Samyang 35 mm T1.5 VDSLR AS UMC II Nikon

I got this lens specifically for video on my A7, but it works great for photography too. Image quality is off the charts for the price, and there is little to no breathing at all. Of course, it is a prime. I'm not big on the technical terms all I care about is the image and I have to say for the price I highly recommend this lens.

I have owned 2 of these lenses, the first one was excellent, really sharp and well made. The second one I had (the one that I am reviewing now) is nowhere near as sharp. It went straight into my box of primes and came with me on a few jobs, but was never used until a few days ago. And I couldn't get it anywhere near as sharp as the last one I had! I know that in manufacturing, things are made to a certain tolerances, but this is a totally different lens to the first one... Check it over carefully when it arrive, as I left it too long to evaluate and am outside of the return period, so am kicking myself that I didn't look at it sooner! Sorry for the low review, it isn't how I feel about this lens when you get a good one, but is how I feel about the one I received second time around...

This is by far the best Cinema lens I have worked with for the price tag. Use it on a Canon C100.

35mm is a beautiful focal length, one of my favorites. The images from this lens are tack sharp and just look great. Matches up perfectly with all my other Samyang Cine lenses. Makes color grading so much easier because the color rendition is so similar between lenses. Smooth focus and aperture rings. Beautiful images! Highly Recommended!

Reines Filmobjektiv macht das was es soll und ist sauber verarbeitet. Hätte mir noch einen Metall Kubus gewünscht allerdings kann man für den Preis nicht Meckern und der verwendete Kunststoff fühlt sich auch sehr hochwertig an.