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Specifications
Samyang are well established as a manufacturer of well made, reasonably priced lenses. The new 14mm f/2.4 and 85mm f/1.2 lenses are a new venture, forming the start of a Premium Lens range where the objective is to produce the highest quality optics. Let's look first at the 14mm f/2.4, put it through its paces and see how it lives up to the intent.
Ultra wide lenses are easily spotted, with their huge front elements and domed glass. In this instance the petal lens hood is fixed and offers substantial protection to that vulnerable front element. There is no possibility of fitting filters. The large plastic lens cap clips on precisely and is unlikely to accidentally fall off. The bulbous appearance of the front of the lens is rather unusual, but the smooth contours are an attractive design. The lens is full frame, covering the 35mm-format. It is manual focus only, but it does have electronic contacts to control the aperture via the camera. The diaphragm has 9 blades, giving a rounder aperture to improve bokeh. The Canon EOS 5D Mark IV used in this review reported the f/2.4 maximum aperture as f/2.5, which seems to be a limitation of the information exchange between camera and lens. It is of no real detriment.
The focusing ring is wide and comfortable, being made of a rubberised material. The grip it affords is excellent, but this also means that dust and debris can easily attach themselves. This is not easy to remove. There are clear markings in feet and metres, but no depth of field scale. The latter is a pity as manually focusing ultra wide lenses can be tricky at best and some indication of the depth of field available would be useful. Focusing is down to 0.28m, a maximum magnification of 0.08x.
The metal mount is well made and bayonets firmly and smoothly into place. Available mounts are Canon EF, Nikon F and Sony E. The lens weighs in at 791g, but as it is well balanced on the camera body it does not seem to be overly heavy in use.
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Warranty: 1 Year.
Delivery within 1-5 business days.
