| Latest Review Posted | Samyang 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS CS
Just added this lens to my already too large collection of wide angles.:o
Actually, I already have the DA10-17 & Sigma 8-16 covering a similar FoV. However, my widest fixed focal length lenses are the DA15 and the Samyang 16/2. The Samyang 10/2.8 will complement these latter. Sometimes I just don't want to take zooms with me...
I tested this lens first a few years ago at Samyang's Photokina stand, at the same time trying out the 16/2. At the time the 16/2 was closer to what I was looking for (faster and sharper (in the corners) lens than the DA15), so I left the 10/2.8 for a while. However, things change and I find don't take my Sig8-16 with me when the Samy16/2 is already in the bag. Enter the Samy10/2.8.
It's not much smaller or lighter than the 8-16, so that's not really a reason to prefer it. It is much faster though. One application I will be using it for is wide open night photography, and having a reasonably performing f/2.8 is important for that purpose. Though its wide open performance is not as stellar as the Samy16/2, it is still very usable, and even stopping down 0.5 or 1 stop will still gather more light than the 8-16 wide open.
Stopped down to f/6.7 (my most used aperture) or f/8 and focus set to hyperfocal distance, the lens offers almost full DoF. At least at the K-3II's 24MP I cannot see any significant OOF even when pixel peeping. Contrary to that, at f/2.8 you need to focus very close by to have minor Bokeh in the background. As can be expected at ... |
