Samyang 8mm f/3.5 UMC Fish-eye CS II Lens Review
Samyang 8mm f/3.5 UMC Fish-eye CS II Verdict
Even if you discount the fact that this 8mm fisheye is a high quality lens, available for under half the price of equivalents from other manufacturers, this is a very interesting lens. It is capable of producing images with excellent sharpness, the build quality is good, and the removable hood adds extra flexibility, allowing the lens to be used as a partial circular fisheye on full frame cameras. Even the lack of autofocus shouldn’t put you off this lens, as the depth of field available with a fisheye, makes focusing manually incredibly easy.
Samyang 8mm f/3.5 UMC Fish-eye CS II Pros
Outstanding sharpness in the centre when stopped down
Good build quality
Removable hood
Inexpensive
Stereographic projection
Samyang 8mm f/3.5 UMC Fish-eye CS II Cons
Slightly better performance at maximum aperture would’ve made this a great lens, rather than a very good one
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The Samyang 8mm f/3.5 UMC Fish-eye CS II is capable of producing images with excellent sharpness.
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