A super wide-angle prime, the XP 14mm f/2.4 from Samyang is an EF-mount prime that pairs an intuitive manual focus design with a sophisticated optical design. Incorporating 18 elements in 14 groups, this lens utilizes a series of aspherical, low dispersion, and high refractive index elements to reduce color fringing, aberrations, and distortions for sharp, clear, and color accurate imagery. An Ultra Multi-Coating is also featured, as well as a built-in lens hood, to suppress lens flare and ghosting for improved contrast when working in bright, direct lighting conditions. Complementing the imaging assets, a manual focus design is employed that permits working with subjects as close as 11" away, and the aluminum-alloy housing is both lightweight and durable to support working in a variety of conditions.
- EF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
- Aperture Range: f/2.4 to f/22
- 2 Aspherical, 2 ED, 3 HR Elements
- Hybrid Aspherical Element
Samyang XP 14mm f/2.4 Overview
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Samyang XP 14mm f/2.4 Reviews
Not compatible with Canon cameras 2021 (R6mk2, R7, R8,..)
The QC is decent, much better than the 'normal' Samyang lenses, but worse than e.g. Sigma and Canon. Out of six XP 14/2.4 one was decentered and one has had an electronic problem, but the others were fine. The quality for astrophotography (coma, astigmatism) is very good, only the vignette is well visible (but can be corrected). The big downside is the poorly communicated non-compatibility with the latest Canon RF cameras after 2022 (hello B&H!?). While it might be formally OK as it is sold as 'EF' lens, most users will expect to use this lens via EF-RF adapter on a potential future Canon body, but that doesn't work anymore with cameras built after 2021 due to communication problems with the latest Canon protocol. While there is a chargeable solution for the R3, Samyang isn't able or willing to upgrade their XP lenses to the latest (and hence future) Canon cameras. My rating is a little bit difficult: The image quality of the lens - especially for astrophotography - is outstanding, while the QC is still a little bit low compared to its competitors. In total I would give 4 stars. But if I look for the not-communicated compatibility issue which is known to Samyang since long, I cannot give more than 1 star. So in total - putting more weight on compatibility and poor communication - I will give 2 stars.
Great astrophotography lens
My only complaint is there is a lot of vignetting at the corners. Otherwise, a great lens for the price!