Samyang Rokinon Vivitar 14 2.8 lens

Thx for all the input, guys. Seems like I have been using the lens in wrong ways.

So here what I have been doing:

1. Always use live view for framing and focusing. So far no problem with that.
2. Have tried shooting with P, M, A and S, set the ISO to AUTO, live view will display correctly, but can't control the ISO.
3. Anyway, just realised that I have doing much complaining and not enough shooting. Will use the lens in the weekend, and will share more pictures, instead of more "downing".
4. Thank guys!

cheers,

Mookalafalas wrote in post #14900763
Sorry, man, but I can't really follow you. As far as I know there is no such thing as an "Auto-Exposure" chip. Light still comes through the lens and hits the sensor, and the camera decides the shutter speed the same as with any other lens. When you shoot, don't set it on "M"! Put it on "A" and the camera will set the shutter speed--it is only aperture and focus you have to worry about, and even these not much. If you are outdoors, crank the aperture to 5.6 for a really nice deep depth of field where most stuff will be in focus. I always set my ring to about 1.2 meters and everything is in focus from about 3 feet to infinite. When I got this camera I was worried about manual focus and such, but it turned out to the easiest lens of all to use. Never a missed focus I don't even have to look through the viewfinder when I shoot, so it is good for stealthy street work.

Dilemma: Nice WWII aircraft (F8F Bearcat) sitting just beyond a chain link fence.

Solution: Set the Roki 14mm to f8, focus to near infinity, set 2 second timer, mount on monopod, raise above fence for the shot.

It's been too long since I used this lens...

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A before-and-after edit in LR4. From the same set as the big pano that I posted above.

Leaning over a countertop full of equipment, holding the camera at arm's length about forehead height, trying to get the whole sandwich case unobstructed in one shot.

The lens profile did a lot of the work, then I did a fair amount of further perspective correction in the Manual correction pane.

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Is there a lens profile for this lens? I've been using the Canon 14mm f2.8 II lens profile.

Bokeh shots!

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Corfu Island, Greece!

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M_Six wrote in post #14909161
Is there a lens profile for this lens? I've been using the Canon 14mm f2.8 II lens profile.

I got the ones for the 5D3 that were linked a page or two ago in this thread:
https://photography-on-the.net …p=14826368&post​count=1738

I'm sure there MUST be one for the sensor in the 7D/60D/T3i, but I don't know where it is. If you find it, please let us know so I can use it for my 60D.

Harvest

Wondering if anyone had successfully chipped their Samyang 14mm with the *EURO* ETTL AF Confirm EMF Program Chip for Canon (bought mine from Ebay here) and what you think of it? I'd just finished putting mine directly onto the lens mount using Scotch mounting tape (same as thick double sticky tape and didn't have to use a credit card to shim it like many of you did here) and finally was able to program it successfully...it took the better part of the day yesterday. I am noticing that the aperture in the EXIF doesn't change at all and stay at the same one I'd set it to (which is f/4.0), ie. correspond to the actual aperture the images were shot at. I'm guessing this is the case with this chip, although I've seen lots of other people successfully had correct aperture displayed in the EXIF in all of their images shot with the Samyang 14mm. Perhaps they're using another chip? the Optix V5+ ? Can anyone confirm this? Also, does anyone knows how to change the lens info in EXIF to read just "14mm" instead of "14-14mm"? Thanks.

I posted a question in the Lens Section, but got few responses, so I figured I'd ask the experts.

I'm deciding between a few cheap UWA lenses (under $1000). I can get a used Samyang 14mm for cheap.

The question I have for you is: did you find yourself (after getting this lens) not using or even selling your other UWA lenses? Is this more fun than a UWA zoom like the 17-40L or Tokina's UWAs?

I'm planning to get a FF UWA for some landscapes here and there. I only shoot for fun and ultra wide shots make up the fewest number of my pictures.

However, I'll probably be getting into club photography in the future and don't know whether just having this Samyang will cut it or not.

Wow, The Roman baths! How did you like the city?