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ForenSeil
Joined: 15 Apr 2011
Posts: 2726
Location: Kiel, Germany.
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 Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:32 pm Post subject: Samyang 8mm F3.5 MC Fisheye |
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ForenSeil wrote:
There's no thread for this great fisheye so I though I should start one!
This lens is marketed under many brand names:
Rokinon, Polar, Vivitar ("7,5mm"), Falcon, Opteka, Walimex Pro and maybe some more
It's available with many different mounts.
Some of my pics with the lens from about the last 12 months:
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F8 or F5.6, no PP, ISO 800, 3.2s exposure
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F8, no PP
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F8, no PP
#4
F8, no PP
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F3.5, stitched from three handheld pics, 1/15s each, no PP
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F8, in-cam-HDR, BW Conversion with Silver Efex (Wet Rocks filter)
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F11, cropped, BW conversion with Silver Efex (Silhuette filter)
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F11, BW conversion with Silver Efex (filter unknown)
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F8, no PP
Cameras used: Sony A550 and Sony NEX-5N (both 1.5x crop)
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I'm not a collector, I'm a tester 
My camera: Sony A7+Zeiss Sonnar 55/1.8
Current favourite lenses (I have many more):
A few macro-Tominons, Samyang 12/2.8, Noritsu 50.7/9.5, Rodagon 105/5.6 on bellows, Samyang 135/2, Nikon ED 180/2.8, Leitz Elmar-R 250/4, Celestron C8 2000mm F10
Most wanted: Samyang 24/1.4, Samyang 35/1.4, Nikon 200/2 ED
My Blog: http://picturechemistry.own-blog.com/
(German language)
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SonicScot
Joined: 01 Dec 2011
Posts: 2698
Location: Scottish Highlands
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| Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2012 12:02 am Post subject: |
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SonicScot wrote:
Lovely work
This lens has been on my wish-list for a while but it was put on a back shelf after I was bitten by the manual focus bug... 
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Gary
Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll
Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/ |
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SonicScot
Joined: 01 Dec 2011
Posts: 2698
Location: Scottish Highlands
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2012 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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SonicScot wrote:
I just noticed this thread for the first time in ages, I also notice how dumb I looked.
This lens is, of course, manual focus, but I wasn't aware at the time of my previous post. For some reason I thought it was AF. 
I finally ordered one of these today and can't wait to start playing with it. 
I see it's sold under several different names, I went for a Samyang-named one because I wasn't sure if the warranty works with other names. A 3yr warranty is not to be sniffed at. 
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Gary
Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll
Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/ |
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Lena
Joined: 24 Apr 2012
Posts: 495
Location: Pl
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 10:19 am Post subject: |
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Lena wrote:
Hope you'll have fun with it. My copy is also Samyang-branded, a keeper. |
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SonicScot
Joined: 01 Dec 2011
Posts: 2698
Location: Scottish Highlands
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SonicScot wrote:
I was out for a walk with my Samyang 8/3.5 yesterday and grabbed a shot of the local castle sans tourists, that won't be the case for much longer....
7D, 3-shot HDR, developed with Nik HDR Efex Pro 2 and a little Topaz trickery.
I'm still getting used to the fisheye perspective, walking around with it stuck to my face and bumping into to stuff, ya know
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Gary
Currently active gear....
Sony a7
E-M1 Mkll
Rubinar 1000/10 + 2x matched extender
Tamron 500/8 55BB
Sigma 100-300/4
Vivitar Series 1.... 200/3, 70-210/3.5 (V1 by Kiron), 135/2.3, 105/2.5 macro, 90/2.5 macro (Bokina), 90-180/4.5 Flat Field Macro, 28-90mm f/2.8-3.5
Carl Zeiss.... 180/2.8, 135/3.5, 85/1.4, 35/2.4 Flektagon, 21/2.8 Distagon
Nikon.... 55/3.5 micro, 50/1.2
Elicar 90/2.5 V-HQ Macro
Zhongyi Speedmaster 85/1.2
Jupiter-9 85/2
Helios.... 58/2 44-3
Hartblei 45/3.5 Super-Rotator TS-PC
Zenitar 16/2.8 fisheye
Samyang 8/3.5 fisheye
Nodal Ninja 4, Neewer leveling tripod base
Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/gazsus/ Website http://garianphotography.co.uk/ |
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007
Posts: 57849
Location: Hungary
Expire: 2025-11-18
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| Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
So many stunning pictures, great idea to start it! I am in love with fisheye lenses too!
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