thanks for the link, but the translation was unfortunately less than helpful. what does "That launched {past tense} this summer at around 40,000 yen" mean?
any solid intel on when this lens will be available?
abam wrote:
thanks for the link, but the translation was unfortunately less than helpful. what does "That launched {past tense} this summer at around 40,000 yen" mean?
any solid intel on when this lens will be available?
cheers
Probably in about 4-5 weeks (please refer to my previous post in this thread). This information was confirmed by another guy from our local photo forum.
The Japanese in the link is vague, it only says that it will supposedly go on sale this summer for around 40,000 yen. This info is geared towards the JP market so other markets may be different?
@ilikeglass: for the Samyang 14/2.8 I use the Nikon-mounted version with an Nikon-EOS adapter AF confirm adapter () for my 5D2. Works like a charm. Some I know have glued an AF-confirm chip directly on the EOS-mount and are happy with that. But it would of course be better if Samyang had them built in...
Mark. Sorry a little OT here but: what is your opinion of using AF-confirm for the 85? For a 14mm it's not a big problem once you get used to the tolerance (quite liberal) for the AF-confirm indication. I think this is partly due to the large DOF a 14mm gives - but regardless I get the pixel sharpness where I want it. But for an 85 (at F/1.4) I would imagine the tolerance to be much smaller, ie you *really* need to know exactly when the AF-confirm actually means the subject is in focus. Any thoughts?
NB. 35 and 50 are in between, so perhaps the question is valid in this thread anyway :-)
wfrank,
I can't really say how accurate the focus confirmation is over all on the 85mm shooting wide open. The default setting for the chip I got was for shutter release on focus lock only. The idea here is to fully depress the shutter button, then aim and twist the focus ring until the shutter releases. I tried a dozen or so shots that way, not on a tripod or anything controlled, just random shots of different objects. My results were maybe 50/50 on images being in good focus. It seems to depend to a degree on wheter you are twisting the focus ring from infinity to near, or vice versa. The other thing to bear in mind when shooting this way is that unless you're twisting the focus ring very, very slowly, chances are you are still moving it as the shutter is released.
After that I changed the setting on the chip so that focus lock isn't necessary for shutter release. I really don't use the focus confirm to shoot. I will say that it seems very close to being right a good portion of the time I'm shooting but then I've taken many shots without getting the confirm that came out sharp. In the end I guess what I'm saying is that I trust my eye more than the chip. I will add, however, that I don't feel the focus confirm on my Zeiss 21mm is really any better.
The last thing I can add is that I think it's a lot easier to manually focus an 85mm lens than it is a wider one, simply because of the magnification. I find it more difficult to focus my Sigma 50 than my 85mm. I'm really looking forward to the Samyang 35mm, but I am a little concerned that it might be more challenging to focus due to the wider focal length.
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