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Samyang 21mm f/1.4 vs EF-M 22mm f/2 STM

Started Sep 15, 2017 | Polls thread
nobuchika Regular Member • Posts: 287
Re: Samyang 21mm f/1.4 vs EF-M 22mm f/2 STM
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As someone that really likes these native mount chinese MF primes, I would actually say go with the Canon 22.

-Optical quality. Already great with the Canon 22. Although the Rokinon may be better, it is not that much more so than the Canon. Not necessarily the case with longer focal length adapted EF lenses, ex. my Canon EF 50 1.4 is MUCH softer wide open than my Rokinon EF-M 50 1.2

-Size. Canon 22 is a pancake and much smaller than the Rokinon. The opposite is true for the adapted EF canon 35 and 50's vs the Mitakon 35 0.95 / Rokinon 35 1.2 and Rokinon 50 1.2.

-DOF. For the wider 21-22mm focal length the difference in perceived shallow depth of field / bokeh is less dramatic than the shallow DOF produced by the longer focal length fast primes like 35 or 50.

I would say keep the 22/2 (should be a mandatory lens for an EF-M kit), and put the rest of the money towards a mitakon 35mm f/0.95 or rokinon 50 f/1.2 (both of which I have).

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