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ManualFocus-G
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
I'm looking forward to taking it out this weekend, it really is W--I--D--E 
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martyn_bannister
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martyn_bannister wrote:
Look forward to seeing the results  |
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Attila wrote:
Congrats Graham! I am pretty sure you will love it! After your presentation I will be green from envy
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indianadinos wrote:
Lucky you, Samyang seems to be out of stock of optical lenses for their 14 and 35mm (they were made in Sendai) ...
Looking forward for the results ...
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tikkathree wrote:
Never mind that the hood looks to be millimetres thick and bullet-proof, show us the results please!! 
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symphonic wrote:
Looks impressive with it's huge bulbous front glass. Very interested to see your results with it, too.
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poilu wrote:
congrats! I am prepared for great fun when you will show portraits of wife and friends at 14mm
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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Orio wrote:
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| congrats! I am prepared for great fun when you will show portraits of wife and friends at 14mm |
he must be careful, my Melissa almost stamped her wet nose on the front glass of my Distagon 15, luckily I was fast enough to withdraw the camera in time 
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
| Orio wrote: |
| poilu wrote: |
| congrats! I am prepared for great fun when you will show portraits of wife and friends at 14mm |
he must be careful, my Melissa almost stamped her wet nose on the front glass of my Distagon 15, luckily I was fast enough to withdraw the camera in time |
I'm hoping to get some great shots in New York later this year, and I really want this to be the right tool for the job. If I get some funny portraits in the meantime, then so be it! I'd quite like a cow portrait actually...
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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Orio wrote:
| ManualFocus-G wrote: |
| I'd quite like a cow portrait actually... |
Now, that's some serious wet nose!!
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
| Orio wrote: |
| ManualFocus-G wrote: |
| I'd quite like a cow portrait actually... |
Now, that's some serious wet nose!! |
Yes, it was close enough last time with the Soligor 17/3.5:
From another angle:
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Orio wrote:
Cute moo!
Images like these always make me feel sorry when I sit at the table
Luckily (for my conscience, my cholesterole and my intestine cancer prevention ) I'm not a big roasted red meat eater.
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| Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2011 10:37 pm Post subject: |
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stingOM wrote:
Conglats and enjoy your lens!  |
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revers wrote:
In many years gone buy, I would come home from work, grab a cold beer & go for a walk-about our property. Down the hill in the fenced acre we kept ducks, geese & pigs. The pigs were very friendly & would give me a greeting by stamping my pant-leg with their very wet & sometimes muddy shout unless I carefully presented the bottom of my foot first.
Thinking of times past.
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Orio wrote:
| revers wrote: |
In many years gone buy, I would come home from work, grab a cold beer & go for a walk-about our property. Down the hill in the fenced acre we kept ducks, geese & pigs. The pigs were very friendly & would give me a greeting by stamping my pant-leg with their very wet & sometimes muddy shout unless I carefully presented the bottom of my foot first.
Thinking of times past. |
Yes, pigs are fantastic animals, lovely and very intelligent. Unfortunately, they are our main food source here.  I could easily give up cow meat (which I rarely eat), but I could never give up pig meat
Back to topic, I am really looking forward to your results, Graham. I will probably have to sell my Distagon 15 to finance my taxes, so if the Samyang can prove to be a decent alternative, I may become a owner in the future.
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nixland wrote:
I've tried couple of shot using this lens (it's my friend's lens) and it looks great. I'll wait for Graham posting his shots first, then I'll post mine
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| Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:24 pm Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
OK, went shopping today so had an opportunity to take some snaps as well
#1 @ f5.6
Samyang 14mm in Winchester (3) by ManualFocus-G, on Flickr
100% crop
#2 @ f5.6
Winchester Cathedral with the Samyang 14mm by ManualFocus-G, on Flickr
100% crop
#3 @ f2.8
Gully Gully posing for the Samyang 14mm by ManualFocus-G, on Flickr
100% crop
#4 @ f4
Samyang 14mm in Winchester (2) by ManualFocus-G, on Flickr
(rotated and cropped slightly)
#5 @ f4
Samyang 14mm in Winchester by ManualFocus-G, on Flickr
100% crop
#6 @ f4
Samyang 14mm @ Shakeaway by ManualFocus-G, on Flickr
#7 @ f2.8
Samyang 14mm on the Lupo... by ManualFocus-G, on Flickr[/b]
100% crop
Sorry they're just snaps for the time being, I now need to learn how to use such an extreme wideangle effectively! And I need a spirit level for my hotshoe!
This lens has some serious resolution  Vignetting is high wide open (I like it!) but goes away at f5.6.
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TBaker wrote:
Wow these are awesome!
Funny how KRockwell says this lense is pretty much crap. Pretty much how I feel about his reviews. |
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Rolf wrote:
Main point of criticism is the wave-like distortion. Good to see on # 7 at the shop counter or table (don´t know exactly what it is) or on # 5 with the pavement.
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| Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2011 4:00 pm Post subject: |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
Yep, distortion is there alright But apparently (I can't confirm this, I can't afford other lenses this wide) it is no worse than other lenses in this range
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Rolf wrote:
You are right Graham. I mentioned this only because this is always the main point within reviews here in German magazines. You can see this on your images - but only sometimes. Depending of the scenery you will see it or not.
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TBaker
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TBaker wrote:
Exactly...at $2000 more it should damn well be better. |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
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You are right Graham. I mentioned this only because this is always the main point within reviews here in German magazines. You can see this on your images - but only sometimes. Depending of the scenery you will see it or not.
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Yep, although I believe there is an Adobe profile for this crazy lens now? I will probably need this if I am to start taking serious photos with this one The VW picture shows the distortion very clearly (I should have mentioned that this was the distortion test, but you are correct, the Shakeaway counter also shows it too).
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| Exactly...at $2000 more it should damn well be better. |
So true
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NikonD wrote:
ah dang it, you made me wish for this lens |
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cooltouch wrote:
Incredible! Looking at the far left edge of your very first image I can detect almost NO barrel distortion. That is amazing for a 14mm rectilinear.
Fantastic sharpness, contrast and color as well. Thanks so much for posting these images. I hope that facility in Sendai gets back on its feet soon.
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