Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS CS lens review with samples

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Here's a slightly older lens from Samyang, for mirrorless, APS-C cameras, which has become very popular among Sony and Fuji owners (it's also available for Canon EOS M, and Micro 4/3), and I've been itching to get my hands on one for a long time. This review was fun to put together.
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@actualkiwi 4 года назад

Wow. Was weighing this up over the Sony 10-18mm F4 for my next lens. I think I have a winner. Thanks for the great review!

@tinaavantis6900 3 года назад

Didi you buy it? Considering the same two...

@Tuggad 3 года назад

This video was the video that made sure I was gonna buy this lens. Always in my bag and one of my absolute favourite lens ever. Have had it for about 2 years now. 5/5 lens

@christopherjhall 7 лет назад

I have to say of all the camera/lens review channels I've watched over the last 8 or so years yours is the best. Peace

@gunlokman 5 лет назад

I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your reviews. They are always factual, easy to watch and very much to the point with none of the annoying waffle and self-promoting stuff that is all too common. Thank you - keep up the excellent work.

@christopherfrost 5 лет назад

Thanks, glad you find them interesting!

@vandal_ross 6 лет назад

I used this lens on my old A6000 for Astrophotography and got some brilliant results, highly recommended for that purpose!

@judellacer334 4 года назад

Hi! Do you have an ig account?

@richardpcrowe 5 лет назад

I am amazed at the image quality at the price point of this lens... As you mentioned, manual focus is easy - especially with Sony's focus assist and image peaking... I am not a dedicated wide angle photographer but, I have been using and enjoying this lens from the moment I unpacked it. It is small enough to throw in my bag until I need it!

@johnft8746 7 лет назад

Thx Christopher for this great review. One key point for the lens is that is the one of the very very rare 3rd party lenses for the EF-M mount. I love my copy and I am going to review it soon...

@michaelm1 4 года назад

Bought it at your recommendation and I love this lens. Sharp even wide open, straightforward to work with, a gem for it's price.

@jgfthsxgh 2 года назад

Hi boss. Is it a good lens to take photos of an event indoor..like a wedding ceremony in church? Or is it mainly meant for portrait when it comes to take picture of people

@michaelm1 2 года назад

@@jgfthsxgh Greetings, fellow photographer. At 12mm, it is an ultra-wide lens, and thus not a lens best suited to take portraits. Indoor events are fine, though it is a manual focus lens. If that is a problem, I think Samyang has recently released an autofocusing version of this lens, though I'm completely unfamiliar with that version.

@jgfthsxgh 2 года назад

@@michaelm1 Thank youuuj

@fadzerhamm.f5036 7 лет назад

Thanks for the awesome review, you cover all of the information we need to know about the lens, as always. I'm getting this lens for my a6300 today.

@christopherfrost 7 лет назад

Nice :-)

@Brother_TD 5 лет назад

Me too

@abuanwp 4 года назад

The build quality alone makes me wanna go to the mountains and look for falls. lol! Paired with my X-T3, the pair looks so amazing!!!

@stevenli8414 7 лет назад

I don't know if it's just me, I hope that in the future you can add the parameters of the photos, like the shutter speed, aperture, something like this. That would be really helpful.

@airgliderz 4 года назад

Never found this data useful or helpful. Though commonly provided, I find it useless. Not planning to ever look at someone's photo then try to duplicate/copy there art.

@jasonparker4965 2 года назад

@@airgliderz can be really helpful to learn and understnd photography. ofc most u learn by trying. but when ur able to understand and copy you learning curve will be much faster. and i think for beginners its easier to develope own creativity from there.

@Jasan57 5 лет назад

Just another good no-nonsense lens review from Christopher Frost - with some great non-disturbing music underneath.

@thefilmplane4896 5 лет назад

Picked up one of these after watching your video, you should use amazon affiliate links since your reviewing lenses that are currently available for sale. The extra income would definitely help the channel, keep up the good work and thank you!!

@marklong691 7 лет назад

Great review as usual Chris. I've had this lens now on my A6000 for almost a year and love it.

@JohnJonesRocketCity 6 лет назад

Nice review and quality images! It’s good to see reviews from people who actually know how to shoot.

@keithprice6581 7 лет назад

After watching 5 of your videos or so, I've finally decided to subscribe! Love your content, keep up the good work! Cheers

@jetlag1488 3 года назад

Got one today. Used, $182 and just like new. I'm already in love with it and I've only been shooting indoors and just outside my house.

@OMARCONDE 6 лет назад

Beautifull lens!! Tnaks a lot for the review!!

@stevey500 7 лет назад

I absolutely adored this lens before I had all my APSC gear stolen. The only thing I do not miss about this lens is the chromatic aberrations in the corners, depending on the angle of the light source, it could get a whole lot worse or become minimal. This was fixable most the time in post, some situations were impossible to repair without noticing something strange going on such as foliage against a deep blue background sky.

@TR6Telos 2 года назад

At 2.49 I saw the filter that I have never heard of. As I needed one for yet another lens I thought I would investigate. Well the reviews were good with 8 layer multi coating which is critical for less reflection so ordered one of ebay for £13 (58mm). When it arrived I was at first disappointed as it appeared I had been sent an empty case, until I noticed a metal ring, lifting it up the glass was indeed there, it was that the multi coatings were so anti reflective in the case it was impossible to see the glass! Brilliant, from now these are my filter of choice at a rock bottom price , and I have many filters much higher in price from the the usual well known brands. "Highly recommended!".

@ferdigrafie 7 лет назад

I´ve been waiting long for you to review this lens. Thank you very much, especially for testing it´s star and coma performance!

@gmoeller18 7 лет назад

What a straight forward review. You are always helpful. Thanks!

@kristiyangeorgiev4902 3 года назад

I really like your informative content on various lenses! I've just found your channel while looking for a few lenses for my fuji x pro 2. Great videos!

@littlemochef 7 лет назад

Yay! I was hoping you would review this lens. And thanks for adding info about coma distortion.

@Azzurro650 5 лет назад

Thank you very much for this review., which has more good looking samples than other reviews have! 👍🏻😃 Cool!

@FilmTyler 5 лет назад

Just uploaded a film about this lens. Travelled over 250 miles to discover I had forgotten my adapter for my canon lenses. Only had the 12mm that I was able to use so had to haha I was pleasantly surprised after not using it for a good while. Great lens!

@smarthousetech8593 3 года назад

You're an Amazing reviewer I'm getting into photography and you are my go to source from now on. Subbed

@JadeBuaya 7 лет назад

great work. always so relieving that there are youtubers out there like you whos doing very informative and easy to understand video reviews like these. thumbs up!

@ferruhk 5 лет назад

Im happy to see sample images from Turkey

@prostreet123321 5 лет назад

Thanks for the short and informative review, got the objective

@knifeyboy82 3 года назад

The first lens that I ever bought. I love it. Great video

@dayneellison3533 7 лет назад

I'm literally waiting for this lens to arrive in the mail today

@DrumToTheBassWoop 3 года назад

5:15 I know that lump of stones. That’s Pentre Ifan. I got a beautiful sunset picture between the rocks there. 😎

@AgnostosGnostos 5 лет назад

The filter polarization effect of sunlight with such an ultra-wide lens isn't uniform. However for the reflection of water, glass windows, foliage or museum paintings and exhibits the polarization filter does great job even with ultra wide lenses.

@richardpcrowe 5 лет назад

This is a consideration that is seldom mentioned when recommendations against using a CPL on a UWA lens are mentioned... It is nice that this lens fits a 67mm filter since I have several which I use for my Canon 70-200mm f/4 L IS Mk-1 lens...

@d481184m 6 лет назад

This is the best & most comprehensive review of the Sanyang I have come across.

@rainardpearsonp395 2 года назад

I really liked the stole at 6:18? Wish i had one!! As usual great review.

@chukman4918 6 лет назад

Awesome review! The sharpness tests have been a huge help. Thanks!

@nidakashifvlogs 5 лет назад

its really useful review because i was going to buy after watch your video. thanks

@andreacristoforetti2061 7 лет назад

I own this lens since almost 2 years and it is unbelievable! If you have a mirrorless and like Wide angle lenses you should buy it

@Carmerafe 7 лет назад

My favorite Samyang lens

@richardpcrowe 5 лет назад

I just started using the Rokinon (Samyang) 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS lens with my Sony A6500 and I absolutely LOVE IT! Sharp, great colors and it is easy (because of the A6500 Focus Assist and Focus Peaking combined with the exceptionally wide DOF of this lens) to focus manually! I paid just about $250 USD for this lens (new from Adorama) making it a great value for money...

@calmingchannelbillbistak 4 года назад

Just picked one up today -- after distortion correction & aberration correction -- very sharp -- very clear

@letsreviewhouston 4 года назад

How did you correct? On camara settings or in post ?

@calmingchannelbillbistak 4 года назад

@@letsreviewhouston in post. And wasn't easy.

@joeltunnah 2 года назад

@@calmingchannelbillbistak I just do +10 barrel, and leave CA correction at default in DxO PhotoLab 5. Super easy, why do you say it’s hard?

@Alexandra-Rex 7 лет назад

It used to be available for Samsung NX as well. I have it, and I had it for my Fujifilm X-T1 as well (which I sold to get my NX1). It's an amazing lens, its biggest weakness is the number of aperture blades I think, only 6, makes it not great for night shots with bright light sources in it. 7 or 9 blades would look at lot better. Other than that, it's simply an amazing lens that beats pretty much any lens that cost more with the same focal length.

@daoquang900 7 лет назад

I have this lens on my Fuji xt2 and xt20. It's hands down the best wide lens ever for mirrorless. Plus the f2.0 is killer!

@eddiespectral 9 месяцев назад

A must have for my Fuji XT-3

@slr7075 7 лет назад

Gorgeous lens. This with the new Sigma 16mm f1.4 will be great together.

@sommeone 5 месяцев назад

Haha this showed up when I was looking for reviews of CS mount lens reviews... I have one of these, they're great :D

@michellemccartney6124 6 лет назад

Nice review. Thanks Christopher!

@tskcthulhu 7 лет назад

nice video, i also liked the photos of my city, Izmir

@joeltunnah 2 года назад

I bought this Rokinon 12mm instead of the Olympus 12/2 or PanaLeica 12/1.4. No regrets, it’s fantastic.

@zoltanszoke2676 7 лет назад

I wish we could have a comparison with the similar offerings. For Sony and Fuji APS-C, it seems to me like a no brainer, as both of those systems cost an arm and a leg if you want to get the uw, standard and tele covered with a portrait prime, but for m43 and Canon EOS-M it would be interesting to see how it compares to the offerings. I'm tempted to get the UW zoom for EOS-M along with the superzoom they have, or a similar setup for m43.

@Werelingpoon 7 лет назад

Can you review few more Fuji prime lenses, especially the 56mm f/1.2? Thanks a lot!!!

@TroyKelley517 6 лет назад

Great review, you just sold me on this lense ! !

@Cooliodude714 7 лет назад

Chris please do a best lenses of 2017. In the video maybe include full frame half budget half not and the same apsc? That would be great and I'm sure other would agree

@ar2romanuel 3 года назад

Another excellent review!! Thanks

@michaelwhiles5282 7 месяцев назад

An oldie but a goldie - solid construction, good glass, chromatic aberration is a 5 second fix in most photo edit programmes and now CHEAP AS CHIPS - live without AF and save £100's compared to the newer AF version - which some reviews state isn't as good....

@drdelica7196 4 года назад

your a legend thanks for the awesome review

@theizza68 7 лет назад

Can you review the Sigma 30mm f1.4 DC DN?

@Askorbian 7 лет назад

Must Have lens for every APS-C Mirrorless owner

@gur262 7 лет назад

This is (one of) the answer(s) when someone points out the smaller lens selection of mirrorless compared to dslr.

@Termidryna 7 лет назад

Thanks, as always i appreciate for this review.

@jbasoo 7 лет назад

Definitely one of my favourite lenses, I just wish I had the a6500 with sensor stabilisation instead of the a6300. Still, good lens for the money if you're on APS-C.

@HuyRebel 6 лет назад

a6500 isnt that crucial, so the price is not worth it. especially not crucial with a widelense

@jbasoo 6 лет назад

HuyRebel I agree, except I've also got an old Helios 55mm that would be really nice to have stabilisation on.

@alexbeaumier 6 лет назад

A6500 stabilization is so nice. if only I wasn't poor

@richardpcrowe 5 лет назад

I purchased my A6500 used so the price differential between the A6500 and A6300 is not as great as when purchasing both of the cameras new. I really like the advantage of IBIS when using vintage lenses and when using this 12mm Samyang/Rokinon. I have shot at exceptionally low shtter speeds using the 12mm lens and my A6500 and have ended up with very sharp images.

@umigabut 7 лет назад

Hello, I always enjoy your review. But I have a request, please make and include a sample of people potrait for every review, so I will know how it will look on peoples. Thank You :)

@richardpcrowe 5 лет назад

IMO, this is really not generally a lens that I will use shooting people. But if I do, I try to keep my distance between camera and subject fairly long and tend to keep my subject away from the edges of the frame.

@paulscottfilms 5 лет назад

Thanks very much Mr. Frost . Yes, I needed to find the APS-C Rokinon 12mm lens and thank you for these great Samyang reviews. For some time I was going to replace my 16mm Sony lends with the sharp Sigma 16mm lens, but it is big. For a street photographer, this lens looks ok for me, although I shoot into lights a lot.. I come for the 1970's Pentax SLR 's so Iived with manual focus most of my life. Some times we get too carried away with technical detail. When I look at the best picture I have printed in the last few years, most of then are from my girl friend's Samsung, arrggh. Paul Scott New Zealand

@INtangiblesoluciones 5 лет назад

Thank you for the information excellent review!

@yasinbalc1531 3 года назад

itislovely to see Turkey in your review :) thanks for great review...

@symoonjugz9656 5 лет назад

can you do a review of a 12mm f/2.8 7artisans lens? you always do a great review on lenses, you're always been my go-to guy when it comes to lens review. :D

@videoart-studio7193 3 года назад

Please tell me which is better for sharpness on F6-8 Canon 10-18mm or Rokinon/Samyang 12mm (And vignetting) .

@closmasmas9080 7 лет назад

Who else is watching this even though they don't have a mirror less camera

@mr.90s81 6 лет назад

Clos MasMas 6months ago im like that i end up buying one

@phillipborja 5 лет назад

uhm, me. lol. i have a t2i and i wish this lens would fit my camera.

@thejjzz 5 лет назад

I have mirrorless but it's full frame so this doesn't fit. But yes, I'm still watching :D

@moddok 7 лет назад

best. lens. ever.

@calebwhite681 6 лет назад

Use mine for astro, it's definitely a bright lens for my a6300, easily get properly exposed shots at ISO 1600 and like 20-25 second shutter speeds. *Christopher Frost Photography* will you be review ing the Sigma 16mm F1.4 Contemporary for Sony E-mount and micro 4/3rds when it comes out? I'm debating whether or not it would be worth it to sell my Samyang 12mm and get that one since the autofocus would be handy for what little video work I do.

@christopherfrost 6 лет назад

I almost certainly will cover the new Sigma 16mm lens, in a few month's time

@JunaidKureshi 6 лет назад

Result looks far better than Rokinon 12mm f2.0, i wish they had auto focus lens

@christopherfrost 6 лет назад

...they're the same lens...

@emkayjeong 7 лет назад

Greatly shocked about the coma aberration suppression ! Maybe Samyang cares about astrophotographers.. It is a huge merit that we can use that bright lens with great quality.

@sergioserramusic 7 лет назад

Please review the Samyang 10mm, everyone is focused on the 14mm but the 10 seem to be much more useful for aps-c users! By the way, what are your thought about the EOS M3? Is it comparable to a reflex in terms of focusing speed? I know Canon mirrorless are not the fastest on the market in terms of focusing. :)

@christopherfrost 7 лет назад

It's focussing speed is much slower than a digital SLR. Get the new EOS M100, it looks great

@constantinmihai2067 7 лет назад

Can you review the Samyang 10mm f2.8 for APS-C please?

@kageulimja 7 лет назад

Constantin Mihai i asked this on one of his videos before and he said he would eventually :/ still hasnt even though its been almost a year.

@christopherfrost 7 лет назад

Sorry it's taken so long! It's taken a while to get hold of one for review

@michahermann7869 7 лет назад

Just came back from a one month journey in Iceland by bike shooting the northern lights with this lens and an a6000 :)

@christopherfrost 7 лет назад

Cool!! I'm jealous.

@judellacer334 4 года назад

Do you an ig account where i can see the photos? Thnks!

@senged 7 лет назад

I see you have visited my city İzmir. Would have liked to meet you :) Thanks for reviewing this lens.

@justoalejandrogonzalez5097 6 лет назад

This is a toughful, lovely, useful review. Thanks for that. Liked and Suscribed. I think that I'll check more videos from this channel... well done!

@nerdMike 4 года назад

I'm still wondering why most of online shops have this specific lens name but in fact they list the Samyang 12mm T2.2 Cine style lens with different manual rings. What's the truth?

@richardpcrowe 5 лет назад

I have a 12-24mm f/4 Tokina ATX lens which does quite a nice job adapted to my Sony A6500 with an MC-11 adapter. However, the package is rather heavy and the reason I carry a crop sensor Sony mirrorless camera is to attain a light weight kit... Enter the 12mm f/2 Rokinon/Samyang etc. The size is great for my lightweight travel kit and focusing with the A6500 is a breeze...

@skatertwig26 7 лет назад

Have this lens and love it

@ColinBloodworth 7 лет назад

this looks amazing.

@andivaffan3918 7 лет назад

at last!! amazing review!! but can you review a vintage lens like canon fd, minolta etc??

@ConstantMinecrafting05 7 лет назад

Andiv Affan he already did that

@andivaffan3918 7 лет назад

No. He didn't. There's no video about canon fd etc, there maybe some other vintage lenses

@RhettThompsonFilm 7 лет назад

He said he isn't really going to either, a couple of times.

@christopherfrost 7 лет назад

Sorry - there are so many new lenses coming out at the moment, I just don't have time for vintage ones I'm afraid

@FortyTwoAnswerToEverything 5 лет назад

What do you recommend for a full framer a7iii?

@hustonsingletary402 3 года назад

I love this lens but for some reason it won't connect with my Sony A-5100. So I can't use any of the focus features manually. Keeps prompting that I need to "mount" the lens.... Otherwise a great lens in auto mode for the most part. Great review.

@nix123ism 4 дня назад

You set the release without lens in menu?

@jacobdaube6483 4 года назад

would you be able to check this lense out on the m6 mk2? would be interesting!

@drdimento 4 года назад

Thanks for this review. i'm sticking with the Venus lens.

@LucisPictor 7 лет назад

Fantastic lens. However, I didn't use it a lot on my Fujis for whatever reason, so I sold it again.

@TheMetalButcher 6 лет назад

What an awesome lens. Shame about the flaring though.

@saneeshlakers 6 лет назад

I just bought Samyang 12mm f/2 NCS for using with Nex 3N E-mount Mirrorless Camera But upgrading to Sony A6000 or A6300 because manual focus will be better with View Finder, also A6000 and A6300 Got 920k Dot Screen comparing to 460k dot screen of Nex 3N . Even with Nex 3N i am getting good sharp images but hoping that it will be more better with A6000 or A6300 View Finder. For indian Market great wide angle lens to buy with 25000/- Indian rupees from Amazon Rokinon is 32000/- INR. All most all other wide angle lenses below 14mm Crosses 30000/- INR. Quality is also good as it is a fixed focal length lens. Only downside can be that the lens is Manual operation but when you check prices of other wide angle lenses you will naturally excel in manual focusing :). Gr8 lens for Architectural and Interior Photography for reasonable price.

@janzagar2957 7 лет назад

Do you plan on reviewing Tamron 35mm 1.8 with vibration reduction in the future?

@photohiker81 7 лет назад

So for m43 there is a wider opportunity the Laowa 7.5mm f2.0

@andreygerasimenko8197 7 лет назад

Could you please make a review of sony 35 1.8 or sigma 30 1.4 for sony e mount?

@christopherfrost 7 лет назад

I'm working on a review of the Sony 35mm f/1.8 OSS

@roni910 6 лет назад

Sigma 30mm 1.4 vs sony 35mm 1.8 E mount please

@sajanmeetsingh1264 6 лет назад

Yeah pls do that for us and from these two which is best for video and low light with a6300 ?

@waqarism 6 лет назад

your notifications bell button is not working, tell youtube about it

@adrianthomas2132 5 лет назад

Hi Chris, after watching you reviews on this and laowa 9mm...i went to go pick the loawa up.. but completely shocked at how bad the laowa built is... i left undecided between the samyang 12 and laowa 9mm.. have you a comparison between them? I just don't know if spending so much on the laowa9mm... thoughts pls

@JeremyGalloway 6 лет назад

Chris. I love your videos. I really do. But it bothers me how you always say "Hello everyone, *and* today I'll be looking at..." I think you should drop the "and". Give us a full stop after "Hello everyone." Please Chris! I feel so guilty leaving this comment, but your narrations are so high quality that I think you can handle a bit of nitpicking!

@christopherfrost 6 лет назад

That's the fussiest comment of the week! Don't worry though...I can handle it ;-)

@JeremyGalloway 6 лет назад

I know I'm certainly not the first to leave a fussy comment! Perhaps you could compile the fussiest comments of the year in a video :)

@christopherfrost 6 лет назад

I already am. You're on the list :-)