Originally posted by DogLover That one's been on my radar for a while now, but I thought for sure it'd be FF-compatible. Also expected it to be about that price, but in dollars. And the non-removable hood means it'll be a beast to store. Still not counting it out, though.
That still translates to $500 or less most of the time (since we don't pay VAT, amongst other reasons). It could be a reasonable price, depending on how good the lens is. However, I must admit that I had around $400 in the back of my mind all along, especially considering typical Samyang prices, and the fact that it's only MF. But at least it should be cheaper than my Sigma 8-16, which is excellent overall, but not so strong wider than 10mm anyway, and much slower (2 full stops). Also, the AF is virtually useless at these focal lengths - it's the only AF lens I don't use the AF on (fortunately the infinity mark is
perfectly aligned on my copy). I was very interested in the Samyang when it was first announced, but I couldn't wait forever.
It'd been delayed for so long I thought it was going to be next summer, so this is good. Hopefully K-mount is available sooner rather than later.
But FF? The best FF WA lens is the Nikon 14-24. And no one I can think of goes wider than 12mm (e.g. Sigma 12-24). So even in a prime, 10mm FF would be highly unusual.