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Samyang 8mm F3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fisheye

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A manual focus fisheye lens with a 180-degree field of view for DSLR cameras with APS-C sensors.Read more
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Pros

  • Build and Ergonomics Build quality is
  • ring turns smoothly and is well damped
  • Rokinon is sharper

Cons

  • fisheye lenses are usually not cheap
  • lack of AF may be a little tricky
  • Fisheye lenses are not unusual per

Key specs

  • 10
  • no
  • APS-C (crop)
  • , 8 mm
  • no
  • Normal

Samyang 8mm F3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fisheye - Pros & Cons

Samyang 8mm F3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fisheye

Pros

  • Build and Ergonomics Build quality is
  • ring turns smoothly and is well damped
  • Rokinon is sharper
  • and produces better images
  • image quality is spectacular
  • Rokinon is better than the Tokina fisheye

Cons

  • fisheye lenses are usually not cheap
  • lack of AF may be a little tricky
  • Fisheye lenses are not unusual per
  • Straight lines are also less curved
  • much barrel distortion is a feature of the lens
  • lack electronic contacts
  • their inherent high levels of barrel distortion
  • totally unnecessary for a fisheye lens
  • The downside is a loss in sharpness
  • non-cpu lens

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Samyang 8mm F3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fisheye - Full Specifications

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General
Lens typeNormal
Lens mount
  • Pentax KAF
  • Samsung NX
  • Sony/Minolta Alpha
  • Four Thirds
  • Nikon F
  • Canon EF-S
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Aperture
Aperture max3.5
Aperture min22
Aperture ringyes
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Optics
Elements10
Groups7
Special elements / coatings1 Aspherical element
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Dimensions
Weight15.63 oz
Diameter2.95 in
Length3.03 in
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Image properties
Max Format size
APS-C
Focal length< 8
Image stabilisationno
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Focus
Autofocusno
Closest focusing distance0.30
Distance scaleyes
Depth of field (DoF) scaleno
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Design
Tripod collarno
Hood suppliedyes
Sealingno

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