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MatthewOsbornePhotography
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 Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 9:52 am Post subject: Samyang 24mm f1.4 on D800: Fashion - It can be very good! |
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MatthewOsbornePhotography wrote:
Here is a shot from the studio shoot last night with model Georgie - Nikon D800 fashion photography using Samyang 24mm f1.4.
Samyang 24/1.4 by MatthewOsbornePhotography_, on Flickr
I have a bit of a love / hate relationship with this lens. It is not as sharp as the Samyang 85, 35 or 14mm wide open but stopped down it is easily sharp enough and is a useful focal length.
I wrote more thoughts on it here if interested - http://matthewosbornephotography.wordpress.com/2013/10/28/samyang-24mm-f1-4-on-d800/
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Excalibur
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| Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 10:11 am Post subject: |
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Excalibur wrote:
Looks a very good combo in the right situations.
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Phenix jc
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| Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 10:15 am Post subject: |
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Phenix jc wrote:
Good to hear. And to see. Beautifull samples
But if we buy this lens, it's for the f1.4, isn't ?
On this point, reviews are not "enthusiastic"...
(I'll stick with the nFD L)
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Oldhand
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| Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 11:06 am Post subject: |
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Oldhand wrote:
Very nice Matthew.
It is clearly a superior lens stopped down.
Lovely model.
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MatthewOsbornePhotography
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| Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 11:11 am Post subject: Wide open |
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MatthewOsbornePhotography wrote:
| Phenix jc wrote: |
Good to hear. And to see. Beautifull samples
But if we buy this lens, it's for the f1.4, isn't ?
On this point, reviews are not "enthusiastic"...
(I'll stick with the nFD L) |
Thanks
Yes if you want a fast Samyang lens to shoot wide open get the 35mm or 85mm f1.4 as they are both fantastic.
..and yes I would normally only buy f1.4 lenses to shoot them wide open. I acquired this lens rather than bought it.
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Phenix jc
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| Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 11:40 am Post subject: |
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Phenix jc wrote:
Yes, I've the 85mm.
I know that the 35mm is fantastic...But what a monster !
I prefer largely the little (inferior) Nikkor 
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ForenSeil
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| Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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ForenSeil wrote:
Very good series with the Samyang!
Is the Canon FD L better? The Samyang 24/1.4 is on my wishlist for astro-photography as in the few astro samples I've found the Samyang seemed to be visibly better than the Canon. But there was no recording about the used aperture though.
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Phenix jc
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Phenix jc wrote:
Here's a comparison by an astro-photographer with the EF L II :
http://lehenaffpix.blogspot.fr/2012/12/test-comparatif-canon-24-mm-14-l-ii-vs.html
The Samyang is really good from f2.8 !
(previous test : http://lehenaffpix.blogspot.fr/2012/03/test-review-samyang-24-mm-14.html )
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brody
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brody wrote:
Hey Matt, I just received my own Sam 24/T1.5 that I won in a photo contest and it's starting to exceed all my expectations. I've read on many forums that each copy of this 24 is different (especially sharpness-wise) and it's got maybe the worst quality control of all Samyang lenses, but I must have gotten lucky with my copy, because it seems sharper than my 85/1.4 and at least as sharp as my 35/1.4. Maybe they improved the quality control with the cine versions. Anyways, I'm gonna shoot with it for a while, but I'm tempted to just sell both my 14/2.8 and 35/1.4 and keep the 24/1.4 as the only wide angle lens, because I can never be bothered to carry both of them around.
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Samyang 14/2.8
Samyang 35/1.4
Samyang 85/1.4
Helios 44 (the oldest SHINY chrome version)
Helios 44-2 (1969 prototype with sn. N0000xxx)
Nikkor 105/2.8 AF-D Micro
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kenetik
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kenetik wrote:
Beautiful shot. I've looked at your photography before on your website, you do excellent work! The lens definitely holds up. Samyang's recent lenses all look to have good results based on what I've been reading/seeing.
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