![]() The Samyang utilizes a narrower knob that also clears the housing (Canon also provides a smaller knob for this purpose). The Canon's full 180° rotation allows the main shift knob to be rotated to the bottom of the lens – where it has no clearance issues with the built-in flash housing on many of Canon's so-equipped DSLRs. The Canon and Samyang lenses are identical in these capabilities aside from the Canon providing a full 180° of lens rotation while the Samyang provides only 90°. This review is also not going to discuss the tilt, shift and rotation features of this lens.Ĭanon TS-E 24mm f/3.5 L II Tilt-Shift Lens review. This review did not include the extensive field use that most of the reviews on this site have involved (and the associated sample pictures),īut the information presented here should be plenty accurate enough for you to make a purchase decision regarding the Samyang 24mm f/3.5 Tilt-Shift Lens. The absence of aperture value in EXIF is also detrimental to those wanting to learn from their performance in the field. While the latter is not that important to many, it is a pain to us reviewers who need to know which aperture various photos were capture at for evaluation purposes. ![]() In other words, aperture is able to be set via a lens ring, but not electronically in-camera.Īperture is also not recorded to the image EXIF information. What you also need to know is that, like all other currently-available Samyang DSLR lenses, this lens is manual-aperture-only (1/2 stop clicks). ![]() I see no reason to choose one brand over another - other than that you like one name better than another.īefore reading any further, you need to know that this lens, like all other DSLR tilt-shift lenses, is manual-focus-only. While I reviewed the primary brand for this lens, Samyang lenses are also sold under the Rokinon brand name. The Samyang 24mm f/3.5 Tilt-Shift Lens is, by far, the least expensive tilt-shift lens available in Nikon or Canon mounts - and possibly the only tilt-shift lens option for other brand DSLR cameras (Sony, Olympus & Pentax). This lens fell into the latter category, which prompted me to promptly get my hands on one. Some lenses are introduced and quickly revert to near anonymity, while others garner a great deal of photographer interest – even prior to their availability.
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