Samyang MF 12mm F2.0 Manual Focus Lens for Fuji X - Black

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As the the focus ring is not mechanically coupled, there are no hard stops at either end of the 20cm-infinity range, making it a little more difficult to set focus at infinity. Polariser users should be pleased that the 62mm filter thread doesn't rotate on focus.

Compact size– at only 245 grams, the Samyang is light and compact. That makes it great for travel photography. I use it mostly for landscapes, interiors, and even street photography. snipped) the lens performed significantly better than a previously tested similar Samyang optic for E mount. They couldn't be the same rating, but in any event even changing that figure wouldn't change the overall result. The central sharpness (actually resolution of course) is very high, which does eclipse the edges somewhat as a result. However, the edges are still very good and that still means a very good result. Images will be sharp edge to edge. The Samyang AF 12mm F2 X is not a macro lens, offering a maximum magnification of 0.09x, but it does provide a usefully close minimum focusing distance of 0.20m / 0.66ft. The following examples demonstrate just how close you can get to your subject. Bokeh

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Samyang does not guarantee the lens shall operate error-free with the cameras not included in the list below. It’s important to keep the field curvature in mind when shooting with the Pergear 12mm f/2 lens. Bokeh The wide manual focusing ring affords an excellent grip, but manual focus is not the easiest way to use this ultra-wide lens. There is a useful manual focus scale in the viewfinder that becomes activated in MF mode, but the overall need for MF is not the forte of this particular optic. The AF system, driven by a linear STM motor, is fast, very quiet and very accurate, far better than we could achieve by eye. It is possible that the MF setting could be used to set a snapshot focus point for street photography, so having the option is good. Chromatic aberrations, typically seen as blue or purple fringes along contrasty edges, were not really apparent in our test shots, only appearing in very high contrast areas. Vignetting Focusing is down to 0.2 m, or 0.66 feet, for a maximum magnification of 0.09x. This is usefully close, but not in the realm of macro photography.

There are many factors to consider when we talk about the optical quality of the Samyang 12mm lens. Probable the most important factors for photographers are:Unlike the majority of Fujifilm X-series lenses, the Samyang AF 12mm F2 X does not have a traditional aperture ring on the lens barrel. Lab-test results for ultra-wide-angle lenses never tell the whole story, as the physical size of the test charts requires that images are shot from very close range. In our real-world tests, we found sharpness to be excellent in the central region of the frame even when shooting wide-open at f/2, and edge/corner-sharpness to be generally very good, rising to highly impressive levels at apertures between f/2.8 and f/8.