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Samsung NX 30 mm f/2 or Nikkor 28 mm f/2.8?

Started Mar 29, 2016 | Discussions thread
parakalien Contributing Member • Posts: 556
Re: Samsung NX 30 mm f/2 or Nikkor 28 mm f/2.8?

I'm a little late to the thread but thought I'd share my experiences.

I have the 45 f1.8, 30 f2, 16-50 pz, and rokinon 24 f1.4

The rokinon is similar to the nikkor in focal length and the fact that it's fully manual.

I shoot mostly video and I LOVE the manual aperture and focus, so I may be a bit biased, but other than the small size (and decently sharp pictures) of the 30, I much prefer the rokinon 24.

I find the AF on the 30 to be slow and inaccurate while on the 45 the AF is excellent and very quick.

When using focus peaking (I like to set it to red and low for best results) I prefer manual focusing.  Keep practicing and I think you will too.

 parakalien's gear list:parakalien's gear list
Canon EOS Rebel SL1 Samsung NX500 Samyang 24mm F1.4 Samsung NX 45mm F1.8 Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM
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