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Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC Lens for Sony E Mount

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Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC Lens for Sony E Mount
Key Features
  • Sony E Mount Lens
  • Aperture Range: f/2.8-22
  • For Full Frame & APS-C Cameras
  • 21mm (35mm Equivalent on APS-C Sensor)
The 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC Lens for Sony E Mount from Samyang is a manual focus, manual aperture, ultra-wide angle prime lens compatible with full frame and APS-C format Sony NEX mirrorless digital cameras. On APS-C format cameras it provides a 35mm format focal length equivalency of 21mm. A maximum aperture of f/2.8 is effective in low light shooting and provides shallow depth of field control. With extra-low dispersion, aspherical and hybrid aspherical lens elements, chromatic aberrations are minimized and sharp, color-accurate images are the result. UMC lens coating facilitates even light transmission and reduces ghosting and flare. The minimum focus distance for this lens is 11".
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Samyang 14mm f/2.8 Overview

The 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC Lens for Sony E Mount from Samyang is a manual focus, manual aperture, ultra-wide angle prime lens compatible with full frame and APS-C format Sony NEX mirrorless digital cameras. On APS-C format cameras it provides a 35mm format focal length equivalency of 21mm. A maximum aperture of f/2.8 is effective in low light shooting and provides shallow depth of field control. With extra-low dispersion, aspherical and hybrid aspherical lens elements, chromatic aberrations are minimized and sharp, color-accurate images are the result. UMC lens coating facilitates even light transmission and reduces ghosting and flare. The minimum focus distance for this lens is 11".

Compatible with full frame and APS-C format Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras.
Maximum aperture of f/2.8 for effective low light shooting and shallow depth of field focus
Aspherical, Hybrid Aspherical and Extra-low Dispersion lens elements reduce aberrations.
UMC lens coating allows even light transmission and minimizes ghosting and flare.
Built-in petal style lens hood blocks unwanted stray light and protects the lens.
UPC: 084438761825

Samyang 14mm f/2.8 Specs

Focal Length
14mm
Maximum Aperture
f/2.8
Minimum Aperture
f/22
Lens Mount
Sony E
Lens Format Coverage
Full-Frame
Angle of View
115.7°
Minimum Focus Distance
11.02" / 28 cm
Optical Design
14 Elements in 10 Groups
Focus Type
Manual Focus
Image Stabilization
No
Filter Size
None
Dimensions (ø x L)
3.43 x 4.81" / 87.12 x 122.17 mm
Weight
20.11 oz / 570 g
Packaging Info
Package Weight
1.7 lb
Box Dimensions (LxWxH)
7 x 5.8 x 3.3"

Samyang 14mm f/2.8 Reviews

Strangely good

By FAISAL
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2023-08-14

When you see the price tag you immediately think of this lens as being full of problems, but this one has almost none. Sharp, well built and solid. The only gripe is that the distance numbers engraving on the focus ring can be misleading. Also its perfect at f4 and beyond.

Good Lens

By Alireza
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2022-02-12

I bought this lens for using it in astrophotography (northern lights, star trails and milky way). I could not afford a wide angle fast lens, so I ended up with this lens. For the price this is a great lens as long as you get a good copy of this lens.

Heavy and good quality

By Juliana
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2022-02-03

I am still getting used to it. I love the wide angle, for night it is beautiful. Aperture and focus are manual so it is a great practise. Love it.

Great glass for budget price

By Eric
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2021-12-28

This is a niche focal length, but if you're unfamiliar to a lens this wide, Samyang is an excellent entry lens. There is a good deal of distortion, but the sharpness and contrast hold up well even to the sensor on a D850.

Okay if you can focus it

By Gary
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2021-12-05

I bought this as an alternative to lugging around my 14-24mm AF-S Nikkor, which I mostly used at 14mm anyway. In actual use (as opposed to shooting brick walls), it's hard to tell how good/bad it is because my eyesight makes it so darned hard to focus even with focus aids on the camera. It may find some use for astrophotography, but I doubt I will carry it around for landscapes any more. Still, if you can manage the focusing, it's a bargain for what it is.

Great little landscape lens

By Mark
Rated 5 out of 5
Date: 2021-11-15

Bought this lens on sale because I needed a wider angle for some of my landscape. Was kind of a feeling out for a 14mm and not so much for the lens itself. To my surprise the lens itself takes great photos. Great starter lens for ultra wide angle landscape for those on a budget.

Gives great images!

By Andrew
Rated 4 out of 5
Date: 2023-05-22

Works as expected and I was pleased with how easy it is to dial in the focal range. I picked up this lens for real estate interiors and have used it with both a full-frame body and an APS-C body. With the full frame body, the focal length is 14mm and it captures nearly the whole room. On the crop sensor, it's 22mm, which hardly has any distortion to correct. The lens is very useful with either body.

Spend the extra and get the AF version

By Jamieson
Rated 2 out of 5
Date: 2023-01-31

I picked up this lens to practice real estate photography and macro-ish wide angle style shots. Right off the bat I was not pleased with how this lens's focus adjustment performs. To go the full swing from macro to infinity felt like it was never ending. It was geared so low that making a large adjustment was barley noticeable on the view finder without zooming in 10x. For me, this was a deal breaker because a quick change of composition was impossible. If I was shooting film I wouldn't mind the extra time this lens adds to setting up a composition but I shoot on a Sony mirrorless and would like a quicker lens for my taste. If the full focus adjustment was half of what it actually was I would stick with it. Instead I returned it and spent an additional $250 on the AF version. I couldn't be happier with that lens, it was well worth the extra cash for how quickly it locks focus.

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Is this compatible with my sony a7rii?
Asked by: Spencer
Yes, the Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC Lens for Sony E Mount is compatible with the Sony A7rII.
Answered by: Lenny
Date published: 2019-07-18

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Asked by: Avi
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Date published: 2023-01-12

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Can this lens be mounted directly on the Sony a7r without an adapter?
Asked by: Mitchell
Yes, the Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC Lens for Sony E Mount is designed to be mounted directly onto the Sony E-mount used on the Sony Alpha A7R Mirrorless Digital Camera.
Answered by: Manzell L.
Date published: 2018-08-25

question

Does it have electrical contacts on the mount?Does it transmit EXIF data to camera?Can it do focus confirm by the camera?
Asked by: Anonymous
No. This lens does not have contact points, shows up in camera as F0.0 and will not provide focus confirmation.
Answered by: Kaleb I.
Date published: 2018-08-25

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Are the markings on this lens accurate? For instance, if you set this lens on infinity for f/8, are you going to be able to determine the hyperfocal distance you are shooting for?
Asked by: George
Yes, to confirm with a reviewers comment; The hyperfocal scale is very useful and I need not use the viewfinder or live view as this lens has an incredible DOF.
Answered by: Rob
Date published: 2020-09-10

I watched a review of this lens that said that ...

I watched a review of this lens that said that the camera does not realize that this lens is on the camera. Thus, the "live view" is not accurate. Is this true on the Sony cameras?
Asked by: George
you do have a live view... with this lens... the only thing that does not have is auto-focus. is a really low price alternative to the other ones, i use it for inside pics of homes, i am a realtor. i use a tripod and use the manual focus while i see on the screen how the pics are going to come out. hope this helps.
Answered by: Felipe
Date published: 2020-09-10

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is this lens a 7 or 9 blade aperture ?
Asked by: david
6 Blades, for the price the photo quality is quite good
Answered by: Luifran
Date published: 2020-06-15

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i have a Sigma FP. So, can i use this (Samyang 14mm F2.8-Canon EF) with Sigma MC-21 Mount ?
Asked by: Chul Ho
Yes you can with the Sigma MC-21 lens adapter.
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