We got the World exclusive right to review
about the new Tilt-Shift from Samyang – Let’s find out how the 24mm f/3.5 ED AS
UMC works.
Tilt-shift lenses are usually too costly
that many photographers cannot manages to justify the cost, although they are wonderful
in controlling the focal plane and distortion. This new 24 tilt-shift product
from Samyang just offers a retail price of $1,427, which makes it the least
expensive product of the kind available now.
The
Tilt-shift lens is normally very expensive
This lens is compatible with many different
cameras, including Canon, Nikon, Pentax and Sony Alpha SLRs, or even with
mirror less cameras if an adapter is used. There is no electronic or mechanical
provided by this lens to accompany the camera metering system, although most
cameras will perform good enough, using stop-down metering with center-weighted
or spot metering modes.
The
lens is compatible with many different cameras
Handling and features
Although Samyang is expected to skimp on
the developing the quality to have this product as less costly than other
competitors as possible, but they have not. High quality plastic and metal, textured
external finish outlook of the lens barrel and the metal lens mount are such a
great combination. The result is that the lens is quite heavy but very solid,
although the 680g is not too heavy when it is used with Nikon D700 to conduct
the tests.
The
minimum focus length is 20cm
We are very pleased with the manual focus,
thanks to the smooth and balance damped force of the focusing ring, which will
increase the lens’s length to half of a centimeter when setting it to minimum
focus distance. At the maximum aperture, it is quite easy to use the focusing
assist in the viewfinder, and then you can manually control the aperture to
take photos. The closest focusing distance is 20cm, which is so ideal to shoot
in narrow conditions, or even for close up shots, which is also possible for
the lens. Tilt and shift movements performs very smoothly and it is easy to
adjust the needed force to turn the dials via dials, which can also be used to
lock the lens in the required settings. A wide range of adjustment is provided
as the lens can be tilted by up to 8.5 degrees and shifted up to 12mm of axis.
The
useful hyper-focal scale
On the lens barrel, there is a mark of a
useful hyper-focal scale, although it is just applicable when no tilt movement
is set. Both tilt and shift movements can make a 30 degree rotation
independently, allowing users to align these two movements with each other when
they need.
