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XP 35mm F1.2

Samyang XP 35mm F1.2 Manual Lens Review Simon White 2018-12-13
Samyang XP 35mm F1.2 manual lens Review
 


Could this possibly be the sharpest 35mm lens around?

On paper the details from the new Samyang XP 35mm F1.2 lens looks like it is going to be a popular lens for Portrait/Lowlight/Landscape/Astrophotography. The lens has been designed with optics to be used with Cameras up to 50 Megapixels or 4K+ (up to 8K filming). The XP lenses are Samyang's Premium manual focus range and have been designed with optical quality and build in mind.

This is a wonderfully constructed and well-built Manual lens. It comes with a nice cushioned soft bag and detachable lens hood. The weight is the first thing you notice when you take it out of the box along with the satin metal construction. This is where you can see the product engineers have worked very hard in making a professional and top of the range lens. There is quite a few pieces of glass and workings inside the body of the lens which explains the heavy weight (about 1100g, or 2.4lb). The filter thread is a 86mm size for detachable filters etc.
The Aperture range is F1.2 - F16, the lens is made up of 12 glass elements along with a UMC coating to help with flaring and ghosting.


 

Samyang XP 35mm F1.2 lens on a Canon 6D body


The lens has a large smooth focus ring on the outer body with distance markers written clearly, but there is not aperture ring as this is controlled electronically via your camera, which is nice and easy to use. However there is no weather sealing on the connection ring which is a shame as this is something us Landscaper/Astrophotographers like to have when out in the elements.

Straight away when testing some shots inside my living room I notice how easy it was to focus especially using the live-view function on the camera with the focus ring being easy to turn but give a positive feel.
I was blown away to be honest with the first shots taken on my slightly older full frame Canon 6D camera.


Let’s see some sample pictures

The photo below was one of my first photos taken (one of my dogs, 'Lily' the Labrador) which were taken hand-held in poor lighting indoors (no flash) at 1/40sec, F2.8, ISO320. Along with no post-editing.

 


 1/40sec, F2.8, ISO320, handheld (no tripod)



You can see how sharp this is along with the wonderful colours and contrast it produced.

Below is a 100% crop from the above image.



 


100% crop!!

As you can see very sharp with great textures and colours.

This made me excited to get outside and test the lens some more!!
I began testing on a holly bush on the side of the house with the winter sun low in the evening sky and again these were shot by hand and no tripod.

 



1/1250sec, F1.2, ISO 400.
 



1/250sec, F2.5, ISO 400.
 



1/250sec, F2.8, ISO 400.

There is a nice Bokeh around the F1.2 stopped down to F2.5 and then begins to fade off nicely. 






1/1250sec, F1.8, ISO 100



Flaring is not bad looking into bright light such as Sunlight and the contrast in colours are not lost.



Great lens for Astrophotography? (NOTE: test images taken with almost a full moon)

As a keen Astrophotographer I couldn't wait to test this lens out on the night sky and see how it fairs optically. However during the time I had to test it the weather and almost full moon made it difficult to give the lens a good test on dark skies.

So below are some single short exposures to test for Vignetting/chromatic aberration. I also made the ISO very high (12800-25600) to see how far the camera and lens could be pushed.




 


2.5 sec, F1.4, ISO 12800


 

2.5 sec, F2.5, ISO 25600


As can be seen in the above two images when open almost fully (F1.4 instead of 1.2) you can see some noticeable Vignetting around the edges (very common on very fast lenses) but this disappears when stopped down to F2.0 - F2.5.
Below shows the above image cropped into the top left corner and you can see its a nice clean image with very little Coma or Chromatic aberration. Only the stars have a small amount of purple fringing which is easily fixed post-editing.




 

 

 

And Finally here is a 30 sec exposure taken on a tracking mount (Omegon mini track LX2) with only a bit of Clarity added in post editing. This looks fantastic even with the half-moon in the sky effecting the image. You can see the detail in the Milkyway and stars. Imagine what it would be like with clear dark skies!!!
 




A 30 second exposure at F1.8, ISO 2000. (using a basic tracking mount)



Conclusion

Already with this lens I can see this will be a Landscapers/Astrophotographers dream lens especially when doing Panoramic stitched photographs. It is a fast well-built lens with image quality to match. You do not get for this value for money from other lens manufacturers.
I hope to try to see what this lens can do especially for Astro/night photography without the moon in the sky along with seeing how well Panoramic photos come out. Going by these examples so far I do not think it will be a problem for this amazing piece of glass.


Simon White
WhiteSky Photographics.

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从人与人之间的关系乃至为了营造美丽的空间而布置装饰品时都需要保持适当的距离。那么,为了更好地欣赏美术或摄影作品,我们应该保持多少距离?

答案是相当于“作品框架对角线的长度”的距离。

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为了将作品完整地纳入视野并予欣赏,保持相当于作品对角线的距离为宜。如果距离过近,将大于人眼可集中精力的50°视角而无法取的良好的欣赏效果。

为了最佳欣赏效果与最佳视角而保持理想距离也适用于摄影技术。在拍摄静止画像的摄影技术中,将等于摄像面对角线长度的焦距镜头定义为标准镜头。数码相机的全帧传感器尺寸为36x24毫米,其对角线距离约为43.26毫米,标准镜头应为多少毫米以下的最理想答案可以称为“接近43.26毫米的数据”,而难以断定是至今被视作标准镜头代名词的“50毫米”。

以往与胶片对角线长度相仿的45mm画角镜头较为常见,随着SLR相机大获成功,为了保留可容纳反射镜的空间,50mm被视作标准镜头。但是,最近随着无反相机底边大幅放大, 鉴于无反相机法兰距短的特点,需要将标准镜头的画角以45mm再度予以解释,由此开始研发AF 45mm F1.8 FE。 与35mm画角镜头相比,三阳的AF 45mm F1.8 FE将畸变现象降至最低,且比55mm画角拍摄范围宽,为人物、风景、建筑物及宠物等各种主题摄影呈献令人满意的效果。

什么是预设光圈功能?

在预设光圈功能中,光圈可以像”控制环操作音消除(De-click)镜头“一样丝滑驱动,为视频拍摄提供支持。

富士相机的设计根据最小曝光量(F-stop)控制光圈,当相机控制光圈时,会依靠短暂闪烁来调节曝光。而AF 75mm F1.8 X不会向机身传送光圈信息,这种刻意的“预设光圈功能”无需闪烁就可让平滑的曝光调节变为可能。只需控制光圈就可以使ISO和快门速度适应不同的曝光环境,因此即使采用1/2 F-stop也依然可以调节曝光。

什么是预设光圈功能?

在预设光圈功能中,光圈可以像”控制环操作音消除(De-click)镜头“一样丝滑驱动,为视频拍摄提供支持。

富士相机的设计根据最小曝光量(F-stop)控制光圈,当相机控制光圈时,会依靠短暂闪烁来调节曝光。而AF 75mm F1.8 X不会向机身传送光圈信息,这种刻意的“预设光圈功能”无需闪烁就可让平滑的曝光调节变为可能。只需控制光圈就可以使ISO和快门速度适应不同的曝光环境,因此即使采用1/2 F-stop也依然可以调节曝光。

有哪些预设光圈功能的使用建议?

预设光圈功能仅能在视频拍摄模式下运行。 建议在f/1.8光圈和A、M曝光模式下使用该功能。有关“预设光圈功能”的使用建议请参考上表。

* 预设光圈功能的使用方法

1) 设置相机机身
      AF模式 → 视频拍摄模式(“A”或“M”模式)→ 光圈值固定在f/1.8
(2) AF 75mm F1.8 X镜头设置
      将“自定义开关”切换为“模式2(M2)”
(3) 使用对焦环调整预设光圈

有哪些预设光圈功能的使用建议?

预设光圈功能仅能在视频拍摄模式下运行。 建议在f/1.8光圈和A、M曝光模式下使用该功能。有关“预设光圈功能”的使用建议请参考上表。

* 预设光圈功能的使用方法

1) 设置相机机身
      AF模式 → 视频拍摄模式(“A”或“M”模式)→ 光圈值固定在f/1.8
(2) AF 75mm F1.8 X镜头设置
      将“自定义开关”切换为“模式2(M2)”
(3) 使用对焦环调整预设光圈

Dolly shot是什么?介绍摄影办法

[Dolly Shot是什么?]

一般利用带轮子的车,根据调整相机变焦的速度前后移动拍摄的技术。这导致被摄体和背景的倍率差异,从而将梦幻效应记录在视频中。

[简单用手持拍Dolly shot的方法]

Tip.如果移动距离长,相机可能会晃动,请在35~100mm区间拍摄。
1.距离被摄体约1.5~2m左右。
2.将自定义开关切换到MF和Mode3后,将视角设定在100mm左右。
3.通过调节对焦环聚焦被摄物,然后将光圈设置为F8~16。
4.利用上身和手臂,将相机靠近被摄体,将变焦操作慢慢向左(广角方向)转动。
5. 完成Dolly shot!
※在与拍摄对象更远的距离拍摄时,使用卡丁车或万向稳定器等,可以更稳定地进行拍摄。

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