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Review on Samyang SY12M Ultra Cameras Silver by Adam Gambel

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great wide angle lens for A6000

I've been using this lens for about 6 months and I can safely say it's one of my favorite lenses I've used. Originally I have Bought this lens for my Sony A6000 for a trip to Japan as I was expecting to see narrow streets and tall buildings.The 12mm focal length and F2.0 aperture is such a great combination that it never stopped capturing what I wanted and what I had in mind, rain, light Looking at the photos at night they are surprisingly sharp around f4.0 and even at f2.0 you only see a slight vignetting in the corners I didn't use a lens hood very often either, so I basically left it without a bag.As far as manual focus goes, it's almost a set and forget about it with such a long focal length. Just set it to infinity and it will basically keep everything in focus (not quite until it stops spinning, but slightly to the left t L shape on the body as it approaches infinity). I recommend this lens for those who want to photograph cityscapes, landscapes, real estate, etc. It's really not intended for portraits or group photos, as distortion is undesirable. Therefore.

Pros
  • 98.9 degree / 18mm FOV (equivalent to 35mm
Cons
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Comments (8)

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February 02, 2023
ease of use for a manual lens
January 31, 2023
Good but not great. I returned it.
January 30, 2023
Great lens for landscape and astrophotagraphy
January 25, 2023
So far I couldn't be more pleased with this
December 19, 2022
Great Wide Angle Lens for the A6000
December 10, 2022
Very good for the price!!
December 01, 2022
Good value, wide-angle prime lens
October 17, 2022
My favorite lens on an Sony A6000