My favourite vacation-lazy lens
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- Viceroy
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My favourite vacation-lazy lens
Samyang 14mm f/2.8, fully manual, but most of the time no focusing even needed; battery lasts much longer as SSS, AF and aperture control are all off.
All samples shot with a55. Developed in Lr3.41, geometry left uncorrected.
All samples shot with a55. Developed in Lr3.41, geometry left uncorrected.
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Re: My favourite vacation-lazy lens
Two more views and an all-important sun in the frame corner.
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Re: My favourite vacation-lazy lens
Hi,
Nice pictures!
I also like this lens.You can actually get sharper results if you do focus it properly
Here's an example from mine, shot with an a580. As you see, it's also a sun in frame shot.
Nice pictures!
I also like this lens.You can actually get sharper results if you do focus it properly
Here's an example from mine, shot with an a580. As you see, it's also a sun in frame shot.
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Re: My favourite vacation-lazy lens
Outside of vacation time, I must confess - I still do focus the thing
But on vacation - no way! I just dial-in 2-3m distance and F/8-11 aperture. The laziest setting is 2m and f/11. And so I also kill that over-lax LPF of the a55.
But on vacation - no way! I just dial-in 2-3m distance and F/8-11 aperture. The laziest setting is 2m and f/11. And so I also kill that over-lax LPF of the a55.
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Re: My favourite vacation-lazy lens
And then again, it hardly ever gets much sharper. Check the 100% crops -
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Re: My favourite vacation-lazy lens
these are great pictures - so impressed I've just ordered the 14mm for my a900. Hope it arrives okay, should have asked this forum where to order in the uk. found a site called digitaltoyshop, after a long google search - looks like the lens will dispatch from Spain. fingers crossed
Thanks for sharing them.
Adam
Thanks for sharing them.
Adam
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Hi AdamThick as a Brick wrote:these are great pictures - so impressed I've just ordered the 14mm for my a900. Hope it arrives okay, should have asked this forum where to order in the uk. found a site called digitaltoyshop, after a long google search - looks like the lens will dispatch from Spain. fingers crossed
As far as I know this lens is APS-C spec'd, and while I know there is APS-C capability on the a900, there may be better options availale for you?
Steve
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Hi Agorabasta,agorabasta wrote:Two more views and an all-important sun in the frame corner.
Very good examples of what can be achieved with this lens!
I like the same maker's 8mm version too, and especially what camperbc (Glen of Fogo Island) on DPR can get out of that lens - He has become sort of an 8mm crusader over there.
Regards Steve
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Re: My favourite vacation-lazy lens
Samyang 14/2.8 is not APS-C lens, it's FF.Steve4D wrote:Hi AdamThick as a Brick wrote:these are great pictures - so impressed I've just ordered the 14mm for my a900. Hope it arrives okay, should have asked this forum where to order in the uk. found a site called digitaltoyshop, after a long google search - looks like the lens will dispatch from Spain. fingers crossed
As far as I know this lens is APS-C spec'd, and while I know there is APS-C capability on the a900, there may be better options availale for you?
Steve
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Re: My favourite vacation-lazy lens
Doc is quite right, the lens is FF.
But it shows a moustache kind of geometry distortion on the FF. So a profile correction is a must for architecture shots.
The APSC crop looks truly beautiful, as the lens has about the right dose of distortion to have the people faces/bodies appear least distorted to the eye.
But it shows a moustache kind of geometry distortion on the FF. So a profile correction is a must for architecture shots.
The APSC crop looks truly beautiful, as the lens has about the right dose of distortion to have the people faces/bodies appear least distorted to the eye.
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Yes, I assumed incorrectly that it was only APS-C i.e. the same as the 8mm.....I shouldn't post when it is past my bedtime
Thanks for picking me up on this...
Thanks for picking me up on this...
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Thick as a Brick wrote:these are great pictures - so impressed I've just ordered the 14mm for my a900. Hope it arrives okay, should have asked this forum where to order in the uk. found a site called digitaltoyshop, after a long google search - looks like the lens will dispatch from Spain. fingers crossed
How is this lens with the A900? -- I've been thinking of getting one, but there comments around that it is not a great lens for full frame cameras.
Thanks for sharing them.
Adam
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Re: My favourite vacation-lazy lens
Yuri Afanasev is a very well known photographer and I wasn't aware of his site. Very nice article.
BTW, there was a small article by Armen in Photoworld on the Samyang 14/2.8
BTW, there was a small article by Armen in Photoworld on the Samyang 14/2.8
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BTW, he has an article on NEX-7 too...
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