the Samyang Lens Club

**Lowell Goudge** · 03-19-2011, 01:31 PM - **1 Like**

I thought I would start this club, and I will be posting photos soon from my new addition to my collection, the Vivitar 13mmF2.8 (AKA samyanf 14mmF2.8, Bower etc...)

I also have the 8mmFisheye and 85mmF1.4 and was suprised to see no one has yet started a club for these lenses.

So here it is.

Hopefully the moderators will move this to the lens club forum

**Lowell Goudge** · 03-19-2011, 01:35 PM - **1 Like**

here is an offering from the 8mm fisheye. Branded Pro-Optic (from Adorama)

I think the fisheye performs very well for flare considering how hard it is to keep the sun out of the frame

**Lowell Goudge** · 03-19-2011, 05:36 PM - **2 Likes**

These have been posted before but this is a fitting home for them

@F2.2)

100% crop from above shot

**Lowell Goudge** · 03-19-2011, 05:45 PM

this lens in the B&H online catalog had initially shown a different lens design than the 14mm Bower (samyang et. al.) I could not get a good answer on line from Ask B&H but in visiting the store and looking at the actual specifications it is the same as the standard Samyang lens 14 elements and 12 groups not 16/13 as initially posted.

What I like about this lens is that there is very little CA noticable in the shots, even wide open. It covers a full frame viewfinder with no visible vignetting (I will have shots next week from my PZ-1 as well.

You can see the distortion at the top and bottom of the frame, but this is easily corrected if you want to remove it

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Laurentiu Cristofor · 03-19-2011, 08:37 PM

@f/5.6:

**Lowell Goudge** · 03-22-2011, 11:50 AM

Funny but I would have thought there were more of us of out there

eddie1960 · 03-22-2011, 11:53 AM

If i ever stop buying really cheap old lenses to save long enough to fill some holes lowell your pics have me sold on the 8 and the 85 is calling as well

**Lowell Goudge** · 03-22-2011, 12:01 PM

Originally posted by eddie1960

If i ever stop buying really cheap old lenses to save long enough to fill some holes lowell your pics have me sold on the 8 and the 85 is calling as well

Thanks. Now go out and spend. Actually I got these because you can't get these focal lengths in legacy lenses at the price. Although after I got the 85 I tripped over a super tak 85/1.9 for 200. I did what anyone with LBA would do of course

v5planet · 03-22-2011, 12:28 PM

Originally posted by Lowell Goudge

These have been posted before but this is a fitting home for them

@F2.2)

100% crop from above shot

Lowell, I sent that middle picture to several people immediately after seeing it. It is both sad and beautiful; great capture.

**Lowell Goudge** · 03-22-2011, 04:13 PM

Originally posted by v5planet

Lowell, I sent that middle picture to several people immediately after seeing it. It is both sad and beautiful; great capture.

Thanks

I have mixed reviews from the shot

Some purists who own the 77 limited complain it does not "pop" others love the mood and flat lift ing from the overcast day

v5planet · 03-22-2011, 05:44 PM

Originally posted by Lowell Goudge

Thanks

I have mixed reviews from the shot

Some purists who own the 77 limited complain it does not "pop" others love the mood and flat lift ing from the overcast day

I wouldn't worry at all about its technical merits and what people think they are. It has the emotional impact of several lesser photos put together. It made me want to cry and I didn't even know if I was happy or sad. Maybe one emotion for each eye?

vincechu · 03-22-2011, 06:33 PM

Wow, this street shot's really touching, it just really moves me - well done! Do you have this on flickr? I'd really like to favourite it

Originally posted by Lowell Goudge

These have been posted before but this is a fitting home for them

@F2.2)

100% crop from above shot

**Lowell Goudge** · 03-22-2011, 07:23 PM

Originally posted by vincechu

Wow, this street shot's really touching, it just really moves me - well done! Do you have this on flickr? I'd really like to favourite it

Nope. Just here on the forum

I like the 85 focal length for street portraits. It is long enough, considering the crop factor to avoid being in someone's face but not so long that you are a mile away and have to deal with a lot of people between you and the subject

This was shot in Paris not quite 2 years ago. Like most cities you donate a few coins when you take a shot

Jewelltrail · 03-22-2011, 11:27 PM

Originally posted by Laurentiu Cristofor

@f/5.6:

I usually have no interest in fisheye scenes, but like this one.

Quote:

Lowell Goudge These have been posted before but this is a fitting home for them

The flower is great--the street shot has certain poignancy. This is a great club you have begun---I look forward to stopping in now and then.

Egg Salad · 03-23-2011, 11:48 AM - **1 Like**

My only Samyang lens, the 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye.
f/11, 1/90s

f/4, 1/8s

f/5.6, 1/20s

Demonstrating the distortion
f/8, 6s

03-19-2011, 01:31 PM - 1 Like	#1
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,888	the Samyang Lens Club I thought I would start this club, and I will be posting photos soon from my new addition to my collection, the Vivitar 13mmF2.8 (AKA samyanf 14mmF2.8, Bower etc...) I also have the 8mmFisheye and 85mmF1.4 and was suprised to see no one has yet started a club for these lenses. So here it is. Hopefully the moderators will move this to the lens club forum

03-19-2011, 01:35 PM - 1 Like	#2
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,888 Original Poster	8mm Fisheye at times square here is an offering from the 8mm fisheye. Branded Pro-Optic (from Adorama) I think the fisheye performs very well for flare considering how hard it is to keep the sun out of the frame

03-19-2011, 05:36 PM - 2 Likes	#3
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,888 Original Poster	85mm F1.4 (Vivitar) These have been posted before but this is a fitting home for them @F2.2) 100% crop from above shot

03-19-2011, 08:37 PM	#5
Laurentiu Cristofor Banned Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: WA Photos: Albums Posts: 3,055	Bower 8/3.5 @f/5.6:

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03-22-2011, 11:50 AM	#6
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,888 Original Poster	Funny but I would have thought there were more of us of out there

03-22-2011, 11:53 AM	#7
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,666	If i ever stop buying really cheap old lenses to save long enough to fill some holes lowell your pics have me sold on the 8 and the 85 is calling as well

03-22-2011, 12:01 PM	#8
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,888 Original Poster	Originally posted by eddie1960 If i ever stop buying really cheap old lenses to save long enough to fill some holes lowell your pics have me sold on the 8 and the 85 is calling as well Thanks. Now go out and spend. Actually I got these because you can't get these focal lengths in legacy lenses at the price. Although after I got the 85 I tripped over a super tak 85/1.9 for 200. I did what anyone with LBA would do of course

03-22-2011, 12:28 PM	#9
v5planet Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Seattle Photos: Albums Posts: 1,915	Originally posted by Lowell Goudge These have been posted before but this is a fitting home for them @F2.2) 100% crop from above shot Lowell, I sent that middle picture to several people immediately after seeing it. It is both sad and beautiful; great capture.

03-22-2011, 04:13 PM	#10
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,888 Original Poster	Originally posted by v5planet Lowell, I sent that middle picture to several people immediately after seeing it. It is both sad and beautiful; great capture. Thanks I have mixed reviews from the shot Some purists who own the 77 limited complain it does not "pop" others love the mood and flat lift ing from the overcast day

03-22-2011, 05:44 PM	#11
v5planet Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Seattle Photos: Albums Posts: 1,915	Originally posted by Lowell Goudge Thanks I have mixed reviews from the shot Some purists who own the 77 limited complain it does not "pop" others love the mood and flat lift ing from the overcast day I wouldn't worry at all about its technical merits and what people think they are. It has the emotional impact of several lesser photos put together. It made me want to cry and I didn't even know if I was happy or sad. Maybe one emotion for each eye?

03-22-2011, 06:33 PM	#12
vincechu Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 74	Wow, this street shot's really touching, it just really moves me - well done! Do you have this on flickr? I'd really like to favourite it Originally posted by Lowell Goudge These have been posted before but this is a fitting home for them @F2.2) 100% crop from above shot

03-22-2011, 07:23 PM	#13
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,888 Original Poster	Originally posted by vincechu Wow, this street shot's really touching, it just really moves me - well done! Do you have this on flickr? I'd really like to favourite it Nope. Just here on the forum I like the 85 focal length for street portraits. It is long enough, considering the crop factor to avoid being in someone's face but not so long that you are a mile away and have to deal with a lot of people between you and the subject This was shot in Paris not quite 2 years ago. Like most cities you donate a few coins when you take a shot

03-22-2011, 11:27 PM	#14
Jewelltrail Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Rhode Island Photos: Albums Posts: 4,180	Originally posted by Laurentiu Cristofor @f/5.6: I usually have no interest in fisheye scenes, but like this one. Quote: Lowell Goudge These have been posted before but this is a fitting home for them The flower is great--the street shot has certain poignancy. This is a great club you have begun---I look forward to stopping in now and then.

03-23-2011, 11:48 AM - 1 Like	#15
Egg Salad Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Berlin, Germany Posts: 344	My only Samyang lens, the 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye. f/11, 1/90s f/4, 1/8s f/5.6, 1/20s Demonstrating the distortion f/8, 6s