Samyang/Rokinon 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye - Page 2

icebat · 8th of March 2010 (Mon)

Like Willy b said, this lens is designed for croppers. All the shots I've posted have been from a crop. I'm kinda scared to mount it on the 5d. It would be so wide, I could probably see my knuckles in every shot.

willy b · 8th of March 2010 (Mon)

Well... I've just bought this lens

FOr anybody that isn't sure, please look at this Flickr group. It may however cost you £180/$220 (ish)
http://www.flickr.com/groups/fish-eye/

Literally can't wait for it now!!

jerryr56 · 9th of March 2010 (Tue)

I have the ProOptic version, $290 from Adorama. Here's a barnyard shot:

IMG_2736.jpg

jerryr56 · 9th of March 2010 (Tue)

I tried the lens on an old Elan 35mm film camera, and it does go a bit wider, though there's vignetting caused by the built-in lens hood. I don't believe the focal length is really 8mm, the results look very close to the 10mm Sigma diagonal fisheye for crop cameras. The optics and build quality on this lens are as good as any -- the low cost is because of the lack of autofocus and auto-aperture (which I don't miss on this lens.) Also, if anything goes wrong, it's probably a throw-away... but it's so simple, I don't expect any problems.

Here's a shot of the sky using the film camera, with the vignetting cropped out:

Image000023.JPG

icebat · 10th of March 2010 (Wed)

Konrado84 · 12th of March 2010 (Fri)

4 first are "HDR's". 3 exp, handheld
5 is cropped from 5D II

willy b · 12th of March 2010 (Fri)

^^^
wow, 2nd and 3rd and great! What HDR software did you use? I'm thinking I may need to invest, as looking at shots it seems that this lens works very well with HDR.

Konrado84 · 12th of March 2010 (Fri)

Quote:

Originally Posted by willy b

^^^
wow, 2nd and 3rd and great! What HDR software did you use? I'm thinking I may need to invest, as looking at shots it seems that this lens works very well with HDR.

Thanks, I used Photomatix, next some PS (curves and some actions) to make colors more saturated.

willy b · 12th of March 2010 (Fri)

Thats cool, I have the trial version on Photomatix, but I may have to get the full version soon...

Konrado84 · 12th of March 2010 (Fri)

Quote:

Originally Posted by willy b

Thats cool, I have the trial version on Photomatix, but I may have to get the full version soon...

In my opinion it's a good software. I've tried also other popular HDR soft, but Photomatix seems to be the best for me.

There is also some new program, MACHINERY, which is developed by the member of canon-board.info, I didn't use it but maybe you should try it if you like this kind of photos?

http://canon-board.info/showthread.php?t=48205

kirschplunder · 12th of March 2010 (Fri)

Konrado84, very nice pics! Those are on your 40D, right?

Konrado84 · 12th of March 2010 (Fri)

Quote:

Originally Posted by kirschplunder

Konrado84, very nice pics! Those are on your 40D, right?

Thx.
Yes, pics from my 40D.
I remember it was very cold day, about -4 F but no problems with gear.

Axxe · 15th of March 2010 (Mon)

So, the pro-optic version is the only one available new?

willy b · 16th of March 2010 (Tue)

Got mine yesterday

I love it. I thought I would really struggle with the manual focus, however it doesn't really seem a major issue. Seems that if you put the lens at F8 then you don't need to focus "that" much.

Anyway here is a shot I have been wanting to do for ages...

shaolinmonk · 16th of March 2010 (Tue)

Quote:

Originally Posted by willy b

Got mine yesterday

I love it. I thought I would really struggle with the manual focus, however it doesn't really seem a major issue. Seems that if you put the lens at F8 then you don't need to focus "that" much.

Anyway here is a shot I have been wanting to do for ages...

lol nice.. i'm gonna try that too!

8th of March 2010 (Mon)	#16
icebat Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lurking in the 5d thread. Posts: 1,262 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Samyang/Rokinon 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye Like Willy b said, this lens is designed for croppers. All the shots I've posted have been from a crop. I'm kinda scared to mount it on the 5d. It would be so wide, I could probably see my knuckles in every shot. __________________ Flickr 500px Instagram -Sean x100, Canon 5D, 24-105 f/4L, Σ 50 f/1.4, 580 ex II

8th of March 2010 (Mon)	#17
willy b Cream of the Crop Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: London Posts: 6,433 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Samyang/Rokinon 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye Well... I've just bought this lens FOr anybody that isn't sure, please look at this Flickr group. It may however cost you £180/$220 (ish) http://www.flickr.com/groups/fish-eye/ Literally can't wait for it now!! __________________ Gear List & 2012. A Photo a day.

9th of March 2010 (Tue)	#18
jerryr56 Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 105	Re: Samyang/Rokinon 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye I have the ProOptic version, $290 from Adorama. Here's a barnyard shot: IMG_2736.jpg __________________ picasaweb.google.com/jerryrussell56

9th of March 2010 (Tue)	#19
jerryr56 Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 105	Re: Samyang/Rokinon 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye I tried the lens on an old Elan 35mm film camera, and it does go a bit wider, though there's vignetting caused by the built-in lens hood. I don't believe the focal length is really 8mm, the results look very close to the 10mm Sigma diagonal fisheye for crop cameras. The optics and build quality on this lens are as good as any -- the low cost is because of the lack of autofocus and auto-aperture (which I don't miss on this lens.) Also, if anything goes wrong, it's probably a throw-away... but it's so simple, I don't expect any problems. Here's a shot of the sky using the film camera, with the vignetting cropped out: Image000023.JPG __________________ picasaweb.google.com/jerryrussell56

10th of March 2010 (Wed)	#20
icebat Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lurking in the 5d thread. Posts: 1,262 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Samyang/Rokinon 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye __________________ Flickr 500px Instagram -Sean x100, Canon 5D, 24-105 f/4L, Σ 50 f/1.4, 580 ex II

12th of March 2010 (Fri)	#21
Konrado84 Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Poland Posts: 76 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Samyang/Rokinon 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye 4 first are "HDR's". 3 exp, handheld 5 is cropped from 5D II

12th of March 2010 (Fri)	#26
kirschplunder Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 8	Re: Samyang/Rokinon 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye Konrado84, very nice pics! Those are on your 40D, right?

15th of March 2010 (Mon)	#28
Axxe Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Ontario Posts: 20	Re: Samyang/Rokinon 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye So, the pro-optic version is the only one available new? __________________ Gripped 450D \| 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 IS \| 50 f/1.8 \| 70-200 f/2.8 EX \| 679Baton

16th of March 2010 (Tue)	#29
willy b Cream of the Crop Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: London Posts: 6,433 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Samyang/Rokinon 8 mm f/3.5 Aspherical IF MC Fish-eye Got mine yesterday I love it. I thought I would really struggle with the manual focus, however it doesn't really seem a major issue. Seems that if you put the lens at F8 then you don't need to focus "that" much. Anyway here is a shot I have been wanting to do for ages... __________________ Gear List & 2012. A Photo a day.

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