Jump to content

Samyang 12mm F2.0 NCS CS X Mount

dv.

By dv.
in Fuji X Lenses

 Share

Recommended Posts

  • Replies 239
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

dv.
dv.

Finally received my ultra wide angle for X-M1:)   some test shots 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 bokeh is great f/2 testing out starburst f/22 8 9 10@  f/2.8 maybe Unfortunately, I can only po

gurkendoktor
gurkendoktor

The lens is also suitable for street photography   and off you go by gurkendoktor, on Flickr

JuergenK
JuergenK

The 12mm f2.0 ROKINON (Samyang) is the ideal lens for astro-photography. With large open aperture and shutter speeds between 25-30 seconds at ISO 1600 you achieve great results. I like the lens and

Posted Images

  • 3 weeks later...
catalina1975 Newbie

catalina1975

Posted
Posted

Considering this lens for my X-E1.  I dont mind the manual focus, but not many people mention the manual exposure.  Do most folks just leave the aperture set in the middle and let the camera pick the shutter speed?   Does the viewfinder dimming at smaller f stop make it difficult to compose?  Or do most leave it wide open to take advantage of the speed of the lens?

Link to post
Share on other sites
milandro Grand Master

milandro

Posted
Posted

I an not so sure that I understand what you are asking.

 

For general purposes, under good light conditions, you can leave the lens set on the aperture which gives you the best image quality and depth of field and focussed at the hyperfocal distance.

 

Under these conditions the camera becomes virtually like what in the large format photography world is called an “ hobo camera”. A point and shoot camera.

 

If you are in very poor light condition, or need to focus closer than you can by means of the hyperfocal method you would diverge from all of this but focussing, even with the best of eyes and focus peeking at he best magnification won’t be easy but you can do it.

 

I use it this way and don’t find it difficult to compose.

 

The EVF or electronic viewfinder is to this purpose also an image amplifier. The output image that you see inside is very similar under most light conditions, in other words if there is a lot of light or not so much light the image on the screen has more or less the same brightness.

 

 

This is an essential difference with a reflex camera because there, the image you see (unless you are using live view) is the one made by the lens closed at a certain aperture through mirror and prism.

 

But that’s not what happens with a mirrorless camera. That’s why being hung up about the maximum aperture is not particularly useful for anything other than the reaching of the magical bokeh ( Ah! The Bokeh!).

 

Of course at some point of low light noise will increase and cloud the picture but composing is way better even under those circumstances.

Link to post
Share on other sites
Sluw Community Regular

Sluw

Posted
Posted

Considering this lens for my X-E1.  I dont mind the manual focus, but not many people mention the manual exposure.  Do most folks just leave the aperture set in the middle and let the camera pick the shutter speed?   Does the viewfinder dimming at smaller f stop make it difficult to compose?  Or do most leave it wide open to take advantage of the speed of the lens?

 

Not that milandro's answer isn't right but here's a shorter answer. 

 

I usually shoot aperture priority with this lens. So I let the camera choose shutterspeed and iso and personally control aperture and focus. around f/5.6 - f/8.0 for max sharpness and towards f/2.0 for light gathering. The viewfinder remains the same as the exposure, so it stays bright and only gets dark if there isn't enough light. 

Link to post
Share on other sites
milandro Grand Master

milandro

Posted
Posted

the aperture priority is my favorite automatism from the days the first AE ( automatic exposure) cameras appeared on the market offering automatism with aperture or shutter (only much later with program).

 

I’ve always had cameras with AE with aperture priority although I remember a friend of mine had a Konica Autoreflex T when I had a Pentax ES

Link to post
Share on other sites
Black Pearl Apprentice

Black Pearl

Posted
Posted

Took a wander around Whitburn Village and then along to Sunderland with my new X-T1 and lenses - really enjoying exploring with the Samyang 12mm...

 

Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here…

Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!

 

 

 

Ps. Milandro - I started my SLR photography with a Konica Autoreflex A which was shutter priority and manual. I recall it went off with one hell clatter and that the 50mm lens was fantastically sharp.

Link to post
Share on other sites
  • 2 weeks later...
  • 2 weeks later...
milandro Grand Master

milandro

Posted
Posted

had fun today

Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here…

Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!

Link to post
Share on other sites
yukosteel Rising Star

yukosteel

Posted
Posted

Snowflake Lane, Bellevue, WA, Dec 2015

 

Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here…

Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!

Link to post
Share on other sites
  • 4 weeks later...

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Similar Content

  • Posts

    • mapoett
      X-s10 Fast shutting 20/30 fps crop ES

      By mapoett · Posted

      Hello. Thankyou,now Is all more clear: I have take some time in your link. Let tell you. I has totaly forget this machine have "compress picture option" and not Only "compress lossless" anyway not change the experiment. RAW  and this last two format look like same result about Number of recording picture. Can tell all results in this: in raw you can make 17 pictures for second. Is wrong. Is about One single Press and wait buffer. Full 30/20/10/8 not change. After 17 Need Press again. You not can Press before "redgreen light recording Is on".   With preshot you can have 25  are more 7 pictures . The story change Only in jpg shot only. In jpg at 30 you have 30 picture but redgreen light off very Fast so you can shot very quicly. At 20 shot Is about start look like infinite shot. 60. So the best performance are this last One  about Speed and recording picture after camera working witout big limit. I want take a shot about Italy cyclet Just for passion. I think i Will use this last setting.  After Need check when battery not are full change and ambient temp.  Anyway my cam look like exactly specific about you link. Im Happy my cam working perfectly.
    • jerryy
      Hello from Iowa

      By jerryy · Posted

      I do not use Flickr, so I do not know what their BB code is. All I did was copy the second link you provided, (starting at https: and ending at  _k.jpg — leave off the [img] and [/img] tags) and pasted it into the message. After a moment, a message popped up asking if I wanted to paste it as the image or as a plain link. I did this twice, the first time I had it paste in as the image and the second time as a link. Nothing fancy or tricky.
    • FrankWeiser
      Hello from Iowa

      By FrankWeiser · Posted

      So do I just copy the BB code from flickr and paste it anywhere on the page like other forums or is there some other trick I need to perform to get it to post?
    • JovialLich
      X Raw Studio Doesn't Create Drive for Camera When Connected

      By JovialLich · Posted

      All software is the latest between camera and app. All settings are correct on camera. I have both lossless and uncompressed RAW files on the card in the camera. I have been up and down every reddit thread to no avail and am losing my mind… I’m doing all of the right things. It even sees my camera. It just doesn’t create the “drive” for it (see attached image screenshot).  Please Help! 

      Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here…

      Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members!

    • grizzski
      X-T30 II Eye Sensor + LCD Image Display viewmode not working

      By grizzski · Posted

      Not sure how to delete threads, but I figured out what was wrong. In short, I was partially misunderstanding the view-mode's function. Also, the "+LCD Image Display" part requires that you have the Image Disp. setting set to anything but Off. Then it will display your last image on the LCD. If it's off, it's behavior will be exactly like the plain Eye Sensor setting.
×
×
  • Create New...