Samyang AF 45mm F1.8: IQ Breakdown | 4K
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- Samyang AF 45mm F1.8 FE: Image Quality Breakdown | Join photographer Dustin Abbott for a detailed look at the image quality (resolution, rendering, bokeh, etc...) from this little autofocus prime lens from Samyang/Rokinon for Sony FE. | Visit the image gallery: bit.ly/AF45photos
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Can we all just take a moment here and almost worship you Dustin for the utmost sincerity, precision and value with which you bring knowledge to us?
LOL - no worship, please.
Another home run for Samyang. And some beautiful images, Dustin. That horizontal branch at 13:16 is freakishly 3-dimensional, it just seems to be floating in air on my monitor.
Samyang definitely need to bring us a 135 AF with this and the 85's image quality.....
I would love to see a 135, too.
It's great news to have access to something balanced and with character outside of vintage and/or manual focus . This one feels like a bridge between modernity and nostalgia .
That's a great observation...and I think an accurate one.
Impressed by the shots at 7:52 and 12:00 especially. By the way, I think you're doing the most detailed reviews on lenses; with normal reviews, I would still need to rent and test the lens before committing to buying one, but with your reviews, I can skip that step, great job!!
That’s high praise. Thank you!
good .. im glad you like what I like about this lens.. bokeh & rendering for me are beautiful ..it gives a good pop to my portrait images ive found
Exactly
My words exactly, Gilbert.
And I know I've pestered you about the Sammy 85, Dustin, but I got together with a guy I know who has that and he tested my 45 while I tested his 85. I absolutely agree that the color cast I've been on about is a non-issue.
Great review, and like Gilbert I agree completely with your findings. And thanks for the tips regarding countering the vignette and distortion. I'm using your suggested settings until we get a profile for the lens.
Subscribed. I've watched a few of your reviews (and bought the Samyang 85, based in the main on your comparison to Sony's f1.4, which I absolutely love) and unlike most reviewers I love how you fill your reviews with *many* nice shots and most importantly your assessment of those shots.
Thank you. I would like to believe that it is the photographer's touch and insight that sets my reviews apart.
Concur completely with your evaluation. It has that special quality - the kind of defocused textures counterpointed to the sharpness & very nice colors. Because of its form factor its easy to take along & I have deliberately been taking it along with the sony 90mm macro to get a compositional complementation. I also think that this is the form factor that does justice to the sony lightweight bodies. Gives that flexibility
Very true. I think it is a winner for those reasons
I have it and I’m really enjoying it, small, light, and all the positive you did mention here. An every day lens, where you can go to the park, family reunions without look like a photographer freak! 😁To be sincerely who in real life go to the extreme corners and zoom in 300% ? I did preorder the fe 35 1.8, so Indeed I would love to see your review side by side of these two guys 👍, keep going with this great reviews🖖
Great summation
Hello Gustavo, were you able to compare the Samyang 45mm vs the Sony 35mm 1.8? Looking at one of these two lenses. Thanks!
The lens seems to have that Pixie Dust quality about it. If you don't understand what i'm talking about, use the Fujifilm XF 35mm f/1.4 for a day and you will. There is just something about it that can't be put into words. Excellent review, thanks Dustin.
I do know what you're talking about, and you're right. It has an almost vintage charm to it.
👍 This is the kind of video that made me subscribe. I like these deep dives on a very subjective aspects of lens performance. The "it" or "wow" factor when a lens delivers an image that the naked eye can't, is something we all are looking for, but will not all agree on.
Agreed. I want to share as much info as possible for people and let them draw their own conclusions.
Thanks for the review. Finally Sony 35 F1.8 came out and eventually Samyang 45 F1.8 became quite unique option, I think. Good AF, good IQ, lightweight with inexpensive price package would be quite appealing for most people. Samyang release their AF lenses vigorously. I hope Samyang would make the AF version of their best MF lens, 135mm F2 for next time.
I too am hoping for a 135mm next. I would love to see a good AF lens from them at around 20mm, too
@@DustinAbbottTWI Samyang now have 14, 24, 35 2.8, 35 1.4, 45, 50, 85mm AF primes for FE mount. Definitely there is a room for 18-21mm. Zeiss Loxia 21mm and Batis 18mm is too pricey, but there is quite strong contenders; Viltrox 20mm and Tokina 20mm. I'm really into Samyang's next move.
The pixel peaking here is interesting academically, but in the “real world”, does it make a big difference?
What is clear is the Samyang folks have made a great lens for our hard-earned bucks. Thanks for talking about how the lens renders stuff. There’s a reason there’s a big legacy lens use among A7 users. “Perfect” lenses may not always give as beautiful image as a slightly “flawed” lens.
I agree completely. This is actually my favorite of Samyang's "tiny" series thus far.
Again a great review, and I have the lens and I love it 😍
Seems like a common feeling
@@DustinAbbottTWI Yes!
I have this lens and I think it's great!!
Agreed
Do use in video? How is the autofocus
for me my "It" lens is the Nikkor 50mm 1.4AI and the 50mm F/2 auto pre ai lens. On my D700 they render like paintings..its indescribable.
Lenses with character are special
@@DustinAbbottTWI they're everything to me. It's a breath of fresh air in a time of generic, over corrected hunks of plastic lol
Good morning to you Dustin this is a good way to start the day along with a cup of covfefe.
For sure!
I got my copy of this lens in yesterday, along with the base station. :)
I think you’ll enjoy it
Great review! Really appreciate the effort you put in. I think I'll trade in my Zeiss 55mm for the Samyang. I found the framing of the Zeiss too tight although the picture quality was very nice.
I think it will suit the needs of what you are describing
I think it will suit the needs of what you are describing
I did that, no regrets. Instead I got the 85 fe
Thank you for great content again :) When we can expect the final episode?
It’s coming next week
My apologies for wasting reader's time. I am the happy owner of several Samyang primes. As they are all very wide angle, being manual focus is not a problem. However it would be if this lens wasn't AF. Apologies for not reading the details about this lens.
No problem.
1. How does samyung 45 1.8 stack against sony 50 1.8 as both priced close enough..
2. How samyung 45 compares popular but little expensive Zeiss 55 1.8.
Would you recommend buying 45 1.8 and save that extra money ? Really appreciate your thoughts
The Samyang is a much better lens all around than the 50mm F1.8. The autofocus is orders of magnitude better. The Zeiss is a little sharper wide open, but I think the Samyang has nicer bokeh and rendering. I think it's what I would spend my money on.
@@DustinAbbottTWI thanks sir I really appreciate taking out time and giving valuable reply.. decided buy 45 1.8 for my sony a7iii :-).. keep up awesome review videos .
What a good video. Mr Dustin Abbott you told me that ziess 55 mm better than Sigma 45 mm. Is that Samyang 45mm better than sigma for general photography?
I like the focal length better, and I personally like the rendering better
Whilst I was raised on manual focus cameras, and still, find my Leica M6 manual camera easy to focus, thanks to the rangefinder system of focussing, frankly autofocusing is, most of the time, just so much faster. This is especially relevant to me when taking shots of my grandchildren and adults averse to any taking of images other than by use of a mobile phone.
So Samyang, you will make a fortune if you add autofocus to your excellent IQ lens.
This is an auto focus lens
Hi Robert, this is an AF lens with very good autofocus
sooo confused...is it much sharper and better AF than the Fe50? Or even chasing the FE55?I really want to choose one between them LOL!
It is definitely better than the 1.8/50 and more comparable to the 1.8/55mm. Considering the price difference, I would personally probably go for the Samyang.
Great review Dustin,
Any chance to see you review Voigtlander 40mmF1.2 e mount?
Not in the next few months, but hopefully sometime in the next year
Dustin, your videos are amazing. Can you (if you have the time) to do some photography tutorials (ex. portraits)? Regardless, thanks for the great videos.
Hi John, I do have a few such tutorials on my channel (there's now about 560 videos on there!) Check about the "All About the Photos" segments or "What Caught My Eye"
What's ur personal day to day camera ad lens, e.g. when u go for a walk and so on? thank you
I mostly use a Sony A7RIII and my most used lens is the Tamron 28-75
I have the Samyang 50m f1.4 AS UMC, bought it for the same price as this lens. Might sell it for 100usd less to get this. What do you think? Is this lens a better option overall? I'm thinking EXIF, auto focus, light weight. But 1.8 instead of 1.4, and not sure if the rendering matches that lens.
I personally think this is a lot better lens overall. Definitely far more practical with the auto focus
@@DustinAbbottTWI thank you so much for the input!!! They have 5% cashback today as well here, seriously considering picking it up. Once again thank you, and great review as usual, Dustin.
@@DustinAbbottTWI hey Dustin! I got my copy today. Although I'm hearing clicking sounds, rotating motor, every time it focuses. The sound makes it into videos when the room is quiet. Is this also your experience or I'm getting a bad copy? I'm planning to go back to the store to compare with other copies.
Do you believe this lens could be used for Wedding photography instead of the 35mm?
Definitely - so long as you have enough room that the extra 10mm doesn't cause an issue.
Thanks for the great and detailed review. Can you already say how the autofocus behaves compared to the Sony Zeiss 55 1.8?
I haven't compared them side by side, but I don't think there is a significant difference. Both are quiet, fast, and accurate.
Excellent review. Would have been good to have seen the difference in bokeh quality by taking a few of the same portraits with both this lens and the 50mm f1.4. Regardless, this lens is a no-brainer.
Hi Paul, I'm sure you realize that this would require me to have both lenses available at the same time. That is rarely the case, as I review loaners typically.
@@DustinAbbottTWI I get that. Its possible to have a set location and model though that you use for some of your tests. It wouldn't be exactly the same, but would give enough info to make an informed decision.
While I'm very thankful for the review, I would have liked to have the same image size in the comparisons with the Sony 50mm. As it stands I have to wonder if the 'resolution difference' isn't an artifact of the difference in size.
Are you referring to framing? The images are the same size in terms of resolution. A 50mm lens frames tighter than a 45mm lens, obviously
Is the autofocus good enough for tracking people with a7c?
Definitely.
What are your thoughts on swapping my Tamron 45 1.8 ef mount and going with the samyang if I am not concerned with video?
That’s up to you. It’s going to focus better and be a more natural fit on Sony
Quite a number of people report that the AF doesn't focus properly/reliably to infinity!
Did you test that also? Could be a dealbreaker...
Resolved with v2 firmware !
I’ve had no such issue. That may have been an issue before the firmware update, but my review copy arrived with V2 firmware
How does it measure up with the Tamron 45 f/1.8 VC? I appreciate the difference in size, focussing distance and magnification but what about their IQ differences (e.g. in resolution, colour rendering/micro-contrast/colour fringing, aberrations, flare, bokeh)?
The Tamron is a little shaper in the edges and can obviously focus much closer. The Samyang has less fringing and smoother bokeh.
Dustin Abbott tnx
Hi, thanks for the review. I think this lens really has some kind of vintage quality that resembles those old manual nikkor and minolta lenses which i really like. I have watched another review from another youtuber. Unfortunately he only barely just recommend this lens due to the average IQ. Since I am really interested in this lens, is it possible for you to share some of your sample shots in full resolution so we can pixelpeep? Thanks!
Hi Aldrich, I'm afraid that (due to the volume that I put out), I don't share my full size images except with my Patrons on occasion. I would not characterize the IQ as "average", however. Someone isn't really getting it if they think that is the case.
@@DustinAbbottTWI Thanks for the reply. Understood that it may be difficult for you to share your works. But you know this is not a super popular lens which make it a little hard to find full resolution images taken with it. Anyway, I have already bought the lens today :). Those images you show on your web pages are pretty amazing looking I really couldn't resist to get a copy.
💯
What's the difference between the Rokinon and the Samyang?
Branding. They sell the same lenses under different names in different markets.
@@DustinAbbottTWI ok thanksss
Can i use this with Sony zv10
I believe you can
Hello from Kyiv Ukraine. Is the lens mount metal? The colour of the mount seems strange to me.
That’s hard to say. It is metal colored, but I can’t say for sure what material it is
Definitely metal... see the laser serial and also try to scratch it.
@@miket2164 Hello. This is good to know. I do not own this lens it is just how it is looking on the video reviews. I was not sure if it was plastic in silver colour or metal. But it is good to know that it is metal. Thank you.
Waiting for Tamron 35 1.4 :)
I'll probably start looking at it in another week or so.
How is this one for video autofocus
Very good, actually. Check out the final review.
@@DustinAbbottTWI many people complain about its really loud
@@MelvinDlaCruz Are you sure? That's not true at all. It's almost silent in operation.
Dustin if you like the rendering from this Samyang check this out.
www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1608234/0
Hint... Sigma 45mm f/2.8 DG DN.
I’ll look at the Sigma soon
Nice try for pronouncing Samyang
I'm assuming you are trying to insult me. Funny though, how Samyang (who shares all my videos) has never corrected me.