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NX3000 Lens on the Night Sky

Started Dec 2, 2016 | Discussions thread
TillmanB
TillmanB Contributing Member • Posts: 501
Re: NX3000 Lens on the Night Sky
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I've used the Samyang/Rokinon 12mm f2 on both a Sony NEX and my current Samsung NX300, it is a superb lens that is sharp wide open and very affordable as far as that sort of lens goes.  Manual focus for infinity can be a little tricky as the infinity mark isn't a guarantee and there isn't a hard stop so best bet is to use the focus magnification on a bright star and adjust until the fuzzy dot comes into focus.  Once you've established the true infinity point if it is different than the lens, a little bit of glow in the dark paint is handy.  I have been continually impressed with this lens and use it for milky way photos at f2 with good results.  My only criticism (and it's a pretty weak one at that) is that 12mm can be a little too wide for some situations, but the distortion isn't too bad and it can be cropped with good results.

I haven't used the Samsung ultra wide zoom but I understand some have had problems with the mount breaking.  I haven't seen one in person for comparison but I can say the Samyang seems quite durable and I haven't had any reason to doubt that it is built to last.

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