Tim van der Leeuw

Glad to hear you made the choice and are happy with it so far! :-D

But with a good enough macro lens, you can see if the hair is split or not! :-D

Perhaps it's my copy (which I bought 2nd hand), but at close working distances often the AF misses, starting hunting and searching back and forth very slowly. Sometimes it won't find focus at all ...

I honestly find the AF with this lens so frustrating at macro ranges that it wouldn't be my recommendation to anyone, although pictures can be excellent. However to get best results you should then ...

I probably should have stressed in my post that the lens has excellent centre-sharpness according to same test and is indeed considered great value for money!

I bet the Fuji 100-400mm will be another step up indeed but one of my goals is to go lighter, and from some quick tests which I did, I feel the Fuji 70-300mm AF is still faster, more reliable than ...

After long waiting I decided to just order it with option to deliver it to the shop, and payment on me picking it up -- so I don't spend the money in advance but I had an order in the system so ...

I agree, I also like that! And I do want a fast lens wider than 33mm / 35mm. I'm must afraid I cannot justify to myself any time soon spending this much money on it.

Regarding camera-dependent change in behaviour, is perhaps one of the cameras set to "Continuous IS" and the other to "Shooting-only IS"?

Interesting, one of their more expensive lenses perhaps! I will probably not buy it but would be interested in seeing reviews / sample-shots. :)

Mine is brand-new and also has a slight rattle when shaken. However I cannot compare the volume of rattle with yours of course...

Yeah, that was the conclusion from this test from TB Photography as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1c2oeiQeh0

Beautiful images! I love the gorgeous sunset/sunrise from Mt St. Michel!

Interesting, thanks for pointing this out. I wonder if this also holds true for using Mech. Shutter + Elec. First Curtain? I guess that not since the shutter does actually close, but never tried it ...

Also, they're small enough to just have in your bag at nearly all times!

Fuji 8-16mm f/2.8 2nd hand? ;-)

Covers your required focal range.

Perhaps not as portable as you'd like you requires saving up even when buying 2nd hand... but wider than 9mm and still covers...

I have the 7Artisans 7.5mm f/2.8 and Meike 6.5mm f/2.0 circular fish-eye.
So personally not interested in this lens despite the small size! :-D

I've heard of several other Pergear lenses but don't own any of them. I do own some lenses from TTArtisans and 7Artisans though... :-D

No EXIF data makes sense as the lens is fully manual, thus...

I don't have the Samyang, but I have 2 other fish eye lenses. I agree, they're a lot of fun and invite a bit of creativity in composition!

True, it is not, and never actually was! The Canon I did use for a while alongside the Fuji but less and less as the Fuji system is giving me better results.