Samyang 8mm f/3.5 IF AS UMC Fish-eye CS II
 | Outdated Product $295.00 up to $356.36 Lens type: ultra wide angle; Mount: Canon EF-S; Canon EF; Micro 4/3; Nikon F; Pentax K; Samsung NX; Sony A; Sony E; Focal length (mm): 8; Aperture value: f/3.5; Diaphragm, min: 22; Minimum focus distance (m): 0.3; Sensor size: full frame/APS-C; Autofocus drive: is absent; Manual focus |
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Picture
When mounted on cropped cameras, the lens provides a diagonal angle of view of 180° (167° for Canon). Paired with full-frame cameras, the lens captures the same angle in its field of view, but draws the correct circle, i.e. turns from a diagonal fisheye into a circular (circular). The main "chip" of the lens is uncorrected barrel-shaped distortions, which give the image a special charm.
What is inside
The design of the lens includes 10 elements in 7 groups, enclosed in a high-quality body. The aperture is 6-bladed, so you should not count on chic bokeh. Moreover, the minimum focus distance is as much as 30 cm, which is why it will not be possible to focus on nearby objects and, accordingly, blur the background strongly.
sharpness
Due to the large depth of field, problems with manual focus should not arise — already at a distance of 1.5 m to the subject, the focus distance is set to infinity and everything around is clear. Maximum sharpness is achieved with f/8-f/11 apertures.
Spherical panoramas
Fisheye from Samyang has a very attractive price tag. And thanks to the ultra-wide angle of view, fans of shooting such a genre of photography as spherical panoramas are actively turning their attention to it.
Reference. Spherical panorama is a subspecies of panoramic photography, which is characterized by the maximum possible angle of coverage of objects in the frame (up to 360°). The image is projected in the form of a sphere, which allows you to achieve the effect of presence.
