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product_id: 2639900
title: "Samyang8mm F2.8 UMC Fisheye II (Black) Lens for Sony E-Mount (NEX) Cameras (SY8MBK28-E)"
brand: "samyang"
price: "$639.15"
currency: USD
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# 180° Angle of View 8mm Focal Length Manual Focus Only Samyang8mm F2.8 UMC Fisheye II (Black) Lens for Sony E-Mount (NEX) Cameras (SY8MBK28-E)

**Brand:** samyang
**Price:** $639.15
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 📸 Unleash Your Creativity with Every Shot!

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- **What is this?** Samyang8mm F2.8 UMC Fisheye II (Black) Lens for Sony E-Mount (NEX) Cameras (SY8MBK28-E) by samyang
- **How much does it cost?** $639.15 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- samyang enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted samyang brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
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## Key Features

- • **Precision Optics:** Crafted with 11 elements in 8 groups for unparalleled clarity and vibrant color reproduction.
- • **Capture the Unseen:** Experience a stunning 180-degree perspective that transforms ordinary scenes into extraordinary visuals.
- • **Versatile Aperture:** Enjoy creative control with an aperture range of f2.8-22, perfect for low-light and bright conditions alike.
- • **Close-Up Creativity:** Get as close as 11.81 inches to your subject, allowing for unique compositions and dynamic shots.
- • **Designed for Mirrorless:** Tailored specifically for Sony E-Mount cameras, ensuring seamless compatibility and performance.

## Overview

The Samyang 8mm F2.8 UMC Fisheye II lens for Sony E-Mount cameras offers a fixed 8mm focal length and a remarkable 180-degree angle of view. With a versatile aperture range of f2.8-22 and a minimum focusing distance of just 11.81 inches, this lens is designed for creative photographers looking to capture stunning, wide-angle images with exceptional clarity.

## Description

Samyang8mm F2.8 UMC Fisheye II (Black) Lens for Sony E-Mount (NEX) Cameras (SY8MBK28-E)

## Features

- Fixed 8mm focal Length; Fisheye lens
- Aperture range of f2.8-22 ; Format Compatibility: APS-C ; Angle of View: 180 degrees
- New and improved optics and construction ; AF Drive: Manual focus only ; Minimum Focus Distance: 11.81 Inches / 299.97mm
- Constructed of 11 elements in 8 groups; built specifically for mirror less cameras
- Minimum focusing distance of 1 foot.

## Product Details

- **Brand:** Samyang
- **Focal Length Description:** 8 mm
- **Lens Type:** Fisheye
- **Compatible Mountings:** Other
- **Camera Lens Description:** A Samyang 8mm F2.8 UMC Fisheye II lens for Sony E-Mount (NEX) cameras, with three extra-low dispersion elements and two aspherical elements, manual focus, and a UMC coating for reduced surface reflections.

## Images

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent lens
*by C***J on August 12, 2018*

I've recently become interested in doing night photography, particularly sky shots. I wanted to find a reasonably priced, fast fisheye lens and the Samyang 8mm caught my eye. I couldn't be more pleased with this lens on my Fuji XT2. It's tack sharp, the build quality is good, it's small and light, and extremely simple to focus manually -- just put it on infinity and you're good to go. The built in lens hood protects it, and the lens cap stays on securely while you're not using it. It even comes with a decent storage bag. I was never a fan of the "fisheye effect" but found that it's fun to use in moderation. What I really love about it is that if you level it, you can use this as an ultra wide angle lens and get an almost perfectly level horizon that just needs a slight "warp" fix in Photoshop. If I start to photograph people with this I'll try the Hemi plug in correction, but I haven't needed to use it yet. I'm very, very pleased!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ An affordable novelty.
*by D***T on October 22, 2015*

Before anything else be aware that a fisheye has extreme distortion by intention. There are some one star ratings for other FEs because thebuyer did not know this. Second, to use this with a Fuji body you need to go into the menu and set”Shoot with out it lens” to ON because the is NO electronic communication with the body when using this lens. I think that may be true for Sony as well.I don't have other fisheyes to compare this with and comparing it to a non-fisheye is problematic. Nonetheless, in the absence of lab measurements I would have to say there is no grounds for complaint in regards to optical quality. This seems to be a well made, sturdy piece of equipment. [Update: Although sharpness is better than one might expect for the price, after a year or so of use I have become aware that the lens is a little softer than I gave come to expect from Fuji’s own lenses. Of course in the unlikely event that Fuji decided to make their own 8mm fisheye it would likely be larger, heavier and cost at least three times as much. So be aware that if you want the fisheye effect you may have to give up a little sharpness.]This is a fully manual lense. Used with a Fuji X-E2 this is not much of a problem. Although you manually stop down the aperture yourself, the Fuji adjusts the LCD and viewfinder brightness to compensate and calculate the correct shutter speed. As for who auto focus, it would be a waste to add AF to a fisheye. DoF is so deep one has to contrive to get an out of focus situation. At f/16 even an object touching the lens (not that I reccomend this) is in focus!How to use a fisheye. The first thing to remember it that you need to get really close. The second thing is to be aware that you can get a straight horizon line (if you want one) if you are careful and don't tilt the camera. The best thing to do with this is put it on your camera and leave it there for a a few hundred shots until you get the hang of it or decide you want no more to do with it. I found in some images outdoors you may not even notice the curvature -- at least not all that much -- and get a natural looking photo. In other situation, the curvature is very obvious but "works" somehow. And finally, some images are just dumb crap. Experimentation is the key.Update 1: Works just as well with an X-PRO2.Update 2: It is possible, but not easy to get an out of focus result. Rather than trying to calculate DoF or hyper focal distance, just use Fuji's focus peaking function.Update 3: When set to closest focus distance snd stopped down, and object almost touching the front element is sharp. Weird looking result usually, but entertaining.Update : Like all fisheyes shooting into the sun produces extreme flare. Hardly surprising. Nonetheless, try it as it might come in handy -- to me it suggests the last thing you might see before being abjusted by aliens!😱Update-2: A F/2.8 the resulting image is a bit soft. FR/4 is better.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Affordable Fish Eye Fun for Fuji
*by F***C on January 17, 2018*

The pronounced fisheye effect reduces the utility (to me). Lens makers have come close to 8mm with rectilinearity. If that is what you want, look elsewhere. The curvature here is a bit self-indulgent - but the lens seems sharp, the color good. On a Fuji camera this is a manual focus lens although focus at this wide angle may be gratuitous. Build quality is good; fit and finish is decent. I opted for the silver finish to remind me, in use, to restore my camera to settings for automatic focus when I remove it - and the silver hood is losing some of its finish to the mild abrasion suffered in a camera bag; that is my only complaint so far. I considered removing a star for manual focus but that is both clearly disclosed and the reason for the affordable cost - so Kudos to Rokinon.

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