Thanks Tariq. While waiting for others to share their Samyang experiences I'll spam/post another one from today. Sry for the quite large sized full one, but it really shows what I like. The house in the background is not pixelsharp (as visible in the far left crop behind the lamp), F is around 2-2.8 I think (sry, not exact here, playing around) - but still it really shows excellent performance. As well as being overall a special one. Handheld of course.
Helimat, very nice #2, where in Canada are we, Mont Royal?
This is a really sick lens. Have not seen this before. From today, a PP:d shot with "landscape ambitions" - which is really not my game. The Samyang is now stopped downto about F/8, sry about the large size - but it simply shows the characteristics better. The full one may look a bit oversharpened, I have not fixed my size-reductions scripts yet. Plz tell me what YOU think.
This is an overview of Stockholm oldtown, if someone wonders what all the strange watercrafts are doing they're building a railway tunnel under the medieval Stockholm.
First the PP:d overview shot with 3 layers: sky, mid and close-by bushes. Then three crops.
Thanks, Mr. Frank. The shots are from a recent road trip to San Francisco with my family, where the Samyang 35/1.4 was used quite a bit. #1 is Northern California, #2 is Portland, Oregon, and #3 is Florence Oregon.
wfrank wrote:
Helimat, very nice #2, where in Canada are we, Mont Royal?
This is a really sick lens. Have not seen this before. From today, a PP:d shot with "landscape ambitions" - which is really not my game. The Samyang is now stopped downto about F/8, sry about the large size - but it simply shows the characteristics better. The full one may look a bit oversharpened, I have not fixed my size-reductions scripts yet. Plz tell me what YOU think.
This is an overview of Stockholm oldtown, if someone wonders what all the strange watercrafts are doing they're building a railway tunnel under the medieval Stockholm.
First the PP:d overview shot with 3 layers: sky, mid and close-by bushes. Then three crops.
Nice image and one which really shows what this lens is capable of when used at greater distances. The last crop on the right even shows some moire which leads me to believe the lens is out resolving the sensor. The PP/ sharpening looks good to me. I don't know what post processing your doing on your B&W's but they look particularly luminous.
Quite impressive Mat. I know how hard that is, even with a "static child" (if such thing exist, which just isnt true) it's a challange. Here's one okay-ish on the subject.
I could not share the enthusiasm on the Samyang 35, I sent it back to the trader.
Too heavy, too big, lousy mechanics, a little soft wide open and – compared to an old Zeiss Distagon 1.4/35 – lifeless rendering which can be improved by postprocessing.
But nevertheless the best price 1.4/35.
praktinafan wrote:
I could not share the enthusiasm on the Samyang 35, I sent it back to the trader.
Too heavy, too big, lousy mechanics, a little soft wide open and – compared to an old Zeiss Distagon 1.4/35 – lifeless rendering which can be improved by postprocessing.
But nevertheless the best price 1.4/35.
No this lens is not soft, even at 20MP+. Could you share an example of your insights? And an example of an full-of-life rendering with 0 (or minute PP as in most images posted here) PP?
freaklikeme wrote:
More random samples, first three wide open, last at f/4.
I think performance-wise, it's worth every penny. But it's lacking some refinement. LoCA, weird flare, but nothing major. I do find it harder to focus wide open than either the Summilux 35 or the Nikon AIS. I'm sure it's just because it's the longest 35 (hmm, I was going to type "that I own" but it occurs to me that it may be the longest period) but it doesn't feel well balanced on the camera. The focus is much smoother than I expected, but it's not well dampened and it moves at the slightest touch....Show more →
I would be interested to hear your take on the Rokinon's color and contrast, particularly since you have the Summilux 35 (a lens I was about to buy). How would you compare the image quality of these two lenses to one another?
Tariq Gibran wrote:
I would be interested to hear your take on the Rokinon's color and contrast, particularly since you have the Summilux 35 (a lens I was about to buy). How would you compare the image quality of these two lenses to one another?
Agree about the focus.
The Rok's contrast, even wide open, is a little higher than the Lux, but that hurts the Rok in color accuracy. The Lux handles tonal transitions like a dream. Basically, the Rok's drawing with a 128 box of high-quality markers, the Lux with 256 oil pastels. The transition of in and out of focus is slightly more subtle with the Lux and the bokeh's more pleasing in my opinion. The Lux pincushions at MFD, something the Rok doesn't do. But the Lux is very well corrected over two meters, where the Rok shows slight barrel distortion. CA is about equal, the Lux is much better about flare, the Rok's a hair sharper wide open in the center, but the Lux is better at the edges, giving you more flexibility where you put the subject in the frame. The Lux balances better, the focus is incredibly well dampened, and it's just more of a pleasure to use.
That said, I look at the going rate for the Lux these days and just shake my head. I paid $1550 for the copy I have now, and it came attached to a pristine R8 for that price. I'd have a hard time justifying the 2-3k people are asking on auction sites and the like, particularly since I'm unwilling to shave my mirrors to use it digitally. I'm going to give the Rok some more time, because the results are certainly pleasing, and then I plan to give the new Zeiss a try, but more and more, I get the feeling the I'm going to end up with the Lux on the R8, and the Cron and a 35L (hopefully II by that time) on the Canon DSLRs.
praktinafan wrote:
I could not share the enthusiasm on the Samyang 35, I sent it back to the trader.
Too heavy, too big, lousy mechanics, a little soft wide open and – compared to an old Zeiss Distagon 1.4/35 – lifeless rendering which can be improved by postprocessing.
But nevertheless the best price 1.4/35.
This lens is as soft as ones eyes.. Just my experience.
