[ Gadget ] - Panasonic 8mm f/3.5 fisheye

[takumi18]

hmm... does anybody has any news ?

 

[clubgrit]

Would like to correct myself... after reading further, it seems the Samyang 8mm is better designed for APS-C sensors, giving them a true 180 degrees coverage. On four thirds and m4/3s, it will only go around 140 degrees. Now that the new panny 8mm goes 180 degrees and is the lightest/smallest fisheye in the market, personally it makes more sense to own one BUT i will still say it's expensive.

Samyang 8mm FE spec sheet: http://www.syopt.co.kr/common/pdf/f=8mm.pdf
Samyang 8mm on GF1 video, and indeed not as fisheyed as I would expect: http://vimeo.com/9133178

There are some samples of the Pana 8mm at dpreview somewhere, they still look semi-fisheye like the Samyang ... maybe need to compare to get a more proper assessment.


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[george671]

I posted these links on another thread, but here are some pics using my Rokinon (Samyang) Fisheye...I purchased the lens in Nikon mt....

Cheers

http://snakephoto.blogspot.com/2010/07/wwii-japanese-2-man-submarine-war-on.html

http://snakephoto.blogspot.com/2010/07/rokinon-samyang-8mm-fisheye-on-olympus.html

http://snakephoto.blogspot.com/2010/07/sailboats-in-marina-orote-point-naval.html

 

[Vortex21sg]

The lumix 8mm F3.5 is in sg already got it last week, but like limited stocks cause only saw 2 at allan photo.

 

[koolz]

The lumix 8mm F3.5 is in sg already got it last week, but like limited stocks cause only saw 2 at allan photo.

How much did you pay for it? ;p

 

[NazgulKing]

I saw the fisheye yesterday, but I would rather get a wide angle prime (hopefully 7mm) in the future.

Or maybe I won't. Depending on other things.

EDIT: B&H Photo is going to sell it at 800 USD. Talk about an expensive specialised prime.

 

[Vortex21sg]

How much did you pay for it? ;p

$1180.

 

[puny]

I posted these links on another thread, but here are some pics using my Rokinon (Samyang) Fisheye...I purchased the lens in Nikon mt....

Cheers

http://snakephoto.blogspot.com/2010/07/wwii-japanese-2-man-submarine-war-on.html

http://snakephoto.blogspot.com/2010/07/rokinon-samyang-8mm-fisheye-on-olympus.html

http://snakephoto.blogspot.com/2010/07/sailboats-in-marina-orote-point-naval.html

Never expect Samyang can produce awesome pictures!!

 

[puny]

I posted these links on another thread, but here are some pics using my Rokinon (Samyang) Fisheye...I purchased the lens in Nikon mt....

Cheers

http://snakephoto.blogspot.com/2010/07/wwii-japanese-2-man-submarine-war-on.html

http://snakephoto.blogspot.com/2010/07/rokinon-samyang-8mm-fisheye-on-olympus.html

http://snakephoto.blogspot.com/2010/07/sailboats-in-marina-orote-point-naval.html

Can it work on EX-25 tube?

 

[NazgulKing]

Never expect Samyang can produce awesome pictures!!

www.soundimageplus.blogspot.com has some nice pictures as well produced by the Samyang 14mm lens. Click the tag for the lens.

The only issue is that the lens was built for a DSLR, and naturally, it isn't exactly light.

I wouldn't mind trying the lens though. It looks excellent as a wide-angle prime.

 

[takumi18]

Got it 2 weeks ago when it first came in..

should cost u less then $1180..
or maybe there is demand now..

some sample pics from my GF1

 

[Vortex21sg]

Got it 2 weeks ago when it first came in..

should cost u less then $1180..
or maybe there is demand now..

some sample pics from my GF1

Nice shot dude! I use the lens for yog closing fireworks it damn cool. I jus love fisheye!

 

[clubgrit]

www.soundimageplus.blogspot.com has some nice pictures as well produced by the Samyang 14mm lens. Click the tag for the lens.

The only issue is that the lens was built for a DSLR, and naturally, it isn't exactly light.

I wouldn't mind trying the lens though. It looks excellent as a wide-angle prime.

It's not very heavy really, the specs must be wrong. I think I better weigh it, or maybe I'm just getting stronger :bsmilie: (* correction, this is referring to Samyang 8mm, I just noticed that you were referring to 14mm)

On m4/3, one can get away using it as a UWA if on a tight budget, it's not very fishy-eyed, one can probably de-fish it. Like this pic below, and I am shooting it from about 1 foot off the ground pointing upwards. I composed it to make the long piece of the machine straight. This is at f/8 iso 800 in the night, it is easier to go below 1/20 shutter speed with a UWA, and I did not even bother to focus.

This one is with the Lumix 7-14mm at 7mm, also about 1 foot off the ground pointing upwards.

So the curve at the sides on the Samyang pic is really very slight. One can still make it more curved or even straighter, with slight changes in composition.

The most striking feature of the Samyang, which also surprised reviewers, is the very low distortion on the sides and corners, in terms of resolution for example, compared to the other images shown here. It is excellent in this aspect. Probably because of this, quote from Lenstip.com - "Not only does it use difficult-to-implement stereographic projection but it also completes its basic tasks"

Ken Rockwell's review of it in his website against the much higher-priced Nikons also shows the difference this design can make.

But if one wants a more pronounced fisheye, then this Panasonic 8mm looks good for m4/3. It also can get closer to .1mm, which is good for even more dramatic foregrounds. And it sure is beautifully small.

But at SGD 490 (+ adapter though), this Samyang is great, if one can live with its size on m4/3. However, only from f/5.6, best from f/8, and forget f/3.5 really. Also, it has to be calibrated by the owner (although the factory should do it, since those who don't know will think the lens is bad, I don't see any logic why the factory should not calibrate it before shipping)

 

[gohaj]

This one looks really interesting!

 

[clubgrit]

This one looks really interesting!

Yes, this was the night before the opening of this Formula 1 race I think, workers were still working overtime to finish, and were too busy enough to ignore me loitering around :bsmilie:


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[woofoo]

hi guys… tis my first post here ;-)

would really appreciate it if someone can tell me where I can buy this lens in singapore (with address preferably).


big thanks!

 

[yunhen3350]

hi guys… tis my first post here ;-)

would really appreciate it if someone can tell me where I can buy this lens in singapore (with address preferably).


big thanks!

Last month I saw it available at Song Brothers @ Funan 2nd Floor with cost 1.2k

 

[woofoo]

thank you very much yunhen, appreciate it

 

[theITguy]

Seems like not many are buying this len. Anyone tested the output of the JPEG and RAW to see the amount of distortion and sharpness difference?

 

[pkong1008]

I am not sure if this is what you are inquiring.
This is output from RAW without processing and not using Silkypix from Pana.

This is jpeg straight from camera without processing.

There isn't any difference in the perspectives but I think the RAW looks better. I like this lens because of its size and weight and the output from it is not bad. More photos here:
http://www.pbase.com/virtualink/panasonic_8mm_fisheye_lens&page=all