The Samyang 35mm Aspherical Wide Angle Lens is an excellent addition to any photographers collection. It allows users the ability to expand their creativity and capture incredible scenery. This manual focus lens creates images with an expanded perspective with sharp focus that extends throughout the entire frame. Optical construction is based on 12 elements in 10 groups including one aspherical lens that prevents horizontal chromatic aberration. Advanced optical construction allows this lens to deliver razor sharp images even in corners. The lens is optically corrected which is especially useful in architecture and landscape photography and the 63.1 degrees angle of view allows the user to create extremely unique pictures. This version of Samyangs 35mm lens also incorporates an automatic diaphragm and features contacts that allow the lens to communicate with your Nikon SLR camera. This enables the A S and P exposure control modes of the camera and although focusing is manual the camera will indicate when a subject is focused correctly in your viewfinder. You can enjoy more convenient photography with these functions.
The Samyang 35mm Aspherical Wide Angle Lens is an excellent addition to any photographers collection. It allows users the ability to expand their creativity and capture incredible scenery. This manual focus lens creates images with an expanded perspective with sharp focus that extends throughout the entire frame. Optical construction is based on 12 elements in 10 groups including one aspherical lens that prevents horizontal chromatic aberration. Advanced optical construction allows this lens to deliver razor sharp images even in corners. The lens is optically corrected which is especially useful in architecture and landscape photography and the 63.1 degrees angle of view allows the user to create extremely unique pictures. This version of Samyangs 35mm lens also incorporates an automatic diaphragm and features contacts that allow the lens to communicate with your Nikon SLR camera. This enables the A S and P exposure control modes of the camera and although focusing is manual the camera will indicate when a subject is focused correctly in your viewfinder. You can enjoy more convenient photography with these functions.
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The lowest price we last saw for Samyang 14mm F 2.8 ED AS IF UMC Lens for Nikon F, SY14MAE-N was $129.11 at Unique Photo, compared across 15 retailers (last seen 5 Oct 2026). Prices may have changed since.
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Samyang 14mm F 2.8 ED AS IF UMC Lens for Nikon F, SY14MAE-N
The Samyang 35mm Aspherical Wide Angle Lens is an excellent addition to any photographers collection. It allows users the ability to expand their creativity and capture incredible scenery. This manual focus lens creates images with an expanded perspective with sharp focus that extends throughout the entire frame. Optical construction is based on 12 elements in 10 groups including one aspherical lens that prevents horizontal chromatic aberration. Advanced optical construction allows this lens to deliver razor sharp images even in corners. The lens is optically corrected which is especially useful in architecture and landscape photography and the 63.1 degrees angle of view allows the user to create extremely unique pictures. This version of Samyangs 35mm lens also incorporates an automatic diaphragm and features contacts that allow the lens to communicate with your Nikon SLR camera. This enables the A S and P exposure control modes of the camera and although focusing is manual the camera will indicate when a subject is focused correctly in your viewfinder. You can enjoy more convenient photography with these functions.
The Samyang 35mm Aspherical Wide Angle Lens is an excellent addition to any photographers collection. It allows users the ability to expand their creativity and capture incredible scenery. This manual focus lens creates images with an expanded perspective with sharp focus that extends throughout the entire frame. Optical construction is based on 12 elements in 10 groups including one aspherical lens that prevents horizontal chromatic aberration. Advanced optical construction allows this lens to deliver razor sharp images even in corners. The lens is optically corrected which is especially useful in architecture and landscape photography and the 63.1 degrees angle of view allows the user to create extremely unique pictures. This version of Samyangs 35mm lens also incorporates an automatic diaphragm and features contacts that allow the lens to communicate with your Nikon SLR camera. This enables the A S and P exposure control modes of the camera and although focusing is manual the camera will indicate when a subject is focused correctly in your viewfinder. You can enjoy more convenient photography with these functions.
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Samyang SY14M-E 14mm F2.8 Ultra Wide Lens for Sony E-Mount | Wide-angle lens captures expansive landscapes, architecture and interiors with
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Control of lateral sagittal chromatic aberration is very good and IQ is high overall, especially in the corners where more expensive lenses are often weak. This is a particularly good lens for astrophotography. The trade off in price is horrific and complex (mustache) distortion. This means that simple barrel correction will not fix the problem and unless your RAW software supports a plugin it is impossible to correct. However, if you avoid photographing buildings (with straight lines) and seascapes (unless you put the horizon across the centre of the frame) the distortion is not really an issue. If you are shooting in natural landscapes without straight horizons, distortion becomes a non-issue. Lens construction seems solid. Infinity is not on the mark, but if it ... MoreControl of lateral sagittal chromatic aberration is very good and IQ is high overall, especially in the corners where more expensive lenses are often weak. This is a particularly good lens for astrophotography. The trade off in price is horrific and complex (mustache) distortion. This means that simple barrel correction will not fix the problem and unless your RAW software supports a plugin it is impossible to correct. However, if you avoid photographing buildings (with straight lines) and seascapes (unless you put the horizon across the centre of the frame) the distortion is not really an issue. If you are shooting in natural landscapes without straight horizons, distortion becomes a non-issue. Lens construction seems solid. Infinity is not on the mark, but if it bothers you you can fix this using Youtube tutorials. Great fun and value for money.
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I’m very much into super wide photography. Night sky, Milky Way, Sunsets/sunrise, you name it. The sharpness is very good. Great color and contrast.There is some serious distortion to deal with, but Lightroom has a Samyang Profile correction which knocks that out with a click. It’s all manual at a fixed 14mm aperture, which may or may not be a deal breaker for some of you. Zero auto focus, but again, we all can benefit from doing things manually (makes us better at our craft). Little tip: be sure to set the manual aperture ring to f22 in order to adjust your fstop from the camera body. The camera’s ability to adjust the fstop is inhibited if the manual fstop ring is set too low. I had to learn that the hard way. Lol! Love the fast 2.8 aperture. Fantastic for night ... MoreI’m very much into super wide photography. Night sky, Milky Way, Sunsets/sunrise, you name it. The sharpness is very good. Great color and contrast.There is some serious distortion to deal with, but Lightroom has a Samyang Profile correction which knocks that out with a click. It’s all manual at a fixed 14mm aperture, which may or may not be a deal breaker for some of you. Zero auto focus, but again, we all can benefit from doing things manually (makes us better at our craft). Little tip: be sure to set the manual aperture ring to f22 in order to adjust your fstop from the camera body. The camera’s ability to adjust the fstop is inhibited if the manual fstop ring is set too low. I had to learn that the hard way. Lol! Love the fast 2.8 aperture. Fantastic for night sky and low light conditions.All-in-all, great lens for the price. A handy addition to your camera bag.
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This ultra wide prime lens is well built and the image quality is quite good. If this single extreme focal length suits your style and you are willing to deal with the crazy, uneven distortion, this could be a valuable assett to your kit. Personally, I find that this focal length is just too wide for the bulk of my shooting and the less post processing correction I have to do, the happier I am, so I returned this optic. I shoot on both FX and DX cameras, and I found that mounting it on my D7100 produced much more pleasing results. The crop factor solves a lot of the distortion issues and to me the 21mm focal length is much more useful and esthetically pleasing. Given the super-wide angle and when shooting in outdoor light at f5.6-8, the manual focus becomes a non ... MoreThis ultra wide prime lens is well built and the image quality is quite good. If this single extreme focal length suits your style and you are willing to deal with the crazy, uneven distortion, this could be a valuable assett to your kit. Personally, I find that this focal length is just too wide for the bulk of my shooting and the less post processing correction I have to do, the happier I am, so I returned this optic. I shoot on both FX and DX cameras, and I found that mounting it on my D7100 produced much more pleasing results. The crop factor solves a lot of the distortion issues and to me the 21mm focal length is much more useful and esthetically pleasing. Given the super-wide angle and when shooting in outdoor light at f5.6-8, the manual focus becomes a non issue by simply finding the hyper-focal distance setting, you can just shoot away without focusing at all and as long as the subject is not within 6 ft. (+/-), the whole world is in focus. Still I returned the lens and purchased the new Nikon 20mm f1.8 that has none of the distortion issues, is faster, has auto-focus and can use regular screw-on filters. It being 20mm on FX and 30mm on DX creates a world of posibilities and versatility and of course that Nikon brand, that you pay extra for also holds it's value.
| Fixed Focal Length | 14mm |
| Durability | Not weather-sealed |
| Included Accessories | Lens cap |
| Included Highlights | Built-in Lens Hood, With Lens Cap |
| Magnification | 1:1.5x (APS-C size digital imaging format) |
Samyang SY14M-E 14mm F2.8 Ultra Wide Lens for Sony E-Mount | Wide-angle lens captures expansive landscapes, architecture and interiors with
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Used Samyang 14MM F/2.8 Canon EF - Excellent
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Samyang 14mm f2.8 ED AS IF UMC
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[USED] Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC Manual Focus Lens for Nikon F (S/N: D315L0023) (Near New Condition!)
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Control of lateral sagittal chromatic aberration is very good and IQ is high overall, especially in the corners where more expensive lenses are often weak. This is a particularly good lens for astrophotography. The trade off in price is horrific and complex (mustache) distortion. This means that simple barrel correction will not fix the problem and unless your RAW software supports a plugin it is impossible to correct. However, if you avoid photographing buildings (with straight lines) and seascapes (unless you put the horizon across the centre of the frame) the distortion is not really an issue. If you are shooting in natural landscapes without straight horizons, distortion becomes a non-issue. Lens construction seems solid. Infinity is not on the mark, but if it ... MoreControl of lateral sagittal chromatic aberration is very good and IQ is high overall, especially in the corners where more expensive lenses are often weak. This is a particularly good lens for astrophotography. The trade off in price is horrific and complex (mustache) distortion. This means that simple barrel correction will not fix the problem and unless your RAW software supports a plugin it is impossible to correct. However, if you avoid photographing buildings (with straight lines) and seascapes (unless you put the horizon across the centre of the frame) the distortion is not really an issue. If you are shooting in natural landscapes without straight horizons, distortion becomes a non-issue. Lens construction seems solid. Infinity is not on the mark, but if it bothers you you can fix this using Youtube tutorials. Great fun and value for money.
I’m very much into super wide photography. Night sky, Milky Way, Sunsets/sunrise, you name it. The sharpness is very good. Great color and contrast.There is some serious distortion to deal with, but Lightroom has a Samyang Profile correction which knocks that out with a click. It’s all manual at a fixed 14mm aperture, which may or may not be a deal breaker for some of you. Zero auto focus, but again, we all can benefit from doing things manually (makes us better at our craft). Little tip: be sure to set the manual aperture ring to f22 in order to adjust your fstop from the camera body. The camera’s ability to adjust the fstop is inhibited if the manual fstop ring is set too low. I had to learn that the hard way. Lol! Love the fast 2.8 aperture. Fantastic for night ... MoreI’m very much into super wide photography. Night sky, Milky Way, Sunsets/sunrise, you name it. The sharpness is very good. Great color and contrast.There is some serious distortion to deal with, but Lightroom has a Samyang Profile correction which knocks that out with a click. It’s all manual at a fixed 14mm aperture, which may or may not be a deal breaker for some of you. Zero auto focus, but again, we all can benefit from doing things manually (makes us better at our craft). Little tip: be sure to set the manual aperture ring to f22 in order to adjust your fstop from the camera body. The camera’s ability to adjust the fstop is inhibited if the manual fstop ring is set too low. I had to learn that the hard way. Lol! Love the fast 2.8 aperture. Fantastic for night sky and low light conditions.All-in-all, great lens for the price. A handy addition to your camera bag.
This ultra wide prime lens is well built and the image quality is quite good. If this single extreme focal length suits your style and you are willing to deal with the crazy, uneven distortion, this could be a valuable assett to your kit. Personally, I find that this focal length is just too wide for the bulk of my shooting and the less post processing correction I have to do, the happier I am, so I returned this optic. I shoot on both FX and DX cameras, and I found that mounting it on my D7100 produced much more pleasing results. The crop factor solves a lot of the distortion issues and to me the 21mm focal length is much more useful and esthetically pleasing. Given the super-wide angle and when shooting in outdoor light at f5.6-8, the manual focus becomes a non ... MoreThis ultra wide prime lens is well built and the image quality is quite good. If this single extreme focal length suits your style and you are willing to deal with the crazy, uneven distortion, this could be a valuable assett to your kit. Personally, I find that this focal length is just too wide for the bulk of my shooting and the less post processing correction I have to do, the happier I am, so I returned this optic. I shoot on both FX and DX cameras, and I found that mounting it on my D7100 produced much more pleasing results. The crop factor solves a lot of the distortion issues and to me the 21mm focal length is much more useful and esthetically pleasing. Given the super-wide angle and when shooting in outdoor light at f5.6-8, the manual focus becomes a non issue by simply finding the hyper-focal distance setting, you can just shoot away without focusing at all and as long as the subject is not within 6 ft. (+/-), the whole world is in focus. Still I returned the lens and purchased the new Nikon 20mm f1.8 that has none of the distortion issues, is faster, has auto-focus and can use regular screw-on filters. It being 20mm on FX and 30mm on DX creates a world of posibilities and versatility and of course that Nikon brand, that you pay extra for also holds it's value.
Im using with a Nikon D600 and am getting good image results. Much better than my older Sigma 15-30mm. Some loss of sharpness at the edges,but not bad, especially considering the price. Adobe has lens profiles for this lens which is a plus. Negative: Ive not been able to employ the focus detect in the D600 viewfinder, though I understand that it should work. Certainly not a deal breaker. Its just like the old days before electronic focusing. But given the depth of field available at 14mm, and short hyper-focal distances, its really a non-issue. f8, 4 focus and be there.
My copy had some decentering issues. Adorama was good about a return. In general, setting aside the issue with my copy, this lens is a lightweight manual only alternative to something like the Sigma 14mm Art lens. The light weight and low cost are the main benefits. It is also sharp in the center 60% or so of the frame. The corners are weak, getting mushy on a D800E, and the focus confirmation was unreliable, sometimes showing the dot as in focus when it was not. And, finally, the distortion is huge, and the complex mustache type. For landscapes it's basically only usable with what you hope is a straight horizon such as the ocean if you set the horizon dead in the middle of the frame. As a result, I recommend checking if your processing software has a distortion ... MoreMy copy had some decentering issues. Adorama was good about a return. In general, setting aside the issue with my copy, this lens is a lightweight manual only alternative to something like the Sigma 14mm Art lens. The light weight and low cost are the main benefits. It is also sharp in the center 60% or so of the frame. The corners are weak, getting mushy on a D800E, and the focus confirmation was unreliable, sometimes showing the dot as in focus when it was not. And, finally, the distortion is huge, and the complex mustache type. For landscapes it's basically only usable with what you hope is a straight horizon such as the ocean if you set the horizon dead in the middle of the frame. As a result, I recommend checking if your processing software has a distortion correction profile for this lens before you buy. Overall for the cost it is hard to beat, but at the same time don't expect Sigma Art or Zeiss performance.
I gotta be honest on this one, I was not able to get sharp images with this lens right out the box. I had to calibrate this lens using some tricks I found online which required some risks. The Infinity mark was off and I had to calibrate that too. I'm not 100% satisfied with this lens, for a very odd reason I simply coulnd't get anything in focus, not even close objects. Maybe I had a bad copy... I just don't know! After the calibrations I made, the lens work better now, still not super sharp but it is better than before.I really like the quality of this lens but the focus it's really a nightmare for me! Again... give it a try, maybe I got a bad copy!
I bought this as an alternative to lugging around my 14-24mm AF-S Nikkor, which I mostly used at 14mm anyway. In actual use (as opposed to shooting brick walls), it's hard to tell how good/bad it is because my eyesight makes it so darned hard to focus even with focus aids on the camera. It may find some use for astrophotography, but I doubt I will carry it around for landscapes any more. Still, if you can manage the focusing, it's a bargain for what it is.
For the most part, when it comes to camera lenses, the old adage You get what you pay for is very true. And this largely holds for the Samyang 14mm f/2.8 - but it isn't true when it comes to image quality. Let me explain: The lens is of decent construction. It is mainly plastic with some metal for the mount and on the interior. The manual focus ring - and this is an all-manual focusing lens - is decent but certainly lacks the precision feel of a Zeiss ZF. In all the lens doesn't scream budget but it isn't going to make you ooh and ahh like a high end lens will. The aperture ring is fine and the chip works - set the ring to max aperture and you can control the aperture from the camera in aperture priority mode. Now, image quality. First, the negatives: this lens has ... MoreFor the most part, when it comes to camera lenses, the old adage You get what you pay for is very true. And this largely holds for the Samyang 14mm f/2.8 - but it isn't true when it comes to image quality. Let me explain: The lens is of decent construction. It is mainly plastic with some metal for the mount and on the interior. The manual focus ring - and this is an all-manual focusing lens - is decent but certainly lacks the precision feel of a Zeiss ZF. In all the lens doesn't scream budget but it isn't going to make you ooh and ahh like a high end lens will. The aperture ring is fine and the chip works - set the ring to max aperture and you can control the aperture from the camera in aperture priority mode. Now, image quality. First, the negatives: this lens has pretty hefty barrel distortion, easily noticable if you have straight lines in the shot. It can be corrected in post - I found a profile for Lightroom/PS with Adobe Camera downloader for this lens with the D700 that seems to work well with the D800E - but at the cost of some resolution and increased smearing on the edges. Also, this lens is not bitingly sharp at f/2.8, not compared with the Nikon 14-24mm, a lens I once owned and loved. That said, stopped down a little - to f/4 or better yet f/5.6 or f/8 - and this lens gets razor sharp, equal to or even (dare I say it) slightly sharper than the Nikon 14-24mm. It really makes use of the D800E's sensor, and probably is out-resolving the sensor at those apertures. For the price, even considering the distortion, it's great performance. Since the majority of your work with an ultra wide will probably be at f/5.6 or f/8, that is pretty great. The UMC coating seems to do pretty well at reducing flaring, for a 14mm ultrawide. I haven't experienced any unexpected issues - that is, no more than the 14-24mm had. It isn't as versatile as the Nikon 14-24mm, nor is it as sharp at f/2.8. It doesn't have the Zeiss build quality or micro contrast/color pop of the Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 ZF.2. It's all-manual for focusing. It has hefty barrel distortion, especially compared to the remarkably well-corrected Nikon 14-24mm. But if you don't shoot ultrawides all the time, or just want to dabble, or are simply on a limited budget, this lens is hard to beat for the price.
After reading a million different reviews about this lens I decided to give it a try. Build quality is exelent, and weight and size are small. The version with focus confirmation chip alows you to control the apperture from the camera, so you only have to turn the focus ring until the camera tells you that you are in focus. You get full EXIF support as well. I tested it from the 5th floor of a building in the University of Arizona campus (OSC). My first photos where terrible. Sharpness was bad everywhere. I gave it another go the next day, this time not trusting the focusing ring (this is a manual focus lens) and its indication of infinity (hard stop). Note that you can also use liveview and check carefully the whole frame, but I am too lazy for that. This time the ... MoreAfter reading a million different reviews about this lens I decided to give it a try. Build quality is exelent, and weight and size are small. The version with focus confirmation chip alows you to control the apperture from the camera, so you only have to turn the focus ring until the camera tells you that you are in focus. You get full EXIF support as well. I tested it from the 5th floor of a building in the University of Arizona campus (OSC). My first photos where terrible. Sharpness was bad everywhere. I gave it another go the next day, this time not trusting the focusing ring (this is a manual focus lens) and its indication of infinity (hard stop). Note that you can also use liveview and check carefully the whole frame, but I am too lazy for that. This time the photos where ultra-sharp. From center to the side everything was absolutely comperable (if not sharper) to the the 14-24mm Nikon beast. The way to focus this lens (the version with the chip) is to understand how hyperfocal distance works. If you focus on something far away and other things are closer you should turn the focusing ring until you get the focus confirmation, NOT MORE. If you turn it more you will still get confirmation from your camera but the closer objects will get out of focus. On my copy, the hard infitity stop is too far and will make objects at infinity blurry. So do not trust the ring at all. Just turn it until you get confirmation from the camera. In the viewfinder the camera also tells you in which dirrection to turn the ring, what else does one need? Learn how to focus and this lens and it is definetile a winner. I suspect that most returns and bad rap comes from people not taking their time to learn how to manual focus this lens. The second issue is that the lens gives a slight haze wide open, from f2.8 to f3. At f3.5 it is almost completely gone and at f4 it is as good as the Nikon everywhere. This is a problem only if you shoot in bright daylight (Arizona sun :P). In low light such as for astrophotography there is no haze and f2.8 is perfect. At f11 diffraction comes in and images lose sharpness as you close the aperture. This happens to every lens ever made. Another thing to note is that the Samyang 14mm is actually wider that the 14-24mm Nikon, by almost 2 degrees. This is noticable. There is a strong mustace type distortion, that is fixable in Lightroom. The frames gets cropped if you do this, but it is still sligtly wider than the 14-24mm Nikon. In all, this is super-cheap, super-sharp, well built 14mm lens. If you can live with the f4 in daylight, no zoom, and the manual focusing (that one has to learn for this lens) this one is an absolute bargain.
I bought this lens strictly for vacations when I take pictures inside buildings and landscape.I got a chance to use it this weekend at the Carter museum and at Tuskegee university. I'm truly satisfied with the results.It took me a minute to get used to manually focusing, however most things I set it on infinity and that did the trick. The pictures was really good. I cannot wait for my next opportunity in Washington D.C.
| Fixed Focal Length | 14mm |
| Durability | Not weather-sealed |
| Included Accessories | Lens cap |
| Included Highlights | Built-in Lens Hood, With Lens Cap |
| Magnification | 1:1.5x (APS-C size digital imaging format) |
