Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC

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Nov, 2024

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 29 reviews of Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC. The average rating for this product is 3.7/5, compared to an average rating of 4.4/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviews about the reliability and size are on the whole positive. The design and price are also appreciated, but views are divided on the usability.

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On average, users rate this product 72/100 and experts rate this product 80/100.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC

alaTest has collected and analyzed 8 user reviews of Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 2.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. People really like the reliability and size. The design and price also get good views, whereas some have doubts about the usability.

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62% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

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Amazon.com review summary for Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC

alaTest has collected and analyzed 7 user reviews of Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People really like the price. The usability is also mentioned favorably, whereas many are less positive about the size. There are some mixed comments about the reliability.

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71% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Nov, 2024

Expert review by : Matthew Richards (techradar.com)

Samyang 24mm f/1.4 review

Samyang's old-school wideangle prime lens delivers thoroughly modern performance

Super-smooth focus ring ; Good overall image quality ; Value for money

Manual focus and exposure ; less sharp at very wide apertures ; some vignetting wide open

Apart from a lack of sharpness at very wide apertures, image quality is very convincing from this Samyang, making it very good value.

Nov, 2014

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Expert review by : Amateur Photographer (amateurphotographer.co.uk)

Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC review

When using such the shallow depth of field that an f/1.4 lens offers, a manual-focus-only lens is a good reminder of just how useful autofocus is. Even a skilled photographer will find that there are numerous occasions when the manual focus is ‘off' in...

Apr, 2014

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Expert review by : photodo (photodo.com)

REVIEW: Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC Lens Review

Aug, 2012

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Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC Lens Review

This manual focus wide angle lens, offers a fast f/1.4 maximum aperture for a budget price of around £480, Gary Wolstenholme reviews.

Very good value for the price; Excellent sharpness when stopped down; Good build; Good sharpness in the centre stopped down to f/2 or beyond

Pronounced falloff at f/1.4

Jul, 2012

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Expert review by : photozone.de (opticallimits.com)

Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC (EOS) - Full Format Review

It may be a bit embarrassing for the original manufacturers but the Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC manages to produce a quality similar to its roughly double priced counterparts. Admittedly, the 24mm f/1.4 suffers from slightly lower contrast at large...

Jul, 2012

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Expert review by : Szymon Starczewski (lenstip.com)

Samyang 24 mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC

The Korean company Samyang builds its market position slowly but successively. It seems to be a part of their very well-thought-out strategy. They offer manual lenses, most often with short focal lengths in which the lack of autofocus is the least...

very good image quality on stopping down the lens by 1.5 EV ; chromatic aberration well-controlled ; decent work against bright light ; well-corrected coma on APS-C/DX and smaller detectors

real aperture of the lens is much closer to f/1.8 than to f/1.4 or/and wrongconctruction of the diaphragm ; distortion level higher than in the case of its competitors ; slackened manual focus ring ; very high vignetting on full frame ; no contacts in...

Feb, 2012

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Expert review by : Bryan Carnathan (the-digital-picture.com)