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Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS

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2 editorial reviews
A review of Rokinon's excellent wide angle prime for mirrorless bodies, the Rokinon 12mm f/2. Dustin Abbott does a thorough real world review with samples.Read more
Although street photography is my passion and indeed I teach workshops on this very subject for photographymasterclasses.uk, it's commercial photography that mainly pays the bills. Recently I was asked to photograph a large property for Dreamview Estates a real estate agent in London, England. This type of work is something that I had previously shot with my Canon 5d system. However as in my last article, my Fuji X-T1, which although I had originally bought for street photography, I now find myself using more and more for commercial assignments. However the widest lens I owned was the 18-55 kit lens and I knew from experience with my Canon, that this wouldn't be wide enough for property interiors. So obviously I first looked at the Fuji lineup of lenses. My choice appeared to be either the 14mm f2.8 prime or the 10-14mm f4.0 zoom. Both excellent lenses, but I felt I didn't really want to make such an investment for what was potentially a one off job. I had heard about the Samyang range and in particular the 12mm f2 lens. It retails for an incredibly low price of less than £300, mainly I guess because it's a manual focus lensRead more
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Pros

  • The build quality of this lens is excellent
  • Both excellent lenses
  • The lens provides excellent sharpness at the centre

Cons

  • lens has no electronic interface with the camera
  • The aperture ring is divided into half stop intervals
  • you set will not be transmitted and will always show up in Lightroom etc

Key specs

  • 12
  • APS-C (crop)
  • , 12 mm
  • Normal

Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS - Variants

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    • Sony A
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    • Samsung NX
    • Sony E
    • Canon EF-M
    • Pentax K
    • Fujifilm X
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12mm f/2 NCS CS for Sony A
    12mm f/2 NCS CS for m4/3 Micro Four Thirds
    • F1220509101
    • F1220509102
    12mm f/2 NCS CS for Samsung NX
    • F1220508101
    • F1220508102
    12mm f/2 NCS CS for Sony E
    • F1220506101
    • F1220506102
    12mm f/2 NCS CS for Canon EF-M
    • F1220502101
    • F1220502102
    • 8809298881627
    12mm f/2 NCS CS for Pentax K
    • SAM12M43N
    12mm f/2 NCS CS for Fujifilm X
    • F1220510102
    • 881382
    • F1220510101
    • 7774

    Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS - Pros & Cons

    Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS

    Pros

    • The build quality of this lens is excellent
    • Both excellent lenses
    • The lens provides excellent sharpness at the centre
    • The lens itself is compact and light
    • They are very easy to remove in post processing
    • is very easy to correct for in post processing
    • distortion is easy to fix using lens profiles
    • The aperture ring is solid and has a nice clicking feel with each turn
    • focus ring is smooth and firm
    • lens is best suited for tripod use and astro
    • The presentation of perspective can really separate a good photo from a great photo

    Cons

    • lens has no electronic interface with the camera
    • The aperture ring is divided into half stop intervals
    • you set will not be transmitted and will always show up in Lightroom etc
    • camera that you will shoot without a lens fitted
    • The focus ring is a little stiff to turn but
    • ring doesn t turn accidentally when shooting landscapes or astro-photography
    • lack of a proper hyperfocal scale
    • no electronic contacts on the rear so no
    • the corners will never be as sharp as the center
    • Rokinon is completely manually operated for focus and aperture
    • Missing focus at this aperture usually means a blown shot

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    Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS - Full Specifications

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    General
    Lens typeNormal
    Lens mount
    • Canon EF-M
    • Fujifilm X
    • Micro Four Thirds
    • Pentax K
    • Samsung NX
    • Sony A
    • Sony E
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    Aperture
    Aperture max2
    Aperture min22
    Number of diaphragm blades6
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    Optics
    Elements12
    Groups10
    Special elements / coatings
    • 2 Aspherical elements
    • 3 ED elements
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    Dimensions
    Weight8.99 oz
    Diameter2.85 in
    Length2.28 in
    Filter size2.64 in
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    Image properties
    Max Format size
    APS-C
    Focal length< 12
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    Focus
    Closest focusing distance0.2
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    Design
    Colour of product
    • Silver
    • Black
    Hood suppliedyes

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    Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS Samyang - Editorial Reviews (2)

    Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS Rokinon 12mm f/2 NCS Review - DustinAbbott.net
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    DustinAbbott.net
    Published: 21.10.2014
    Rokinon 12mm f/2 NCS Review - DustinAbbott.net

    A review of Rokinon's excellent wide angle prime for mirrorless bodies, the Rokinon 12mm f/2. Dustin Abbott does a thorough real world review with samples.

    Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS The Samyang 12mm f2.0 NCS CS Lens Review
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    FUJILOVE MAGAZINE
    Published: 21.08.2015
    The Samyang 12mm f2.0 NCS CS Lens Review

    Although street photography is my passion and indeed I teach workshops on this very subject for photographymasterclasses.uk, it's commercial photography that mainly pays the bills. Recently I was asked to photograph a large property for Dreamview Estates a real estate agent in London, England. This type of work is something that I had previously shot with my Canon 5d system. However as in my last article, my Fuji X-T1, which although I had originally bought for street photography, I now find myself using more and more for commercial assignments. However the widest lens I owned was the 18-55 kit lens and I knew from experience with my Canon, that this wouldn't be wide enough for property interiors. So obviously I first looked at the Fuji lineup of lenses. My choice appeared to be either the 14mm f2.8 prime or the 10-14mm f4.0 zoom. Both excellent lenses, but I felt I didn't really want to make such an investment for what was potentially a one off job. I had heard about the Samyang range and in particular the 12mm f2 lens. It retails for an incredibly low price of less than £300, mainly I guess because it's a manual focus lens

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