Samyang AF 14mm f/2.8 FE lens review with samples (Full-frame & APS-C)
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- Опубліковано 14 вер 2017
- One of Samyang's first autofocus lenses - a smart market move. Let's test its image quality and see how it handles.
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Brilliant lens for real estate photography. I bought this to have a wider option than my 16-35GM, and ended up using this for all interiors. A bit of tweaking to distortion and vignetting in post, and it's a very serious tool in the right hands.
good to know man, this is exactly what i was looking to buy for. Tighter interiors that are hard to fully get in shot.
Perfect! Exact what I needed to see! Just got a couple of real estate gigs and was debating the 16-35 gm or this. Defo getting this now
As a Sony a6300 owner, I’m ecstatic that my favorite lens reviewer is now featuring lenses for mirrorless cameras. Thanks a bunch Chris!
Hey Christopher I really love your vids, I've subscribed, cuz you're literally the most reliable lens reviewer on the whole of UA-cam
Let get right to this one. Yes Chris straight to the point. Unlike other UA-camrs when they do review on lenses. They talk what they ate for dinner plus their life story that doesn't end and after they end last 5 seconds for lens review where we won't benefit at all. Well done Chris the way you review and test the lens the best and easy and understandable. Minimum affort and 100 percent satisfaction... But I'm sure you put alot of effort to make them videos. I appreciate that u exit Mr Frost
Nice, I been waiting for this video for a long time
Hi Christopher. I regularly watching your lens reviews. Reliable reviews
Great review! Clear and concise
Excellent review as always :-)
Awesome Review! Thanks
thanks
Is there any chance to see a review of Sony FE 85mm 1.8? =)
Below 18mm with full frame autofocus lenses is very hard to avoid barrel distortion.
Laowa has succeeded that but its lenses are full frame manual focus.
Hi Chris, really appreciate the review! I have a question for you and while I realize the price is very different and focal length is slightly different I was hoping you could weigh in. I'm debating between this samyang 14mm and the zeiss batis 18mm. The only lens I have right now is the sony 28-70mm kit lens and am looking to get a wider angle to supplement my landscape and outdoor lifestyle photography. I guess i'm hoping that the zeiss is an appropriate real estate lens? Or am I better off with this 14mm cheaper option.
I am thinking about buying this for my ff for indoors then use it for apsc for livestreaming since you said its nice on aps-c and for me it being that versatile to be used on everything sounds cool
Chris nice review! Seems like a decent wide angle lens for a Sony a7iii! Don't like the idea of not being able to usa filter . . .
im wondering how good this lens will be for sony 6500
while demonstrating the great autofocus abilities there was not only a lot of pumping, but als a somewhat very apparent noise from the focus motor
Hi, very useful video :). Do you think that new samyang 14mm f/2,8 with Nikon Z-Mount it will be the same parameters and feature? Thanks :)
Wonder to go for this AF Samyang / Rokinon or 35mm F2.8 Rokinon for A7ii that is FF smaller mega pixel sensor!
You can put filters in the back of the lense it has the slot.
I have the 35mm 1.4 AF and if focuses wonderfully on the A7III. I am hating the way this lens pulses when it gets close to focus. Does anyone know if focus for video has been improved with newer bodies or with more current firmware?
Can you please Review the Sigma 14mm f1.8 ? :)
From what i can see (on the accual lens..) The sigma weight is just like its cost... Just above double that of the samyang/rokinon 14mm is.. 😅 It should be sharper but if not very much sharper... I would go with the samyang because of the weight and cost alone!
Can you do a video with examples of why you would choose an ultra wide prime over an ultra wide zoom? I mean it seems pretty easy up front why you might want the extra focal length, but I'm really trying to decide on a Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 DG HSM ii or a Samyang/Rokinon AF 14mm f2.8. Its increasingly difficult for me to make a decision because they seem very close in sharpness among other issues with the corners, but this is a really hard choice for me. Help! lol
For Nikon Z5 mirrorless camera one should go for AF or MF lenses? Or the original Nikon Z 20mm F/1.8S or Nikon 14-30mm F4/S?
Which one would be best?
Is this any better than using the EF version with an adapter on Sony bodies? I'm trying to decide between the two. It'd be nice to use the EF version on both my Canon body and Sony body.
Thank you for reviewing emount lenses :). Would like to suggest one review,...7rii+laea3+tamron 24-70 2.8 (amount version),...this will be the cheapest conbination for a zoom 2.8 since the laea is a quarter of the price of the metabones and a half of the mc11. Gracias y saludos.
Would be nice if you would make a review of the cheap 10mm 2.8 from samyang. It's a pretty interesting lens.
Hi Christopher, you are the best reviewer of lenses. Can you please do the review of new Tamron 18-400mm lens?. Thank you.
I can hear Lots of noise for hunting focus ( slow focus ) soft Conner to f11 ? And chromatic run through till f8-11? I also see heavy distortion on the photo lines on a paper . Hummm I think the Voigtlander 16mm MK3 far better .
Would it be better to get this lens or the 12mm version for my apsc sony camera?
works with gimbals?
Do you think that old school manual Samyang 14mm is overall better guys?
Hi Christopher, thank you for reviewing this lens. I really appreciate your videos! Would you recommend this lens for astrophotography? Is it easy to switch to manual focus to infinity? Is it sharp enough? Or is it better to use the old manual Samyang 14mm F2.8 ED AS IF UMC? More generally, for a Sony arr ii/iii which lens would you suggest for astrophotography?
All the info you need to answer those questions are in this review and my review of the other lens you mention - take a look :-) it sounds like you may prefer the older manual focus lens
Deciding between 14,18 and 20mm f2.8 on Sony a7s ... sharpness, contrast, fringing and coma... 18 I guess trounces the rest but 20mm 1:2 magnification make me bend...guide me
Hi Chris, would you say its edges softness is produced by field curvature? Thanks for your nice review.
It's possible. But lenses should be made with a flat depth of field
CAN I USE ON MY CAMERA SONY FS5 SUPER 35 AND STILL AUTO FOUCES WORKING?
Can you please tell about Samyang 20mm f/1.8 ED AS UMC - Canon. Its a perfect focal lenght for me. Love your vids.
I want to review it someday, but so many other lenses are coming out right now
is it suitable to take star puictures?
I'm not sure if you read the comments, but I would love for you to review the Meike 28mm f2.8 :P
The AF doesn't seem to use PDAF. Its hunting back and forth. I think It will perform better on newer AF systems like A7III
anu l I was interested in this lens until I saw that AF test. Eek
I mean it really depends on what you want to use it for. I have it for landscape and real estate so the autofocus really doesnt matter as much in terms of speed
@@svenasmussen8745 anyway, i ended up getting the a7iii and Tamron 17-28. A lightweight, compact ultrawide with internal zoom and front filter option lens that fits in my pocket.
Even my A7s Mark 1 has better video autofocus with the zeiss lenses I have :/ was super excited when I saw Samyang doing autofocus but it looks to be disappointing. Will be sticking with native Sony lenses for now.
Perfect review! Very thorough thank you. Would this be wide enough (on a full frame) for quality Real Estate photography? It didn't look massively wide on your internal test shots?
14mm is crazy wide, especailly on full-frame
Christopher Frost Photography thanks yes I bought the MF version of this and it’s perfect!
@@LeightonGill I'm also considering this for real estate photography right now I'm using my 24-70 GM on an a7iii and my 18-105g on a 6300 but even at 18mm some rooms are tight
@@juanargueta5988 I'm really pleased with the 14mm. As Christopher stated, it's crazy wide! And although the MF can be a pain sometimes (as I get the odd out of focus image), it's not a deal breaker.
@@LeightonGill I'm considering the 14mm AF or MF for real estate as well. Do you notice any distortion with your lens? Are the images pretty sharp? Thanks for your help!
Thanks for the review! The AF is pretty noisy, right? I'm worried that will be a complete disaster with sound recording... What do you think guys?
There's only a little noise
Please help
Samyang 14mm vs Laowa 15mm for sony a7iii. Which one would be your pick? Any other ultra-wide recommendation rather than these two? Thanks
I'd probably go for the Laowa 15mm
Great video as always. Would you recommend the Samyang 18mm 2.8 over this for a full frame camera?
Why not Sony G 20 F1.8?
@@cantkeepitin what a pointless response.
Im having issues with the focus hunting in AF-C no matter how much I stop down the lens keeps on hunting changing the look of my video images all the time, do you experience the same problem? I have this issue a lot with my 50mm AF samyang too. Im going crazy thinking its my sony A7Rii would really appreciate your opinion
Hmm, sorry, I don't know. It seemed to work okay for me
Great review. I am interested in using this on my Sony ILCE-7S for astrophotography work. Have you checked how stars deform at 2.8 or 3.5 in the corners? Until now I am using a Samyang 14mm for Canon with an adapter to the E mount, and it performs well. Bad would be a lot of comma. Other lenses, like the Sigma 20mm are very bad at this.
I would say it's actually a little too soft in the corners for serious astrophotography work
By soft you mean blurred? Sorry, I am not from an English speaking country, I may be unaware of some meanings of 'soft'
Chris, do you consider that the price delta for the autofocus version is worth it? (onm E-mount / Sony A7III)
Not really, IMO
it's only 505g. going to buy this very soon
hallo i have same lens but werry bad with AF C in video mode, did you update the lens with v21 firmware? i now the lens need the samyang lens station that cost around 60$ , for me is boring solution spend more money whitout see first if the new firmware give me real better AF in video. thankss
I haven't tried that I'm afraid
Chris how does it compare to other ultrawide primes available on FE mount?
I haven't tested any others, so I don't know
Hi Chris, great review! I recently subscribed to your channel because your lens reviews are among the best you can find on youtube! Wil you also be reviewing the new Tamron 24-70 G2 lens soon?
Hopefully sometime soon
I wish you'd review Nikon lenses.
There are alot of bad copies of this lens I suspect....I found it super soft at all apertures...I found CA to be very high....and light transmission seemed quite low for a 2.8. I tested it on the a6500 and a6000. I prefer the kit lens to be honest. I sent it back.
Does it fit in Canon mirrorless Eos m6 ??? Am considering to buy it
Nope. Sony E-mount only.
Nice video ! What do you think about this lens for Astrophography ?
It won't be great - it's one of Samyang's less sharp lenses in the corners
@@christopherfrost so would you say the manual focus version works better for astro? i would like to buy the af but i shot mostly astro, so it would be quite frustrating to have worse results as whit the cheaper model...
@@noend89 The manual lens is sharper
I really like the subtle Christian plug you managed to slip in there. ;)
Yongnuo 14mm f2.8 seems like another good lens as well.
Who knows
Do you keep all lenses you review?
Nope (unfortunately) - see my FAQ's video
FIRMWARE UPDATE IS REQUIRED FOR MOST SONY MODEL
i had a v19 firmware on this lens and in my a7iii in af-c vieo mode won't focus properly , that why i bought the lens station from samyang for update the firmware from the v19 to v21, now the af-c in video mode is sooooo gooood! still noisy but guys, now, it works!!
Do you think it's worth it for vlogging? Is it TOO noisy even w/ shotgun mic? and will the distortion be visible on an up-close face?
well, i think is a very good lens now, after the FW update still noisy but for me is good, it has fast AF-C, very impressive to me with the a7iii.
it has f2.8, good af-c, is prime with sharp image, just liiittle bit less in the corner. i found this lens used on amazon, i spent 550euro for this lens ahead 1200 16-35 sony "F4" for me is a great deal. it can get focus at 0.2, anyway at this point , yes you can get some litle distorstion, i use inbody camera correction lens and it work well. i'ii make a video for you so you can judge ok ? yep
@korrze here my video about the focus, you can hear the noise in a completley silent place, but when you do something ( music, noise, speaking seems to be ok ) check it out ua-cam.com/video/glpGBqtdoZU/v-deo.html
Do you see any differences in image quality during filming, between inbody correction on/off?
Norbert W. you means inbody stabilization or lens correction ?
How is the noise from the focus motor in video ?! Is it as silent as USM motors from Canon?! Is it a lot more noisier ?!
Watch the video, and you'll find out!
Christopher Frost Photography already did ty anyway :)
Samyang 14mm f2.8 or samyang 18 mm f2.8 for video?
Same question please 🙏🙏
Hi chris. It may be that the focal plane of the lens is not perfectly flat, making the tests look worse than it really is at the edges.
The issue you're referring to is called 'field curvature'. Properly designed lenses should be able to cope with that.
really confused between this one and laowa 12 2.8 ZD .. whats your suggestion
This will be easier and quicker to use (with autofocus), the Venus lens, a wider angle (and less distortion)
i tried the af one .. eye af didnt lock the eye properly on my a7iii
i found this lens for 370 euro second hand in good condition, is this worth the money??thank you
That's a normal price for a second hand copy I suppose
Chris, what do you think about Samyang 18 2.8 and Samyang 14 2.8 in 2023? Beside mm.
I'm not Chris, but I find the 18mm sharper on my Sony A7riii.
@@martin9410 I bought 18mm. Im really happy with the sharpness across the photo
@@skarpy24 It is really good and great for lightweight travel.
i've noticed chris has been focusin an awful lot on mirrorless cameras, its his channel and he does great content so he shall keep doing what he is doing however does anyone know of others with chris' review style that does dslr lenses?
Nicholas Heah I do DSLR lenses all the time - I did one last week.
Mr. Heah, My apologies coming late to the dance. Two years since your post leads me to think you have switched by now.
What is the diameter of this lens? Trying to make sure I have the correct ND filter!
I think I mentioned in the video that it doesn't have a front filter thread at all
@@christopherfrost Chris, you have the patience of someone with a Whole bunch of patience. Amazing the amount of readers/watchers that don't really listen.
Pls try to a6000 this lens
Why? I already tested it on the a6300 which is also a 24mp APS-C camera
I had the manual focus version of this lens and was not really happy with it. Wondering if the auto focus version is any better? I already have the batis 18mm and presume the samyang isn't in the same ballpark.
Thanks for this review! I have loved my Rokinon 14mm FE MF lens, no fringing but plenty of correctable distortion with adobe's profile for it.
I think I am going to lean towards the new sigma 14mm 1.8 lens and adapt it with the MC11. You should definitely get your hands on and review that one :)
Great lens! :) Have you gone full Sony or will you also keep shooting Canon? The whole world is switching to Sony...
I mix it up these days. For video work I only shoot on my Sony a6300 (I'm sick to death of Canon's video quality)
Does it compabitility with canon 6d
As I said in the review, it's for mirrorless cameras only, so no
But they have one for the 6d but I think it’s manual focus
On sale for $500
Where to get this focus chart from ?
I made it
Christopher Frost Photography make a video please on how to make one, even better if you share the PDF :)))
I just stitched together some bitmap format images using MS Paint, really, and drew some circles! It's very high resolution so it's a huge file (1.5GB)
Christopher Frost Photography thanks, what's the printed size you use?
Would this be ideal for vlogging? I'm on an a7iii ...Or will the distortion be noticeable on an up-close face?
The only other lens I'm considering for wide angle vlogging is the new FE Sigma 20mm 1.4 the releasing on june 25th, 2018. But there's almost a $300 price difference, especially if I buy a good used example of this samyang.
how good is the AF on pictures?!?! low light?!?!
Try watching the video?!?!?! I talk about it in the video?!?!?!
Not that good, however when shooting outside in day light the lens rarely misses focus and pic's look great.
I think I may need to try the Sigma 14-24mm as most of my jobs are interior shoots.
@@amillionhomes yep 14-24 is a beast, I went with this one
How about a link to buy the thing?
Elam Raul Colon is it too much of a struggle for you to open another tab and take ten seconds typing the lens name in?
@@StymyParsley its a quicker way to have a link in the description, for his viewers. Just sayin
compare to the non-af older version, is that worth the extra money?
I'd prefer this AF lens, although the MF lens is a bit sharper
Is this lens will attach to the Sigma MC-11
Why would you want to do that? This FE lens attaches straight on to your Sony camera
the autofocus is…good？
Watch the review, and you'll see
No Canon videos anymore? Could you do a video about your switch?
I reviewed a DSLR lens last week
Canon is DEAD! There is RETURN
lot of focus hunting
Not only was it hunting but clicking so loudly, it almost drowned out the reviewer claiming it was silent and quick.
WOW .. hope available for Nikon
so the downside of a 42 megapretzel camera is you need insanely expensive lenses? LOVE your vids kris.
Not necessarily. I've tried the Samyang 35mm f/2.8 and the Sony 28-70 and they can take advantage of the 42mp sensor
1:43 That's far from silent.
Just watched the old video on the manual focus version - it seems that the old version is more optically superior.
I was thinking the same thing, maybe i'll get the MF 14mm instead of this one.
Corner distortion is better on the AF version, but the overall image quality/sharpeness is definitely better on the MF version imo.
The case for Christ👌👌
there's no 14mm that takes filters without special adapters.
ed rader But 15mm
you mean the canon RF that's not on the market yet? that's the only one I know of
Just wanted to say hi lol
Maybe I won't buy this
the case for Christ :) , very good bro
The focus rack in AF looks absolutely terrible. Jittery, slow, hunting... Disappointing.
@4:40 the Strobel book "The Case for Christ" is one of the worst apologist books I've read on the subject. Anyone with even half a brain would see right through it. Quotes are out of context, the science being bashed is not even accurate, there are logical contradictions, invented "facts," non-expert opinions (you know, like interviewing priests about science, not scientists) and there's nothing journalistic about it; despite the author claiming the approach in the outset.
About the lens, nice review... I actually didn't like the AF hunting @1:44 I wonder if it's just the old body or the lens? Would be nice to see the lens on an A7 III or A7R III. Thanks :)
I occasionally hear atheists trash-talking that book, but they can never substantiate their claims very satisfactorily!
Christopher Frost Photography I wrote a whole paper about it close to 15-years ago. I can substantiate the claims. Any time an apologist starts taking on well established scientific theories they'll lose. What he took on was flawed science tweaked by him to prove it wrong. Any scientist will tell you it's wrong, but he didn't talk to scientists, no, his expert witnesses were priests. Google his quotes by Einstein, you'll see those were out of context and Einstein was saying the opposite. The only place I've seen religion defended even marginally (but not really) is in philosophy. At the end it's well established that the Bible is a book written by men, many years after the main character has died (assuming he even existed). I can say the same about the Quran, Torah or a Shakespearian play. All works of fiction.
This isn't the forum for debate and to be honest, that's no longer an interesting pastime for me, but if it's of interest to you, I don't mind educating you about any topic in the book you believe proves anything.
BROis I don't think we're thinking about the same book here, considering that Lee Strobel wasn't actually an apologist at the time he wrote the book, and he doesn't particularly look at 'scientific theories' in the sense that you're talking about - and also, I think only one or two of the people he interviewed were actually priests - they were mostly recognised and respected scholars. Are you sure you're thinking of the right book? Anyway, please feel free to forward me your paper to my business email address on my main UA-cam page, and I'd be delighted and very curious to have a look. But so far, any criticisms of the book that I've heard of have mostly been bluster from people who clearly haven't read it properly, and who have simply pre-determined to disagree with it.
Christopher Frost Photography Yes definitely the same book. I would love to, but this was so long ago, I no longer have it. Google the quotes by Einstein. Google all the 'facts' he has in the book and you'll see for yourself.
...you haven't read the book, have you.
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Great job as always.
The autofocus is terrible
Please can you give the mirrorless cameras a rest and go back to DSLR
I do plenty of DSLR lenses - I did a DSLR lens last week. And you might have to face the fact that mirrorless cameras are here to stay, and they're only going to get bigger!
I really hope they don't take the autofocus path in the future. I love their manual lenses for video becuase they are great value for money and I don't care about autofocus.
And electronic focus rings are a pain to use, if you want to focus manually.
I also dislike the Sony lenses because of that fact. If you have to adjust focus constantly and manually, focus by wire is just not an option. I know that's because autofocus for video is a thing now, and they obviously want to promote that, but I still think that it's a bummer...
Too bad the down vote button won't decrease your up vote. I hope Samyang makes more AF lenses in the future.
I guess you'll always have the old ones.
They have a cinema lens series and likely will be making manual DSLR lenses for a long time due to af on those being difficult to reverse engineer. Wouldn't worry too much about manual focus lenses going away with samyang.
focus by wire lenses are not made the same, for example latest generation focus by wire lenses from sony, fuji, and olympus are better at manual focus than the previous one
Manual is not for everyone especially photographers. I had the rokinon 2.0 12mm for my a6300 which was manual and ended up selling it. Even with focus peaking i lost a lot of shots due to the focusing which wasn't always easy to see on the screen or viewfinder. This af lens has been amazing and i hope they continue making af.