p.1 #1 · Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC Sample Images
Lenstip.com just posted new Samyang T-S 24 mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC sample images with the lens mounted on a Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III body.
All pictures are jpeg files straight from the camera with lowest level of sharpening and compression and with noise reduction off.
The new Samyang Tilt-Shift 24mm to be released in mid-May is finally available for pre-order.
The US retail price is set to $999. About half the price of the Canon TS-E 24mm f/3.5L.
p.1 #2 · Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC Sample Images
Samyang raises the curtain a bit and gives us 10 new sample images to get us interested. The first batch of lenses has been confirmed to be shipping (how much that will ever be) and shall be available in the stores by mid may
p.1 #3 · Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC Sample Images
Lenstip has just uploaded photos taken with the lens and they look good. Even the lens distortion seems to be quite low. I can't do any comparison with the Canon 24 TSE though because I've never had this lens.
p.1 #4 · Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC Sample Images
Interersting new lens, I would certainly look into it if I hadn't found a decent deal on Canon's 24/3.5 T/S II lens a while back. About time that prices go down in the T/S lens field - if this Samyang lens is a keeper, I hope they continue developing new T/S lenses in other focal lengths, too.
p.1 #6 · Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC Sample Images
The samples look interesting although some shots i.e. by the beach is not as sharp as I wished to see but the cathedral is excellent wondering how will the Samyang vs Canon 24mm ts-e and Zeiss 21mm in corner tests. Center and mid frame looks sharp to my eyes
p.1 #10 · Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC Sample Images
The lens seems pretty well corrected for distortion. Though to me it doesn't look to have as much resolving power as the Canon 24TSEII. There's a crispness to Canon TSE images that I'm not seeing here. Hard to say anything definitive of course without direct comparision shots, but at least to my eye these samples make me think the Samyang is not going to challenge the Canon optically.
But, I'll still be waiting for comparision shots just like everyone else
p.1 #11 · Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC Sample Images
The sample images aren't as sharp as my old Canon 24mm f3.5L, and certainly not in the same league as the 24 f3.5L II - perhaps they were just quick hand-held snapshots? I'll have to reserve judgement until I see some additional tests.
p.1 #12 · Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC Sample Images
Samyang's samples are pretty impressive. Less so Lenstip, because so many of them have limited DOF. Lenstip's JPEGs also appear to have next to zero sharpening and respond very well to the typical 0.3 radius USM. So far, it seems about average for a 24mm prime, if not quite to the level of Canon's version.
p.1 #13 · Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC Sample Images
Still very interested in this lens, sharpness looks on par with my other Samyang primes.
But the over did the tilt on one of the shots
The outside cathedral/building shot, sam24k_fot10.jpg is the cleanest example.
This one is at f8, probably the sweet spot and looks as sharp as my 35mm Samyang, which is very good.
Like I mentioned, the tilt was not done properly on the earlier shots so stuff on the roofs is OOF
I would like to see a few more tests before I put it on a my CC
p.1 #14 · Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC Sample Images
The images do not seem to be anywhere near as sharp as the Canon MK II version, but I guess you get what you pay for. It is a pity they could not have posted better photographs for the test these are very poor images.
p.1 #15 · Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC Sample Images
What. . . Lenstip doesn't know how to clean a sensor or set exposure compensation for correct exposure?
The lens shots look pretty good, but hard to tell without better sharpness and exposure.
I'd miss the "E" of TS-E. I've pretty well moved away from Alt lenses that don't convey exif, auto aperture, etc. But I do own three Samyang lenses, and I expect this one will have good IQ.
p.1 #17 · Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC Sample Images
The lenstips photos seem to indicate that this lens is fairly soft wide open and about average when stopped down to f/5.6. It obviously isn't competing against the 24 TSE II, but It seems to be competitive against the TSE mk I from the pictures I looked at.
p.1 #18 · Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC Sample Images
John Mills wrote:
The images do not seem to be anywhere near as sharp as the Canon MK II version, but I guess you get what you pay for. It is a pity they could not have posted better photographs for the test these are very poor images.
Samyang seems to be using extremely conservative sharpening on those samples.
Samyang's original file, cropped and downscaled from 1400 px to 1280 LR4.4 (downsample sharpening - low)
p.1 #19 · Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC Sample Images
What I don't get is why the hell they didn't post any small-aperture non-cliche tilt shots - aka sharp foreground / background, not that blur crap I can get with 2 seconds of photoshop. This has me concerned
p.1 #20 · Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC Sample Images
kezeka wrote:
The lenstips photos seem to indicate that this lens is fairly soft wide open and about average when stopped down to f/5.6. It obviously isn't competing against the 24 TSE II, but It seems to be competitive against the TSE mk I from the pictures I looked at.
If that's their target, & the lens performance, I'll just by a used 24 TSE mkI for about the same $$ & less futzing around
