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I'm officially bummed-out!
My Bell + Howell branded Samyang arrived today, and it is totally hosed on focus.
Wide open, I can't get any distance or portion of the frame in clear sharp focus.
I went around the neighborhood snapping houses on infinity and f/8, only to find them all OOF and nothing in the close areas in focus.
Next I sat down outdoors with details extending from a foot to infinity, and started at the closest focus setting and worked all the way to the infinity peg, @ f/2.8. Then I re-did at f/8, then tried two other subjects.
The further testing shows infinity is cock-eyed and only semi-sharp infinity at f/8 starts at the 5 foot setting, and gets blurry at the 7', very blurry at 10', and smeary at infinity.
I've never had a lens do this before -- like an element is in backwards!
I'll have to call Beach Camera tomorrow or Monday and send it back. I'm sure it will all work out, one way or another. Otherwise, the lens handles nicely with smooth focus ring and nice front lens cover. It does suffer severe moustache distortion, but has terrific color and contrast.
(PS -- they don't look so bad here with the low rez, so I'll have to do some 100% crops, otherwise you'll all think I'm crazy(ier) )
All shots on 1Ds2, 16mp.
Here are two RAW shots OOC converted to jpg with only my standard sharpening and clarity added, at 5 foot setting, and infinity setting, @ f/2.8.
5 foot, f/2.8
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N3388.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N3388-2cropweb.jpg
Infinity, f/2.8
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N3391.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N3391-2cropweb.jpg
Here are two other shots, at 5 foot, and infinity, at f/8. Same processing as above.
5 foot, f/8
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N3411.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N3411-2cropweb.jpg
Infinity, f/8
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N3414.jpg
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c80/gunzorro/036N3414-2cropweb.jpg
I know the full image frame looks fair at f/8, but it isn't really sharp like it should be for such a sort focal length, saying that from experience with Canon 16-35II and 15FE, as well as Nikon's 12-24 DX lens. f/8 should be something like 3 feet to infinity in sharp focus.
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