Samyang 135mm f/2.0 Ed UMC Lens For Nikon F Mount With AE Chip
The 135mm f/2.0 ED UMC Lens from Smayang is a manual focus telephoto prime lens useful for portraiture and most telephoto applications. Its fast f/2.0 maximum aperture is effective in low light and enables shallow depth of field control. With a rounded 9-blade diaphragm, shallow depth of field imaging will be rendered with pleasing out-of-focus highlights. Compatible with both full frame and APS-C format mirrorless E mount cameras, this lens provides a 35mm focal length equivalence of 202.5mm when used on APS-C cameras. Its minimum focus distance is 2.6'. The optical design includes one extra-low dispersion lens element to control chromatic aberration, contributing to sharp, color-accurate imaging, and each of its lens elements features Ultra Multi-Coating to improve light transmission and reduce ghosting and flare. An internal focus system prevents the front end from rotating which allows more effective use of variable filters. A durable metal barrel with a wide focus ring and manual aperture control ring offer tactile control over focus and exposure. An included, removable lens hood deters stray light from entering the lens, while protecting it from accidental impact and precipitation.
The 135mm f/2.0 ED UMC Lens from Smayang is a manual focus telephoto prime lens useful for portraiture and most telephoto applications. Its fast f/2.0 maximum aperture is effective in low light and enables shallow depth of field control. With a rounded 9-blade diaphragm, shallow depth of field imaging will be rendered with pleasing out-of-focus highlights. Compatible with both full frame and APS-C format mirrorless E mount cameras, this lens provides a 35mm focal length equivalence of 202.5mm when used on APS-C cameras. Its minimum focus distance is 2.6'. The optical design includes one extra-low dispersion lens element to control chromatic aberration, contributing to sharp, color-accurate imaging, and each of its lens elements features Ultra Multi-Coating to improve light transmission and reduce ghosting and flare. An internal focus system prevents the front end from rotating which allows more effective use of variable filters. A durable metal barrel with a wide focus ring and manual aperture control ring offer tactile control over focus and exposure. An included, removable lens hood deters stray light from entering the lens, while protecting it from accidental impact and precipitation.
The 135mm f/2.0 ED UMC Lens from Smayang is a manual focus telephoto prime lens useful for portraiture and most telephoto applications. Its fast f/2.0 maximum aperture is effective in low light and enables shallow depth of field control. With a rounded 9-blade diaphragm, shallow depth of field imaging will be rendered with pleasing out-of-focus highlights. Compatible with both full frame and APS-C format mirrorless E mount cameras, this lens provides a 35mm focal length equivalence of 202.5mm when used on APS-C cameras. Its minimum focus distance is 2.6'. The optical design includes one extra-low dispersion lens element to control chromatic aberration, contributing to sharp, color-accurate imaging, and each of its lens elements features Ultra Multi-Coating to improve light transmission and reduce ghosting and flare. An internal focus system prevents the front end from rotating which allows more effective use of variable filters. A durable metal barrel with a wide focus ring and manual aperture control ring offer tactile control over focus and exposure. An included, removable lens hood deters stray light from entering the lens, while protecting it from accidental impact and precipitation.
The 135mm f/2.0 ED UMC Lens from Smayang is a manual focus telephoto prime lens useful for portraiture and most telephoto applications. Its fast f/2.0 maximum aperture is effective in low light and enables shallow depth of field control. With a rounded 9-blade diaphragm, shallow depth of field imaging will be rendered with pleasing out-of-focus highlights. Compatible with both full frame and APS-C format mirrorless E mount cameras, this lens provides a 35mm focal length equivalence of 202.5mm when used on APS-C cameras. Its minimum focus distance is 2.6'. The optical design includes one extra-low dispersion lens element to control chromatic aberration, contributing to sharp, color-accurate imaging, and each of its lens elements features Ultra Multi-Coating to improve light transmission and reduce ghosting and flare. An internal focus system prevents the front end from rotating which allows more effective use of variable filters. A durable metal barrel with a wide focus ring and manual aperture control ring offer tactile control over focus and exposure. An included, removable lens hood deters stray light from entering the lens, while protecting it from accidental impact and precipitation.
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Samyang 135mm f/2.0 ED UMC Telephoto Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
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I have been doing astrophotography since 2006 through various telescopes. Just started doing it with my EOS 70-200mm f2.8L IS II which works well. The Samyang 135mm f2 blows it away. Pinpoint stars to the frame edges wide open. Very crisp images. I have read complaints about difficulty focusing this lens. You just need patience. I use software FWHM focus assist and it takes me a few minutes to get to the minimum values. It takes a very very small movement of the focus ring to go from excellent to bad focus. Once focused, I notice no noticeable thermal contraction related focus drift throughout the evenings even with an ambient temperature drop of 30 deg. F. The attached image is a single autoguided 10 minute calibrated frame using a ZWO ASI2600MC through an Ha ... MoreI have been doing astrophotography since 2006 through various telescopes. Just started doing it with my EOS 70-200mm f2.8L IS II which works well. The Samyang 135mm f2 blows it away. Pinpoint stars to the frame edges wide open. Very crisp images. I have read complaints about difficulty focusing this lens. You just need patience. I use software FWHM focus assist and it takes me a few minutes to get to the minimum values. It takes a very very small movement of the focus ring to go from excellent to bad focus. Once focused, I notice no noticeable thermal contraction related focus drift throughout the evenings even with an ambient temperature drop of 30 deg. F. The attached image is a single autoguided 10 minute calibrated frame using a ZWO ASI2600MC through an Ha filter. I highly recommend this lens as well as theAstrodymium Ring System for Rokinon/Samyang 135mm Lens.
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I would have given this 5 stars in a heartbeat, image quality, and build certainly deserves it. I just had a crazy hard time getting it in razor sharp infinity focus. I'm sure it was partially my abilities. Just seems to have a very short focus throw. Imperceptible movements had me jumping over that sweet spot, to the point of annoying frustration. Once dialed in it's worth every penny. Buy it! The astrophotography enthusiasts love itFor a good reason.
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If this lens was auto-focus at this price point, I believe it would be extremely popular. I had so much fun with this lens today doing portraits and got more keepers than usual. Forgot to use the lens hood... Forgot to set IBIS to 135mm... My results were above my normal expectations (more keepers even against AF lenses).Bokeh is dreamy/creamy once the subject separation is a few feet apart but there was some busyness with pine needle mulch when doing macro like shots of single flowers.Colors (out of body jpeg) were punchy in the foreground but subdued in the background enhancing the bokeh imho and lending a look. I feel like my Sigma 85mm f1.4 would have kept the colors punchy in the background even as it does its smoothy magic.I did a few astro shots in less ... MoreIf this lens was auto-focus at this price point, I believe it would be extremely popular. I had so much fun with this lens today doing portraits and got more keepers than usual. Forgot to use the lens hood... Forgot to set IBIS to 135mm... My results were above my normal expectations (more keepers even against AF lenses).Bokeh is dreamy/creamy once the subject separation is a few feet apart but there was some busyness with pine needle mulch when doing macro like shots of single flowers.Colors (out of body jpeg) were punchy in the foreground but subdued in the background enhancing the bokeh imho and lending a look. I feel like my Sigma 85mm f1.4 would have kept the colors punchy in the background even as it does its smoothy magic.I did a few astro shots in less than ideal situation (light pollution). It never focused past infinity so I can't be sure that my copy focuses exactly to infinity but it can't be that far off based on the results.I know that people love vintage lenses for a unique look, this lens seems to provide a unique look and just a bit retro perhaps. This lens never seemed clinical.Since there are no electrical contacts there is no in body correction for vignetting. I didn't realize there was *any* vignetting until looking at some astro shots where clearly the light pollution was not uniform but I've seen many a MF lens that is way, way worse.Anyone who's used the Rokinon 12mm APS-C knows that sometimes a MF lens can really win your heart.Maybe give this lens a look unless you need AF for sports/action.Oh yeah, I haven't tried with other lenses yet, but just messing around as I'm learning so I was happy with video manual focusing switching between subjects and trying to be smooth. I would definitely need practice but it seems like it could be done.
| Focal Length | 135mm |
| Maximum Aperture | f/2 |
| Minimum Aperture | f/22 |
| Lens Mount | Nikon F |
| Lens Format Coverage | Full-Frame |
Samyang 135mm f/2.0 ED UMC Telephoto Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
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Samyang 135mm f/2.0 ED UMC Telephoto Lens for Pentax Digital SLR Cameras
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Samyang 135mm F2.0 Full Frame Telephoto Lens (sony E)
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Samyang 135mm F2.0 ED UMC Telephoto Lens for Canon EF - SY135M-C
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Samyang 135mm F2.0 Ed Umc Telephoto Lens For Canon Ef - Sy135m-c
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I have been doing astrophotography since 2006 through various telescopes. Just started doing it with my EOS 70-200mm f2.8L IS II which works well. The Samyang 135mm f2 blows it away. Pinpoint stars to the frame edges wide open. Very crisp images. I have read complaints about difficulty focusing this lens. You just need patience. I use software FWHM focus assist and it takes me a few minutes to get to the minimum values. It takes a very very small movement of the focus ring to go from excellent to bad focus. Once focused, I notice no noticeable thermal contraction related focus drift throughout the evenings even with an ambient temperature drop of 30 deg. F. The attached image is a single autoguided 10 minute calibrated frame using a ZWO ASI2600MC through an Ha ... MoreI have been doing astrophotography since 2006 through various telescopes. Just started doing it with my EOS 70-200mm f2.8L IS II which works well. The Samyang 135mm f2 blows it away. Pinpoint stars to the frame edges wide open. Very crisp images. I have read complaints about difficulty focusing this lens. You just need patience. I use software FWHM focus assist and it takes me a few minutes to get to the minimum values. It takes a very very small movement of the focus ring to go from excellent to bad focus. Once focused, I notice no noticeable thermal contraction related focus drift throughout the evenings even with an ambient temperature drop of 30 deg. F. The attached image is a single autoguided 10 minute calibrated frame using a ZWO ASI2600MC through an Ha filter. I highly recommend this lens as well as theAstrodymium Ring System for Rokinon/Samyang 135mm Lens.
I would have given this 5 stars in a heartbeat, image quality, and build certainly deserves it. I just had a crazy hard time getting it in razor sharp infinity focus. I'm sure it was partially my abilities. Just seems to have a very short focus throw. Imperceptible movements had me jumping over that sweet spot, to the point of annoying frustration. Once dialed in it's worth every penny. Buy it! The astrophotography enthusiasts love itFor a good reason.
If this lens was auto-focus at this price point, I believe it would be extremely popular. I had so much fun with this lens today doing portraits and got more keepers than usual. Forgot to use the lens hood... Forgot to set IBIS to 135mm... My results were above my normal expectations (more keepers even against AF lenses).Bokeh is dreamy/creamy once the subject separation is a few feet apart but there was some busyness with pine needle mulch when doing macro like shots of single flowers.Colors (out of body jpeg) were punchy in the foreground but subdued in the background enhancing the bokeh imho and lending a look. I feel like my Sigma 85mm f1.4 would have kept the colors punchy in the background even as it does its smoothy magic.I did a few astro shots in less ... MoreIf this lens was auto-focus at this price point, I believe it would be extremely popular. I had so much fun with this lens today doing portraits and got more keepers than usual. Forgot to use the lens hood... Forgot to set IBIS to 135mm... My results were above my normal expectations (more keepers even against AF lenses).Bokeh is dreamy/creamy once the subject separation is a few feet apart but there was some busyness with pine needle mulch when doing macro like shots of single flowers.Colors (out of body jpeg) were punchy in the foreground but subdued in the background enhancing the bokeh imho and lending a look. I feel like my Sigma 85mm f1.4 would have kept the colors punchy in the background even as it does its smoothy magic.I did a few astro shots in less than ideal situation (light pollution). It never focused past infinity so I can't be sure that my copy focuses exactly to infinity but it can't be that far off based on the results.I know that people love vintage lenses for a unique look, this lens seems to provide a unique look and just a bit retro perhaps. This lens never seemed clinical.Since there are no electrical contacts there is no in body correction for vignetting. I didn't realize there was *any* vignetting until looking at some astro shots where clearly the light pollution was not uniform but I've seen many a MF lens that is way, way worse.Anyone who's used the Rokinon 12mm APS-C knows that sometimes a MF lens can really win your heart.Maybe give this lens a look unless you need AF for sports/action.Oh yeah, I haven't tried with other lenses yet, but just messing around as I'm learning so I was happy with video manual focusing switching between subjects and trying to be smooth. I would definitely need practice but it seems like it could be done.
I bought this lens for deep sky astrophotography, on the recommendation of numerous other astrophotographers. So far, the quality has been excellent. I haven't noticed any distortion or artifact. I will be using it a lot more on a star tracker, but the weather hasn't been cooperating.
I recently purchased this lens from B&H --- great company. At first I had trouble getting it to focus on long distance objects. To be honest, I freaked out and thought I had purchased a lemon. I was thinking about returning it but decided to experiment with the lens to make sure it was the lens and not me. Well it turned out to be me. I was turning the focus all the way to the left assuming that was infinity. On this lens it's not. Instead it's the L symbol. When you line up the center focus indicator to the vertical part of the L symbol the image snaps into very impressive clarity. This is an excellent manual focus lens.
Nothing but great things to say about this lens, it's every bit as good as the hype suggests and for a fraction of what other manufacturers charge for a similar lens.Some may complain that this focal length is better suited to an auto-focusing system and they're not wrong. For portrait work, AF is a massive advantage, but if you're shooting landscapes at infinity or taking your time composing a shot you'll appreciate the stiff but smooth/linear movement of the manual focus ring and the clicks of the aperture ring.Other reviews cite how this lens is heavy and unbalanced on an a7 body and they're not wrong. It's a massive lens with a lot of glass and it's not surprising it's heavy. For me, personally, that's a non-issue. Almost all of my shots are on a tripod as I ... MoreNothing but great things to say about this lens, it's every bit as good as the hype suggests and for a fraction of what other manufacturers charge for a similar lens.Some may complain that this focal length is better suited to an auto-focusing system and they're not wrong. For portrait work, AF is a massive advantage, but if you're shooting landscapes at infinity or taking your time composing a shot you'll appreciate the stiff but smooth/linear movement of the manual focus ring and the clicks of the aperture ring.Other reviews cite how this lens is heavy and unbalanced on an a7 body and they're not wrong. It's a massive lens with a lot of glass and it's not surprising it's heavy. For me, personally, that's a non-issue. Almost all of my shots are on a tripod as I shoot landscapes and astrophotography so the balance or weight never comes into play expect in my bag hiking around, which the weight of this isn't so much that I wish I had something lighter.So with those 2 things a non-issue, all I can say is that the lens is sharp at basically every aperture during the day and for astro work I'm typically stopping down to like f/2.4 or f/2.8 and getting incredible results from a lens that now stopped down is as fast as other glass in my kit wide open. It's a new focal length for me (prior, 50mm was as long as I ever shot with) but I'm enjoying it a great deal in large part because this lens is a real joy to shoot and has performed very well.My only gripe is that the focus at infinity is not at the hard stop but slightly before. Again, as a tripod shooter who carefully measures twice and cuts once it's a non-issue and with the focus peaking on the a7 series it shouldn't be an issue for anyone. But, I do have to use some gaffer tape to lock the lens at infinity when I've found focus as rarely will I shoot closer. Oh and the lens cap on the mount isn't stellar but I always replace the end cap with a Sony OEM one, including on all my Loxia lenses, so no biggie.If you're in the market and you can deal with the manual focus, I wouldn't worry about the balance whatsoever and I strongly recommend giving this lens a try!
In term of performance to cost ratio, this lens blows any currently available 135mm f/2 lens, yes, even Zeiss. You will only see the difference between this and the Zeiss under serious pixel peeping. This lens is extremely sharp even wide open. Furthermore, lens flare and CA are controlled extremely well.For those who are weary of manual focus, I would suggest a focusing screen for your camera. I don't use one, but if you would like the IQ performance without your mere mortal wallet/bank account being obliterated, a focusing screen is the way to go. I learned on an older Nikon FG so manual focusing in not a big deal to me. As you can see in my sample photos, I shot my little girl running around, however, this is from years of MF practice.The down side of this ... MoreIn term of performance to cost ratio, this lens blows any currently available 135mm f/2 lens, yes, even Zeiss. You will only see the difference between this and the Zeiss under serious pixel peeping. This lens is extremely sharp even wide open. Furthermore, lens flare and CA are controlled extremely well.For those who are weary of manual focus, I would suggest a focusing screen for your camera. I don't use one, but if you would like the IQ performance without your mere mortal wallet/bank account being obliterated, a focusing screen is the way to go. I learned on an older Nikon FG so manual focusing in not a big deal to me. As you can see in my sample photos, I shot my little girl running around, however, this is from years of MF practice.The down side of this lens is that is not weather sealed in any way, that may be the deal breaker for some. Also, although it is a hefty lens, when you feel the build quality and compare it to a Zeiss, Canon L, or Nikon N glass, you will notice a serious difference, and, in my opinion, this is where the cost savings is at. That's about the only negative in my book.I am explicitly divulging that I have banged my copy up a little without any issue, damage to the lens itself, or any kind of negative result to performance. I do 90% portraiture work so this may not work for photo field operatives.My sample images are both on a Nikon D750, wide open at f/2.
If you love shooting with Fujiflim's line of mirrorless cameras then you might notice eventually that Fuji has limited number of telephoto lens options compared to what Nikon or Canon offers. Fuji lenses are generally more expensive with limited selections to choose from. Although a 90mm f/2.0 medium telephoto lens has been recently released, I felt it was still too expensive. I began looking for alternatives and came across Samyang brand of lenses, also sold as Rokinon. Remembering how much I've enjoyed shooting manual focus Nikon lenses with my DSLR, I took a chance and purchased the latest Samyang lenses made for Fuji X mounts: a 135mm f/2.0 telephoto lens and a 12mm f/2.0 wide angle lens. Both are manual focus only lenses with 11 elements. I knew of all the ... MoreIf you love shooting with Fujiflim's line of mirrorless cameras then you might notice eventually that Fuji has limited number of telephoto lens options compared to what Nikon or Canon offers. Fuji lenses are generally more expensive with limited selections to choose from. Although a 90mm f/2.0 medium telephoto lens has been recently released, I felt it was still too expensive. I began looking for alternatives and came across Samyang brand of lenses, also sold as Rokinon. Remembering how much I've enjoyed shooting manual focus Nikon lenses with my DSLR, I took a chance and purchased the latest Samyang lenses made for Fuji X mounts: a 135mm f/2.0 telephoto lens and a 12mm f/2.0 wide angle lens. Both are manual focus only lenses with 11 elements. I knew of all the positive reviews of the Samyang lenses which are very popular and widely used by both Nikon and Canon users who are attracted to the budget friendly lenses with excellent image qualities. But it was much more difficult to find substantial reviews and information about those Samyang lenses reviewed for Fujiflim system. With only handful of reviews by actual Fujiflim users, I just decided to try the Samyang lenses myself. Thankfully I was very impressed by the lenses performance on both my Fujiflim X-T1 and X-E1. This is not intended as a review of the lenses but rather my thoughts and impressions of the lenses that I've used for about a month now. I can confidently write that they are both great lenses well worth looking at if you love shooting with Fujiflim cameras. Fujiflim glasses are excellent but they're still relatively expensive compared to Nikon and Canon lenses that have been around much longer. I've also noticed that Fujiflim lenses generally seem to have more dusts and some kind of marks on their lens elements than other lens makers. Moderate amount of dusts inside new lenses are normal but Fujiflim lenses have the most I've seen so far. Samyang lenses despite their much lower price and lesser recognized bran name, their optics appeared very clean. Some users have reported slight play and loosens with the lens mount but I had no problem with my X-T1 but on X-E1 there was slight loosens. The cause of loosens with the Samyang lens was more likely the camera body of X-E1's tolerance level in its lens mount. The newly released Rokinon 12mm wide angle lens is the first lens by Samyang specifically made for mirrorless cameras such as Fujiflim. It is much smaller than its 35mm lens counterparts. Unlike the made for mirrorless 12mm, my Samyang 135mm is much bigger and heavier as it was meant for a 35mm camera system. On the crop sensor of my Fuji X-T1, the lens gives me a good reach over 200mm, making it an effective telephoto lens to meet my specific telephoto needs. If you're a Fujiflim enthusiast user I would highly recommend those Samyang lenses from Korea.
I can't comment on wider usability, but it has been outstanding for astrophotography. I am getting tight stars, F2 as an option is truly remarkable, and the field of view allows shots my telescopes cannot do without a mosaic. Highly recommend for shooting deep sky targets. Get an autofocus rig and rings to put it on your mount.
The resolution test of the Samyang 135 mm f/2.0 ED UMC (resolution meaning here the MTF50 function) was based on RAW files from the Canon EOS 5D Mark III. In the case of that camera the decency level is situated near 30-32 lpmm and the best fixed focus lenses can reach 44-47 lpmm. Only one word comes to your mind a sensation! In the frame centre the image is very sharp already from the maximum relative aperture, with MTFs reaching almost 46 lpmm. It is more than the maximum result of the Canon EF 135mm f/2LUSM, so adored and praised by many people, which by f/4.0 exceeded slightly 43 lpmm! The Samyang, on stopping down reaches a record-breaking level of 47.6 lpmm. Now a comparison between the Samyang and the expensive Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 135 mm f/2.0, tested on the ... MoreThe resolution test of the Samyang 135 mm f/2.0 ED UMC (resolution meaning here the MTF50 function) was based on RAW files from the Canon EOS 5D Mark III. In the case of that camera the decency level is situated near 30-32 lpmm and the best fixed focus lenses can reach 44-47 lpmm. Only one word comes to your mind a sensation! In the frame centre the image is very sharp already from the maximum relative aperture, with MTFs reaching almost 46 lpmm. It is more than the maximum result of the Canon EF 135mm f/2LUSM, so adored and praised by many people, which by f/4.0 exceeded slightly 43 lpmm! The Samyang, on stopping down reaches a record-breaking level of 47.6 lpmm. Now a comparison between the Samyang and the expensive Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 135 mm f/2.0, tested on the Nikon D3x and so praised by us, would be interesting. The Nikons sensor allows you to get MTFs about 1-2 lpmm higher than those from the detector of the EOS 5D MkIII. The maximum result of the Zeiss amounted to 48.9 lpmm so the result of the Samyang is, within the margin of error, almost the same as that of its competitor twice as expensive. It means in real life photos there will be virtually no difference! The performance of the Samyang on the edge of the APS-C/DX is excellent as well. The MTFs are just 2-3 lpmm lower than in the frame centre, reaching a truly outstanding level, out of reach of many primes in the frame centre! The edge of the full frame sensor lags behind the results you saw in the frame centre and the edge of the APS-C/DX ; not because it is bad but because those values were so outstanding. After all on the very edge of the full frame detector the lens reaches a very high level of 38.5 lpmm while wide open. Still here you can notice the advantage of the expensive Apo Sonnar which is better than the Samyang by about 3 lpmm. To sum up the resolutions offered by the Samyang are brilliant, definitely worth a lens several times more expensive. Pros: sensational resolution in the frame centre, excellent image quality on the edge of APS-C/DX, very good image quality on the edge of full frame, imperceptible longitudinal chromatic aberration, negligible lateral chromatic aberration, no problems with spherical aberration, practically zero distortion, invisible coma, low astigmatism, nice background blur, excellent price/quality ratio. Cons: too high vignetting on full frame.
| Focal Length | 135mm |
| Maximum Aperture | f/2 |
| Minimum Aperture | f/22 |
| Lens Mount | Nikon F |
| Lens Format Coverage | Full-Frame |
