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| Review of: Sigma EX DG Diagonal Fisheye 15mm F2.8 by Fookus on Sun September 6, 2015 | Rating: 10 | View more reviews | |
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I was lucky to pick one up for a very low price.....after monitoring for an opportunity to do so for quite a while...:)
I am an ultra-wide 'LBA' guy and have many alternatives that I can compare this Sigma 15 with:
e,g DA 10 17, Samyang 8, 10, 14 and DA 15, Sigma 8-16.....(and I used to have the DA 12 24 and Sigma 10 20)
So How is this one doing then? Well....fantastic! It's a very nice walkaround on a K3 with grip. Bigger than the DA 15...but comparable
very nice for snapshots and close focus, for street, for nature....and a bit more fun than the DA 15 (although I would never sell the DA 15! It has its own good qualities)
here are some examples
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| Review of: Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC by Fookus on Fri May 29, 2015 | Rating: 10 | View more reviews | |
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Reviews: 21
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well this is again some piece of engineering. Combined with K3 and grip it balances very well and it is comparable with 50 135 in weight and size
I use a Katz-eye and that helps with manual focus; for small objects I use the LV. Manual focus works very well as with all SY's
(I own 8, 10, 14, 16, 24, 35, 85 and now this 135 :))
I like the fact that it can be used at 80cm (SY 85 needs 100 cm)
good for portraits, walkaround, birding, street photography, bokeh-objects
example photo's
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| Review of: Samyang 10mm F2.8 ED AS NCS CS by Fookus on Sat April 12, 2014 | Rating: 10 | View more reviews | |
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Reviews: 7
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I have been waiting for this next jewel from SamYang....10mm
It looks a bit like the 14mm
calibration of this copy is OK; so distance scale is correct (and checked with Live View)
a few examples..
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| Review of: Samyang 16mm F2 ED AS UMC CS by Fookus on Wed March 26, 2014 | Rating: 9 | View more reviews | |
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Reviews: 16
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This is again a TOP lens (I also have the 8mm and 24 mm) and I like this 16mm SY a lot. It can be used for both close focus and Landscape.
I do use the Live View a lot (and info button to zoom in); this makes it easier to ensure the right focus of objects and DOF. I also use the KatzEye; with some practice the sharpness/focus will be spot on.
some examples:
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| Review of: Samyang 24mm F1.4 ED AS UMC by Fookus on Wed June 26, 2013 | Rating: 9 | View more reviews | |
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Reviews: 11
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***Update per March 2014****
I have used and tried de 8mm, 14mm, 16mm, 85mm and like all of them:)
This 24mm was on my wishlist...but I waited untill the price dropped appr. to the price I just paid.:lol:
The field tests have been (again) positive on this new item...and I agree with all of the '++' and some '-' that have been mentioned (e.g. Lenstip):
++ IQ is very good across the whole frame and corners
++ you can focus closely on subjects
- it takes time to focus correctly (the lens has a long throw...and adjustment to the optimal focus needs to be done using sight focus screen...maybe Katz-Eye with Optibrite would be an improvement...but in my case I will just go for the practice); **Update**: I have bought the KatzEye and also use the LiveView/Info button approach; this works ok.
Here's a close focus:
Here's an example with moving objects; It takes time to focus correcly on the K5..but with some practice you will succeed:)
like this example
**Update**: And recently shot with K5IIs:
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| Review of: Samyang 8mm F3.5 Fisheye CS by Fookus on Fri April 22, 2011 | Rating: 9 | View more reviews | |
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Reviews: 29
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this 8mm samyang is a gem! indeed with distance set at 1 meter it is sharp and exciting! specially with street phtography at events like this Flower Park in the Netherlands....
Great colours and nice handling
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| Review of: Kiron / Lester A. Dine Macro 105mm F2.8 by Fookus on Mon January 24, 2011 | Rating: 10 | View more reviews | |
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Reviews: 26
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easy to use MF; fits very well on K20D/Grip
some examples
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| Review of: Vivitar (komine) (f3 - early version); 1:1 macro 55mm F2.8 by Fookus on Sat October 23, 2010 | Rating: 10 | View more reviews | |
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this is a must have! easy to focus and also very versatile
examples:
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| Review of: Tamron SP AF AD Aspherical [IF] 24-135mm F3.5-5.6 by Fookus on Sat October 23, 2010 | Rating: 9 | View more reviews | |
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Reviews: 14
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I agree with aforementioned: very versatile walk around lens and fits very well with K20D with grip; very practical range; good AF
stays a lot on my K20D; very nice colours and bokeh.
I don't see them a lot on the market place in Pentax format though
here are example photos
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| Review of: Tamron Di LD Macro 70-200mm F2.8 by Fookus on Wed October 20, 2010 | Rating: 9 | View more reviews | |
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Reviews: 87
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I really like this Tammy and I use it for Outdoor photography
With the K20D ít has a good balance for handheld shots; e.g these ones all handheld (Iso 640):
     
cheers Marcel
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