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Samyang 14mm F2.8 NX a bit bigger than expected!

Started Jun 29, 2017 | Discussions thread
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norman shearer Senior Member • Posts: 1,418
Samyang 14mm F2.8 NX a bit bigger than expected!

compared to PanLeica 15/1.7 for m43

I bought the Samyang the other day and was kind of hoping to use it for street photography in place of my 16mm pancake! I knew it would be a bit bigger but I still hoped it might not be too big. What a shock when I unpacked the beast. It kind of reminded me of a Carl Zeiss Medium format lens it felt so substantial. Stuck it on my NX500 for a laugh and sure enough the balance is horrible and shooting from the chest one handed would be laugh-able. Discrete, it is not.

Fortunately it balances okay on the NX1 and so I'll probably enjoy using it for landscapes.

Lesson for the day. Do your research before making a purchase. It also serves as a reminder how much smaller/lighter m43 can be compared to APS-C systems. If you want very good performers for APS-C the differences in size/weight really start to show. Now I'm glad I still have the 16/20/30 pancake trio and the 45/1.8.

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Samsung EX2F Nikon Coolpix A Sony RX1R Canon EOS 5D Canon EOS 5D Mark II +10 more
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