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Sammy NX 16mm vs Samyang 14mm 2.8 sharpness

Started Dec 21, 2018 | Discussions thread
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PhotonRustler New Member • Posts: 22
Sammy NX 16mm vs Samyang 14mm 2.8 sharpness

Hello Samsungists, I once again require your immense collective knowledge.

I have a couple of 16mm pancakes and neither are what I would call sharp, particularly when compared to the 30mm. On the NX1 they clearly well below the resolution of the sensor. I've got a Samyang 14mm available from a friend but before he posts it to me I was wondering if I'd get any real sharpness benefit from it. It would be used exclusively for landscapes in good lighting. Obviously it has the increased distortion but I can live with that.
Does anyone have any experience comparing the lenses and is the 14mm significantly sharper?
P.S. if anyone can give an opinion on the 12-24mm in terms of sharpness that would be a bonus

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