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Samyang 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS



The Samyang 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS is a nice wide angle lens, with good image quality from edge to edge, even wide open. Being a bit wider than the 23mm lenses, which Fujifilm offers, either with a similar f/1.4 aperture or as a more compact f/2, the Samyang 21 still is an interesting and affordable alternative to the two Fujifilm lenses. The 21mm focal length is similar to an untraditional 31.5mm on a full frame camera, or 69.3 degrees angle of view. It is a bit wider than the classical 35mm, but still not too wide, even allowing you to be more flexible in tight spaces.

As with all the CS lenses, this is a manual focus lens, and you might wonder why you should consider this over the two auto focus lenses of Fujifilm, which are both receiving good reviews. If you are not into manual focus, the answer should be a given, this is not a good alternative. But if you don't mind the manual focus, then this lens keeps up well against both lenses in its own rights. While it share the f/1.4 aperture of the highend 23mm f/1.4 Fujinon lens, the Samyang/Rokinon lens will be found at a much cheaper price, while still giving good image quality. If we compare it to the more compact 23mm f/2 Fujinon lens, then the f/1.4 aperture of the Samyang/Rokinon lens is an obvious point of comparison.

But there is of course more to the lens than this, as the use of abbreviations reveal. This is a lens with an Extra-low Dispersion (ED) element, improving sharpness and chromatic aberration, three ASpherical (AS) elements, which gives great resolution through the width of the image, Ultra Multi Coating (UMC), which gives good protection to the lens and overall good improvements of the image quality. 

This is, as mentioned, a manual focus lens. If you're only using auto focus, then this lens is not for you, as is the case with all manual focus lenses. This is a lens, which allows you to slow down a little, and think more about the composition of the photo. And it does allow more within the frame, compared to its 23mm competitors, so if you've always felt the 23mm a bit too tight, then this is a lens for you.

To purchase the 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS, follow link for below option/s:
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Specs:

Focal Length21mm (35mm Equivalent Focal Length: 31.5mm)
Maximum Aperturef/1.4
Minimum Aperturef/22
Angle of View69.3°
Minimum Focus Distance0.92' / 28 cm
Maximum Magnification0.09x
Optical Design8 Elements in 7 Groups (3 Aspherical)
Diaphragm Blades9, Rounded
Image StabilizationNone
Filter Size58 mm (Front)
Dimensions (ΓΈ x L)64.3 x 67.9 mm
Weight290 g

Please see Samyang's official page for the 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS prime lens here:
Samyang 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS


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Online Review Articles:

Dustin Abbott review of the 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS prime lens:
Rokinon 21mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC Review

EPhotoZine review of the 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS prime lens:
Samyang 21mm f/1.4 UMC CS X Lens Review

LensTip.com review of the 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS prime lens:
Samyang 21 mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC CS

DPreview review of the 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS prime lens:
Samyang 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS / Rokinon 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS Overview

Trusted Reviews review of the 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS prime lens:
Samyang 21mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC CS review

Photography Blog review of the 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS prime lens:
Samyang 21mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC CS Review

Amateur Photography review of the 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS prime lens:
Samyang 21mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC CS review

Mirror Lessons review of the 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS prime lens:
Samyang / Rokinon 21mm f/1.4 review

The Phoblographer review of the 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS prime lens:
Lens Review: Rokinon 21mm F1.4 (Fujifilm X Mount)


YouTube Reviews:

Arthur R review of the 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS prime lens:
Rokinon RK21M-E 21mm F1.4 Lens Overview

Damian Brown review of the 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS prime lens:
Samyang 21mm F1.4 CSC Lens - Fuji X Series!

Dustin Abbott review of the 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS prime lens:
Samyang (Rokinon) 21mm f/1.4 | Image Quality Examination
Samyang (Rokinon) 21mm f/1.4 Final Review | Small Lens, Big Optics

Marc Alhadeff Photography review of the 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS prime lens:
Samyang 21mm F1.4 ED UMC CS

Howie Mudge review of the 21mm F1.4 ED AS UMC CS prime lens:
Samyang 21mm f/1.4 lens for Fuji X Mount Review



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