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Klaus Schroiff from Photozone (Click here) reviewed the new [shoplink 6821 ebay]Samyang 8mm f/3.5[/shoplink] fisheye for NEX, or better for the VG-10 (as this lens has been optimized for that camera). He tested the lens on the NEX-5. By the way he is an avid SonyAlhaRumors reader so feel free to make him the questions you need by commenting this post! In short: “The near-stereographic projection doesn’t look quite as extreme as in conventional fisheye lenses despite the similar field-of-view so its applications are in fact broader. It is also a pretty sharp lens if you stop down a little. Lateral CA can be a little high at times but this aberration is correctable during image post-processing.” He recommends that lens to all ultra-wide enthusiasts!
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A reminder. There are also two amazing Samyang lenses for A-mount
1) The 35mm f/1.4: In US you can find it as Rokinon at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and on [shoplink 7453 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. In Europe the name is Samyang and you can find it on [shoplink 7380 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and with the name Wallimex again on [shoplink 7831 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
2) The 85mm f/1.4: You can get for $274 on Amazon (Click here), branded with the name Rokinon on [shoplink 7456 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and branded with the name Samyang on [shoplink 7454 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
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I Testet Alpha an EOS versions a couple of weeks ago, and the one for Sony came with a wrongly set barrel. When I mounted it the par that was supposed to go up went to the side, so the plastic part of the lens shade was in the frame!
I contacted Samyang and they said that this can be easily fixed in service, but they didn’t say if this was just one defect lens or if they messed up the whole Alpha line. 😉
Btw, you can see pictures taken with the Canon version in my Canon 600D vs Sony A580 test (http://usporedi.hr/testovi/canon-eos-600d-vs-sony-dslr-a580)
Spoiler: Sony kicked Canon’s a** 🙂
Hey, THIS IS just SLR-lens with E-mount adaptor attached.
No, there is no adapter attached to it – it has a native E-mount and can be mounted correspondingly.
But yes, it is basically a DSLR lens design (as mentioned in the review).
Klaus
I haven’t found any mention this is a SLR lens in the review.
Makes more sense to buy SLR version and separate E-mount adapter.
It is mentioned in the verdict (page 3).
If you just have a NEX why should you be interested in an adapter solution ? It doesn’t make a difference except for the extra costs. If you have a DSLR it’ll be a different decision, of course.
actually there is a slight difference, being the lens is optimized for video use, therefore the aperture dial should be very smooth instead of the clicks you would get on a normal lens.
The aperture has distinctive clicks.
It is, sorry for not noticing that.
The difference is: if one has separate adaptor, he/she may use other cheap SLR lenses as well.
If you ever think of going with an SLR, buying this lens in E-mount makes no sense.
I have this lens in Alpha mount, but I don’t think it’s ever been on my A700. It’s always on my NEX-5 with the LA-EA1 adapter. But you could use a cheap passive adapter as well.
Whats the difference between the e-mount and a-mount in a NEX Cam? I want to use this lens primarly for a Nex cam but I want to take photos with my alpha too, if there is a big difference I’m going for the E-mount but if there is a minimal difference I prefer the a mount for use with my alpha cam and take photos too. Sorry for my bad english.