCS full frame Fish-eye lens review. Using a fisheye lens with stereographic projection geometry.Read more
An affordably-priced, manual focus fish-eye lens with a 180-degree field of view for DSLR cameras with 36 x 24 mm sensors.Read more
The Samyang 12mm F2.8 ED AS NC Fish-eye is a solid ultra-wide lens that can be used with full-frame cameras.Read more
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Pros

  • smooth and precise
  • comfortable and secure grip
  • focusing ring turns smoothly and is well damped

Cons

  • no hard stop for infinity due to the use of ED glass in the optical design
  • cheap either
  • camera tripod-mounted

Key specs

  • 12
  • Internal
  • Full-frame (35mm)
  • , 12 mm
  • Normal

Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fish-eye - Variants

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    • Fujifilm X
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    • Micro Four Thirds
    • Pentax K
    • Sony E
    • Samsung NX
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12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye for Fujifilm X
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12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye for Sony A
  • F1112105101
12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye for Canon EF
  • F1112101101
12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye for Canon EF-M
  • F1112102101
12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye for Nikon F
  • F1112103101
12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye for Four Thirds
  • F1112107101
12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye for m4/3 Micro Four Thirds
  • F1112109101
12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye for Pentax K
  • F1112104101
12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye for Sony E
  • F1112106101
  • 7472
12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye for Samsung NX
  • F1112108101

Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fish-eye - Pros & Cons

Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fish-eye

Pros

  • smooth and precise
  • comfortable and secure grip
  • focusing ring turns smoothly and is well damped
  • The focus ring is nice and smooth
  • The lens has good colour and contrast
  • nice and compact

Cons

  • no hard stop for infinity due to the use of ED glass in the optical design
  • cheap either
  • camera tripod-mounted
  • relatively large in diameter
  • Crop from near the centre of the above frame
  • out-of-camera image sharpness and colour reproduction
  • the above frame showing edge softening and coloured fringing
  • no other lenses can match the field of view of a fisheye lens
  • the focus ring can basically be set
  • and forgotten
  • the lens has some CA issues

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Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fish-eye - Full Specifications

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General
Lens typeNormal
Lens mount
  • Canon EF
  • Canon EF-M
  • Four Thirds
  • Fujifilm X
  • Micro Four Thirds
  • Nikon F
  • Pentax K
  • Samsung NX
  • Sony A
  • Sony E
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Aperture
Aperture max2.8
Aperture min22
Number of diaphragm blades7
Aperture featuresRounded diaphragm
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Optics
Elements12
Groups8
Special elements / coatings
  • 2 Aspherical elements
  • 3 ED elements
  • Nano coating system
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Dimensions
Weight19.93 oz
Diameter3.04 in
Length2.86 in
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Image properties
Max Format size
Full-frame
Focal length< 12
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Focus
Focus methodInternal
Closest focusing distance0.2
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Design
Colour of productBlack

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