ePhotozine: Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE II Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 3, 2022


Samyang AF 35mm F1.4 FE II:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Samyang Lens Station:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

The Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE II is just one of many third-party lenses that will give you a lot of bang for your buck that have been designed to meet or beat first-party lenses in some or all areas of performance. ePhotozine published its full review of the Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE II which you can read here or you can check out the excerpt below:

Samyang has done it again, achieving an enviable balance between quality and cost that is a winning combination and duly receives the accolade of Editor’s Choice.

Pros

  • Excellent and very even sharpness
  • Low CA
  • Modest vignetting
  • Low flare
  • Smooth bokeh
  • High-quality construction
  • Optional Lens Station
  • Programmable mode and focus lock controls
  • Weather sealing against light rain, snow and dust
  • Keen pricing

Cons

  • Some barrel distortion

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SAB: Astrhori 85mm f/2.8 TS-E Macro Review

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 2, 2022


The Astrhori 85mm f/2.8 TS-E Macro is a new affordable shift lens option for E-mount and Sony Alpha Blog posted a lengthy review of the lens here. The lens has a lot of pros without many drawbacks as you can see below. If you want to give the Astrhori 85mm f/2.8 TS-E Macro a try you can find one on Amazon.

Pros

  • Very Good sharpness for macro
  • Very good build quality
  • Very good bokeh balls and soft background blur
  • Very Good tilt mechanism
  • Macro 1:1
  • Good color rendition
  • Clickless aperture
  • Low Distortion
  • Price
  • Resistance to flare

Average

  • Sharpness wide open above 1m
  • Vignetting
  • Chromatic aberrations wide open

Cons

  • Size and weight
  • No tilt coverage for full frame
  • Focusing ring : only 10° between 1m and infinity

Astrhori 85mm f/2.8 TS-E Macro: Amazon

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DXO: Sigma 90mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary Reviewed

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 1, 2022


Sigma 90mm f/2.8 DG DN | Contemporary:
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DXO published its full Sigma 90mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary review and it should come as no surprise that the lens performs quite well especially when taking price, size, and weight into consideration. You can read the full review here or see the DXO score and excerpts below:

Not everyone wants large and heavy high-speed lenses, so there’s clearly an opportunity for compact high-quality primes… no surprise to see Sigma offering something a little different with the Sigma 90 mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary lens. Despite some slight shortcomings, many of which can be overcome with software correction, image quality is very good overall. What’s more, if portraiture is your thing, thanks to its small size, great build, and relatively affordable pricing, the Sigma 90 mm F2.8 DG DN | Contemporary looks like a super-compelling option.

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Sony ECM-B10 Reviews

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 1, 2022


Sony ECM-B10: B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

The Sony ECM-B10 was announced last month, but now there are some reviews to share and I have included them below:

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Samyang AF 24-70mm f/2.8 FE Firmware Update V3

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 30, 2022


Samyang AF 24-70mm f/2.8 FE:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Samyang Lens Station:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Samyang released an update for the Samyang AF 24-70mm f/2.8 FE that has some minor improvements which you can check out below. You can download the update here.

Update Details & History
AF 24-70mm F2.8 FE

Version3
Date2022-06-28
Details– Improved video mode performance on Sony α7MⅡ

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Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE II Firmware V2 Released

By Louis Ferreira | Published: June 30, 2022


Samyang AF 35mm F1.4 FE II:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama
Samyang Lens Station:
B&H Photo / Amazon / Adorama

Samyang released an update for the Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE II that has some minor improvements which you can check out below. You can download the update here.

Update Details & History
AF 35mm F1.4 FE II

Version2
Date2022-06-28
Details– Improved video mode performance on Sony α7MⅡ
– Improved operation stability

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