Found some samples of Samyang's new 14mm f2.8 IF ED MC Aspherical mk2 lens taken on a Canon 5D2.

http://samyang.pl/article,12,download

Interesting.

Wow... looks surprisingly good in the corners.

Wow, I will get one. I love my Rokinon/Samyang 85mm f1.4

Tri Tran wrote:
Wow, I will get one. I love my Rokinon/Samyang 85mm f1.4


+1

Wow! and double damn if I can get the same/similar IQ on my 5D....

Another wow, if this is priced right, I am so getting one of these. Their 85 rocks.

Street price is $400, might belower in the Rokinon variety. If you buy on ebay you could get 8% discount

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?

waiting for their 35mm f1.4...

Tee_bird wrote:
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?

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:

http://www.bing.com/cashback?FORM=R5FD30

It's easy and it works.

Cheers!

That does look pretty good. Too bad they didn't post full size files but still, not bad for $400 or whatever.

I think i'll pick this up instead of the $2000 alternate :-)

Looks fantastic. I'll definitely get one. I love my 85/1.4. Suprisingly good in the corners...Samyang is really making some fantastic optics.

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.

This lens looks interesting. Are there other 3rd party ultrawides a 5DMK2 owner should consider?

With a lens like this do you get any metering in Live View?

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.

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.

jeremy_clay wrote:
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.

I understand, but this does not answer my question.

Happy shooting,
Yakim.

digitalbug30d wrote:
waiting for their 35mm f1.4...

It may be an f/1.2 lens!

Anyway those 14mm shots look excellent even at that size. For $400 worth a try.