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| sent on 30 Aprile 2022
Pros: Price, construction, weight, optical performance in the center and at the edges at closed apertures
Cons: sharpness at the edges with open frames (read below), fixed focal length, firmware update only with docking station
Opinion: For me it is a surprising lens, particularly if you consider the price, which although not very low in absolute is the cheapest solution for a supergrandagolo FE with autofocus. I use it with an A7II for architecture and exhibition reportage, in the end I am putting it to the test in a hard way only now (I bought it just before the pandemic) and I must say that I am satisfied, once I understand the limits and peculiarities. First of all it is said that there is a lot of variability on the copies, mine seems to me, however, good, I do not notice obvious optical defects. Autofocus: the AF I found accurate even in conditions of very little light, I generally prefer to set the AF on central spot or flexible spot, and even more use it manually (see below) even if the "by wire" ring is a bit 'too sensitive for my taste. Distortion: there is, nothing to say but with a 14 you have to expect it, you can not shoot with a similar focal length as if it were a 28. Optical quality: The Sammy 14 AF is very sharp in the center, apparently less at the edges but still acceptable as long as you close the aperture a little. In the center it is more than acceptable already at F/3.2, which seems to me to be a remarkable performance in absolute. Actually, working on it a bit, I realized that this lens suffers from a slight curvature of the focal plane. This translates into seemingly soft edges, but the thing is surmountable by manually focusing at the appropriate distance and closing the aperture (at F11/F13 and focusing around 1.5/2 meters, maybe getting up a little, the whole picture is in focus to infinity and the extreme angles are perfectly sharp, try it to believe) For me, this lens gives its best to F/ 11, where there is also relatively little vignetting (which instead is felt at the open apertures) but is still usable even with open aperture, from F13 you begin to see a bit of diffraction. In short, you have to practice framing and focusing with such an extreme and "nervous" goal, once you have done a little practice the Sammy gives considerable satisfaction. The images it produces are generally well contrasted, three-dimensional and with excellent colors; the ability to get usable photos up to F/2.8 sometimes saves you a service, especially if you move freehand. Of course, having another budget (and a sturdy neck) it is better to throw yourself on the Sony 12-24 GM or the Sigma 14-24 which perhaps have slightly higher octane performance and are zoom (which is often a holy hand). But at the price of the Samyang (which is semi-new under 400 euros), if you stumble upon a good copy it is difficult to find better. PS. A flaw of this lens is that it is not possible to update its firmware through the camera but you have to get an expensive and difficult to find proprietary docking station. |
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