Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye

The Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS is a fisheye lens produced by the Korean company since 2014, it is suitable for FF and APSC format cameras, and is also compatible with a large number of camera brands. Focus is manual only and there is no image stabilization. The shooting angle, as with almost all fisheyes, is 180 degrees while the minimum focusing distance is 20 centimetres. The lens hood is built-in and cannot be removed. Weight and dimensions are comparable to lenses of the same category, so they are not limiting. The materials and workmanship are of good quality and give resistance and durability. The images taken are sharp and have faithful colours. The distortions are not excessive and can be easily removed in PP. Flare, chromatic aberrations or other image defects are totally manageable and do not cause problems. The aperture ring is present on the barrel, this is convenient as all the operation of the lens is manual; the focus ring could be imprecise and not very smooth. The Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fisheye is a lens suitable for all photographers looking for a good performing fisheye that does not require a large financial outlay. It can be used effectively by both professionals and amateurs and the cost when new is not an insurmountable limit. For those who want to save further, there is the possibility of finding it used, thus obtaining a significant saving.