the Samyang Lens Club

Nitrogliserin · 04-13-2014, 07:08 AM

^nice pix!
still no AF and no hard stop I guess?

**Fookus** · 04-13-2014, 10:59 AM - **3 Likes**

and another set

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repaap · 04-13-2014, 11:47 AM

Nice set with 10/2.8! Cool!

Na Horuk · 04-13-2014, 12:16 PM

Thanks for posting these! You are mastering this lens very quickly!

DSims · 04-13-2014, 05:20 PM

The colors were what I was most concerned about, but they look good!

My Sigma 8-16 is very sharp. But I seldom use the AF. So something I can shoot nearly 2 stops faster, probably with better colors, is very attractive.

schnitzer79 · 04-14-2014, 01:54 AM

Also posted in the fisheye fever club.all shot with the 8mm lens

wkraus · 04-14-2014, 02:26 AM

Originally posted by schnitzer79

Also posted in the fisheye fever club.all shot with the 8mm lens

In the past few days I noticed that I'm having difficulties connecting to flickr servers. The forum messages then just display the text but no images. Am I the only one with these issues?

schnitzer79 · 04-14-2014, 02:40 AM

Originally posted by wkraus

In the past few days I noticed that I'm having difficulties connecting to flickr servers. The forum messages then just display the text but no images. Am I the only one with these issues?

works fine for me.u tried using a different browser?i used to have similar problems with IE and i remember resetting the explorer settings to default would solve the problem.ever since i started working in chrome everything has been ok

**Fookus** · 04-19-2014, 11:13 AM - **1 Like**

today I went for a stroll...with SY10

derelict · 04-20-2014, 10:22 AM

So, well worn question I am sure but I cannot seem to locate the answer easily. Difference between Samyang, Bower, and Roki? I am weighing a 14mm vs. 16mm. If you could have only one, which would it be?

wkraus · 04-20-2014, 11:24 AM

Originally posted by schnitzer79

works fine for me.u tried using a different browser?i used to have similar problems with IE and i remember resetting the explorer settings to default would solve the problem.ever since i started working in chrome everything has been ok

Sorry for the late reply--I'm on a Mac, same behaviour with Firefox and Safari. I tend to think now that it has to do with the slow internet connection I'm having these last days. Apparently the flickr servers give up after a while if the communication is too slow.

nightfly · 04-21-2014, 06:31 PM - **1 Like**

One advantage of the ultra fast Samyang 16mm F/2 is its almost stop action capabilities in the dark. Sharpness and vignetting are well controlled in this full aperture test in deep twilight. Eight seconds at f/2 using ISO 2000. Visually, the sky was much darker than seen here. My copy seems sharpest from f/2 through f/4 and very good from f/5.6 to f/8. Uniform sharpness is great by f/4. True infinity is right on the mark and was set manually for this shot.

derelict · 05-06-2014, 03:45 PM

If the lenses are the same, can someone tell me why the Rokinon 14/ 2.8 is $299, the Samyang 14/ 2.8 is $359, and the Bower 14/ 2.8 is $379 at B&H? I am trying to decide between the 14 and the 16 and the price difference from 14 to 16 for the Samyang and Bower is not that much. I am assuming all three have an 'A' setting.

CFWhitman · 05-07-2014, 08:14 AM

Originally posted by derelict

If the lenses are the same, can someone tell me why the Rokinon 14/ 2.8 is $299, the Samyang 14/ 2.8 is $359, and the Bower 14/ 2.8 is $379 at B&H? I am trying to decide between the 14 and the 16 and the price difference from 14 to 16 for the Samyang and Bower is not that much. I am assuming all three have an 'A' setting.

The lenses are all the same. I don't really have a good explanation for the price variations. I just look for what I can get for the least money. I have never seen one of the new generation of Samyang lenses (the lenses released starting with the 85mm f/1.4) for Pentax which did not have an 'A' setting, so them all having it should be a safe assumption.

derelict · 05-07-2014, 08:25 AM

Originally posted by CFWhitman

The lenses are all the same. I don't really have a good explanation for the price variations. I just look for what I can get for the least money. I have never seen one of the new generation of Samyang lenses (the lenses released starting with the 85mm f/1.4) for Pentax which did not have an 'A' setting, so them all having it should be a safe assumption.

That is what I thought. B&H has them priced that way whereas Adorama has them priced a different way with the Samyang version being the lowest, if I remember correctly. These are all APS-C designed right? So, I will get vignetting if I slap it on one of film bodies?

04-13-2014, 10:59 AM - 3 Likes	#437
Fookus Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 137	SamYang 10mm! and another set 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

04-19-2014, 11:13 AM - 1 Like	#444
Fookus Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 137	samyang 10mm today I went for a stroll...with SY10

04-21-2014, 06:31 PM - 1 Like	#447
nightfly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Maine, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 251	There is only one F/2 Samy One advantage of the ultra fast Samyang 16mm F/2 is its almost stop action capabilities in the dark. Sharpness and vignetting are well controlled in this full aperture test in deep twilight. Eight seconds at f/2 using ISO 2000. Visually, the sky was much darker than seen here. My copy seems sharpest from f/2 through f/4 and very good from f/5.6 to f/8. Uniform sharpness is great by f/4. True infinity is right on the mark and was set manually for this shot.

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04-13-2014, 07:08 AM	#436
Nitrogliserin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Turkey Posts: 246	^nice pix! still no AF and no hard stop I guess?

04-13-2014, 11:47 AM	#438
repaap Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2010 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,242	Nice set with 10/2.8! Cool!

04-13-2014, 12:16 PM	#439
Na Horuk Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Slovenia, probably Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,186	Thanks for posting these! You are mastering this lens very quickly!

04-13-2014, 05:20 PM	#440
DSims Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Southern California Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,236	The colors were what I was most concerned about, but they look good! My Sigma 8-16 is very sharp. But I seldom use the AF. So something I can shoot nearly 2 stops faster, probably with better colors, is very attractive.

04-14-2014, 01:54 AM	#441
schnitzer79 Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,248	Also posted in the fisheye fever club.all shot with the 8mm lens

04-14-2014, 02:26 AM	#442
wkraus Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,059	Originally posted by schnitzer79 Also posted in the fisheye fever club.all shot with the 8mm lens In the past few days I noticed that I'm having difficulties connecting to flickr servers. The forum messages then just display the text but no images. Am I the only one with these issues?

04-14-2014, 02:40 AM	#443
schnitzer79 Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Photos: Albums Posts: 1,248	Originally posted by wkraus In the past few days I noticed that I'm having difficulties connecting to flickr servers. The forum messages then just display the text but no images. Am I the only one with these issues? works fine for me.u tried using a different browser?i used to have similar problems with IE and i remember resetting the explorer settings to default would solve the problem.ever since i started working in chrome everything has been ok

04-20-2014, 10:22 AM	#445
derelict Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: NoVa Posts: 525	So, well worn question I am sure but I cannot seem to locate the answer easily. Difference between Samyang, Bower, and Roki? I am weighing a 14mm vs. 16mm. If you could have only one, which would it be?

04-20-2014, 11:24 AM	#446
wkraus Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Near Vienna, Austria Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,059	Originally posted by schnitzer79 works fine for me.u tried using a different browser?i used to have similar problems with IE and i remember resetting the explorer settings to default would solve the problem.ever since i started working in chrome everything has been ok Sorry for the late reply--I'm on a Mac, same behaviour with Firefox and Safari. I tend to think now that it has to do with the slow internet connection I'm having these last days. Apparently the flickr servers give up after a while if the communication is too slow.

05-06-2014, 03:45 PM	#448
derelict Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: NoVa Posts: 525	If the lenses are the same, can someone tell me why the Rokinon 14/ 2.8 is $299, the Samyang 14/ 2.8 is $359, and the Bower 14/ 2.8 is $379 at B&H? I am trying to decide between the 14 and the 16 and the price difference from 14 to 16 for the Samyang and Bower is not that much. I am assuming all three have an 'A' setting.

05-07-2014, 08:14 AM	#449
CFWhitman Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Upstate New York, US Photos: Albums Posts: 225	Originally posted by derelict If the lenses are the same, can someone tell me why the Rokinon 14/ 2.8 is $299, the Samyang 14/ 2.8 is $359, and the Bower 14/ 2.8 is $379 at B&H? I am trying to decide between the 14 and the 16 and the price difference from 14 to 16 for the Samyang and Bower is not that much. I am assuming all three have an 'A' setting. The lenses are all the same. I don't really have a good explanation for the price variations. I just look for what I can get for the least money. I have never seen one of the new generation of Samyang lenses (the lenses released starting with the 85mm f/1.4) for Pentax which did not have an 'A' setting, so them all having it should be a safe assumption.

05-07-2014, 08:25 AM	#450
derelict Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: NoVa Posts: 525	Originally posted by CFWhitman The lenses are all the same. I don't really have a good explanation for the price variations. I just look for what I can get for the least money. I have never seen one of the new generation of Samyang lenses (the lenses released starting with the 85mm f/1.4) for Pentax which did not have an 'A' setting, so them all having it should be a safe assumption. That is what I thought. B&H has them priced that way whereas Adorama has them priced a different way with the Samyang version being the lowest, if I remember correctly. These are all APS-C designed right? So, I will get vignetting if I slap it on one of film bodies?