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Walimex pro 14mm NX mount

Started Jul 28, 2021 | Discussions
markyboy81 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,778
Walimex pro 14mm NX mount
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Just got hold of this Walimex pro 14mm 3.1 video lens. Very impressed so far. I have got it hooked up to a focus pull motor to control focus but the depth of field is so deep that I might attach the motor to the aperture ring instead.

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Wahid Khan 1961 Regular Member • Posts: 179
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Hi Mark, I'm not a video shooter despite the NX1's excellent video credentials. How does this interesting lens perform as a stills lens?

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wpstl Senior Member • Posts: 1,251
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Wahid Khan 1961 wrote:

Hi Mark, I'm not a video shooter despite the NX1's excellent video credentials. How does this interesting lens perform as a stills lens?

It's a rebranded Samyang, same as Rokinon/Bower etc. And it's pretty good.

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OP markyboy81 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,778
Re: Walimex pro 14mm NX mount

To be honest I haven't used it much for stills other than a few quick tests. But it seems fairly sharp and the reviews I saw were quite favourable.

I think there's also a stills version of this lens - f2.8 without the gear ring. I think that's the only difference though.

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OP markyboy81 Veteran Member • Posts: 4,778
Re: Walimex pro 14mm NX mount

What's odd and annoying about this lens is that the focus and aperture marker is on the bottom side of the lens. Why on earth would they do that?? I thought I had somehow attached the lens upside down at first but it only attaches one way. How strange.

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Wahid Khan 1961 Regular Member • Posts: 179
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markyboy81 wrote:

To be honest I haven't used it much for stills other than a few quick tests. But it seems fairly sharp and the reviews I saw were quite favourable.

I think there's also a stills version of this lens - f2.8 without the gear ring. I think that's the only difference though.

Good to know, funnily I have the Samyang in f2.8 for Pentax with a Samsung adapter. I'm a fan of the lens.

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Wahid Khan 1961 Regular Member • Posts: 179
Re: Walimex pro 14mm NX mount

markyboy81 wrote:

What's odd and annoying about this lens is that the focus and aperture marker is on the bottom side of the lens. Why on earth would they do that?? I thought I had somehow attached the lens upside down at first but it only attaches one way. How strange.

How bizarre.

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basyl1891 Regular Member • Posts: 116
Re: Walimex pro 14mm NX mount

markyboy81 wrote:

What's odd and annoying about this lens is that the focus and aperture marker is on the bottom side of the lens. Why on earth would they do that?? I thought I had somehow attached the lens upside down at first but it only attaches one way. How strange.

I'd try to fix it by carefully unscrew the mount plate, rotate it, and screw it back.

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