I would hope that the Batis has less variation. I tried a couple of copies of the Samyang. The second one was much better aligned than the first, but still had some unevenness. It also has the problem where the sides of images have a blue shift.
I found it better optically than the SLR ultra wides I tried before it including the A-mount 20mm F2.8 which I tried several copies of and Sony's Ultra Wide Converter for the FE 2/28. It was also better than the Samyang 12mm F2 for APS-C mirrorless, which I had previously and is fairly well regarded.
However the Tamron 17-28mm F2.8 RXD was better at the same field of view and goes even wider. I didn't see a reason to keep the Samyang after getting the Tamron zoom. The 17-28 is pretty good throughout its range, but I haven't directly compared it with the 24 G yet.
I would hope that the Batis has less variation. I tried a couple of copies of the Samyang. The second one was much better aligned than the first, but still had some unevenness. It also has the problem where the sides of images have a blue shift.
I found it better optically than the SLR ultra wides I tried before it including the A-mount 20mm F2.8 which I tried several copies of and Sony's Ultra Wide Converter for the FE 2/28. It was also better than the Samyang 12mm F2 for APS-C mirrorless, which I had previously and is fairly well regarded.
However the Tamron 17-28mm F2.8 RXD was much better at the same field of view and goes even wider. I didn't see a reason to keep the Samyang after getting the Tamron zoom. The 17-28 is pretty good throughout its range, but I haven't directly compared it with the 24 G yet.
I would hope that the Batis has less variation. I tried a couple of copies of the Samyang. The second one was much better aligned than the first, but still had some unevenness. It also has the problem where the sides of images have a blue shift.
The Samyang 18 was better optically than the SLR ultra wides I tried before it including the A-mount 20mm F2.8 and Sony's Ultra Wide Converter for the FE 2/28. It was also better than the Samyang 12mm F2 for APS-C mirrorless, which is fairly well regarded.
However the Tamron 17-28mm F2.8 RXD was much better at the same field of view and goes even wider. I didn't see a reason to keep the Samyang after getting the Tamron zoom. The 17-28 is pretty good throughout its range, but I haven't directly compared it with the 24 G yet.
I would hope that the Batis has less variation. I tried a couple of copies of the Samyang. The second one was much better aligned than the first, but still had some unevenness. It also has the problem where the sides of images have a blue shift.
The Tamron 17-28mm F2.8 RXD was much better at the same field of view and goes even wider. I didn't see a reason to keep the Samyang. The 17-28 is pretty good throughout its range, but I haven't directly compared it with the 24 G yet.
Sep 07, 2022 at 01:02 PM
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