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Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS Review

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The Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS is a good lens with some minor disappointments. It has good image quality when stopped down to f/8, a fast maximum aperture, and performs well against bright light. However, it produces a noticeable green color cast, has a significant amount of barrel distortion, and does not allow screw-in filters to be used.

The Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS is a good lens, but with some marks and slight disappointments. It produces a noticeable green color cast, has a significant amount of barrel distortion, and does not allow screw-in filters to be used. Overall, it is a good lens, but it falls short in some key areas.

Pros
  • Good image quality when stopped down to f/8
  • Fast maximum aperture of f/2.8
  • Performs well against bright light
Cons
  • Produces noticeable green color cast
  • Significant amount of barrel distortion
  • Cannot use screw-in filters

The lens provides good image quality when stopped down to f/8, with only a little chromatic aberration, and it performs well against bright light.

The Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS is a good lens overall. It provides good image quality when stopped down to f/8, with only a little chromatic aberration, and it performs well against bright light. The fast maximum aperture of f/2.8 allows for some nice out of focus background when shooting at close range. However, there are some marks and slight disappointments with this lens. It produces a noticeable green color cast in images, particularly when compared to another Samyang lens tested at the same time. The lens also exhibits a significant amount of barrel distortion, which is evident in images taken at f/2.8 and only starts to improve at f/5.6. Additionally, not being able to use screw-in filters with this lens is a drawback for landscape photography. Overall, the Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS is a good lens, but it falls short in some key areas.

The fast maximum aperture of f/2.8 allows for some nice out of focus background when shooting at close range.

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