Tri Tran wrote:
Street price is $400, might belower in the Rokinon variety. If you buy on ebay you could get 8% discount
Sorry to threadjack (that lens takes gorgeous photos) but how does one get the 8% off on eBay? I keep hearing it and it has something to do with Bing, but why?
Tee_bird wrote:
Sorry to threadjack (that lens takes gorgeous photos) but how does one get the 8% off on eBay? I keep hearing it and it has something to do with Bing, but why?
By using Bing cash back you can get varying amounts of discounts (depending on participating retailers) on a ton of items. You don't have to go thru E-Bay but it seems to help. Here's the Bing link:
Looks really nice in the corners, but with some small caveats of course:
1. We are looking at a resize to something like 30% of the original image resolution.
2. With the exception of the final image, the other subjects are not ideal for looking at corner performance.
I'd also like to know what f-numbers these samples were shot at--some look stopped down, others maybe not, but I can't tell, since it's missing from the EXIF.
But yes, this appears to be very, very nice performance indeed. And at a very competitive price! In many ways, one would not miss not having AF on such a lens. Based on image samples I am tentatively claiming that this lens outperforms the Sigma 12-24/4.5-5.6 @ 14mm. Canon better watch out. My fondest wish is for upstarts like Samyang to shake up the 35mm lens retail market, because competition leads to innovation and downward price pressure.
Yakim Peled wrote:
I must be missing something. Yes, they look good but...
1. The pictures are small.
2. F number used is unknown.
3. Amount and type of PP is unknown.
Happy shooting,
Yakim.
Samyang is a brand I'd buy confidently, and at that pricepoint, it's hard to go wrong.
