📸 Canon Black Samyang SY24M-C 24mm f/1.4 Wide Angle Lens Review

I am only writing this as a warning to others who have not studied Samyang/Rokinon/Bower quality control. This lens can be great, especially for astrophotography. However, you should definitely test the lens upon receipt. My copy was poorly assembled. This makes it decentered. This results in uneven distortion and softness on the right, while the rest of the image is sharp across the flat plane. Be sure to check when you receive a copy or your images may be damaged by the time it's too…

I only give 5 stars for what I use it for which is astrophotography. It's very sharp and clean edge to edge. I've read a lot of issues Lenses are not of the same quality so check carefully upon receipt I have ordered 24mm and 14mm and received two very good copies of these lenses I consider myself lucky to have received two good copies with what I have read .I've used them for day shots and the contrast is very flat, there is no autofocus which is good for astrophotography but bad for day.They…

TL,DR: Good image quality, questionable sharpness at widest aperture, questionable build quality (buy the film version) Me, interested as a hobbyist me the following properties of this lens: - wide angle, but without distortion - extremely wide open aperture. The disadvantages of this lens are well documented. It's not very sharp at f1.4, but not unsuitable for photos and videos. It gets really sharp between f2 and f2.8. Is it worth paying for an f1.4 lens that doesn't produce sharpness at such