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Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE

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Pros

  • It is quiet in operation and locks on swiftly and reliably
  • Build quality is excellent
  • centering quality of the tested sample was good

Cons

  • 35 is just too large for my taste
  • the narrow boat is on water and might well be moving slightly
  • The house behind is not moving

Key specs

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  • Internal
  • yes
  • Full-frame (35mm)
  • , 50 mm
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  • Normal

Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE - Pros & Cons

Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE

Pros

  • It is quiet in operation and locks on swiftly and reliably
  • Build quality is excellent
  • centering quality of the tested sample was good
  • performance is actually quite remarkable
  • The glass seems decent
  • solid and well-built
  • Infinitely more useful than test charts and graphs
  • smaller and performs very well
  • the colours look great and the lens should be a nice one
  • make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
  • easy to design optically and mechanically

Cons

  • 35 is just too large for my taste
  • the narrow boat is on water and might well be moving slightly
  • The house behind is not moving
  • significant light fall-off in the corners
  • minimise aberration and unnecessary light dispersion
  • There are no hard stops at the ends of the range
  • no dedicated aperture control ring
  • Vignetting is visible at large apertures
  • gradual fall-off in brightness towards the corners of the frame isn t unattractive
  • the AF hold button is quite small and requires an unusual amount of pressure compared
  • vignetting will be processed out of both JPEG and raw files

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Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE - Full Specifications

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General
Lens typeNormal
Lens mountSony E
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Aperture
Aperture max1.4
Aperture min16
Aperture ringno
Number of diaphragm blades9
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Optics
Elements9
Groups8
Special elements / coatings
  • 3 Aspherical elements
  • Ultra Multi Coating
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Dimensions
Weight20.64 oz
Diameter2.89 in
Length3.85 in
Filter size2.64 in
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Image properties
Max Format size
Full-frame
Focal length< 50
Maximum magnification0.15 x
Image stabilisationno
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Focus
Focus methodInternal
Autofocusyes
Full-time Manual focusingno
Closest focusing distance0.45
Distance scaleno
Depth of field (DoF) scaleno
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Design
Colour of productBlack
Sealingno

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Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE Samyang - Editorial Reviews (8)

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Based on 8 reviews
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Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE Review | Photography Blog
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Published: 15.07.2016
Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE Review | Photography Blog
4.0

Expert review of the Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE lens for Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras.

Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 FE II review
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Published: 11.04.2022
Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 FE II review
4.8

Small but mighty, the Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 FE II is a really nifty fifty

Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE - Review / Test Report - Analysis
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Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE - Review / Test Report - Analysis

Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE - Review / Test Report

Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 II Review - DustinAbbott.net
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DustinAbbott.net
Published: 24.01.2022
Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 II Review - DustinAbbott.net

Photographer Dustin Abbott shares a thorough, real world review of the Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 II prime lens for Sony FE (mirrorless)

Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE Review | Photography Blog
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Published: 15.07.2016
Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE Review | Photography Blog
4.0

The Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE is a fast and affordable standard prime lens for Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras. Priced at £449, is the Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE worth considering? Read our Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE review to find out...

Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE A Review of the Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE II Lens
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Fstoppers
Published: 15.12.2021
A Review of the Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE II Lens

A wide-aperture 50mm lens is one of the most versatile a photographer can have in their bag, suitable for everything from low-light events coverage to portraits. Samyang, well known for producing sharp manual focus lenses, has branched into autofocus lenses in recent years, and this great video review takes a look at the new AF 50mm f/1.4 FE II lens and the kind of image quality and performance you can expect from it in practice. Coming to you from Julia Trotti, this excellent video review takes a look at the new Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE II lens.

Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 FE II review - Amateur Photographer
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Samyang AF 50mm F1.4 FE II review - Amateur Photographer
4.5

Five years after launching its first AF lens, Samyang has made impressive progress.

Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE Rokinon AF 50mm F1.4 FE: sample gallery and impressions
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Published: 17.12.2017
Rokinon AF 50mm F1.4 FE: sample gallery and impressions

If you're on a budget and want a Sony FE 50mm F1.4 lens that'll autofocus, this one is worth consideration. But as is usually the case, you get what you pay for.

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