For fisheye fans: Samyang 7.5mm and NEX test.
I guess not all of you know that you can use Micro Four Thirds lenses on your NEX camera by using a m43 to NEX adapter (Click here to see that on eBay). During the last weeks I received three different mails from people testing the new Samyang 7.5mm compact fisheye lens for m43 on NEX cameras:
Mail 1:
“Via adapter , Horizontal Field of View: 185,4 , effective Focal .Lengh: 8,1 m.m
360º virual reality sample 1 @ f:11.:http://www.aragon360grados.byethost24.com/naranjorabadaffc/naranjorabada2.html
360º virual reality sample 2 @ f:11: http://www.aragon360grados.byethost24.com/rabadaordesa/rabadaordesa.html
both: 4 photos + 2.
I send you caps
Cheers.”
Mail 2:
“The new Samyang 7,5/3,5 fisheye lens is the perfect lens for spherical panos on a Nex camera, spherical panos can be done with just 4 photos, to use this lens in a Nex body you need to shave the shade, recalibrate focus and use a m4/3 to Nex adapter, this adapter works better if screwed to the lens mount, a couple of handheld samples, at 200iso http://www.360cities.net/image/palmtrees-at-travalon-elche and 3200iso http://www.360cities.net/image/nex5-samyang-75-test-torrellano-spain”
Mail 3:
“I tested it very fast over NEX with sunshade and this m43 to NEX adapter on eBay. With this adapter doesn´t focus at infity >-( so my test is at f:22 to get decent focus, my DIY pano head not exactly calibrated.Tried pano with 3 photos but not enough. Ptgui dates:max width x heigh pano pixels:8772 x 4386 (nex 5),focal lengh:7,9 m.m. HFV:166,4
I´ll test lens on m4/3 body to know if de focus failure is about the lens or adapter…
link to panorama 50% quality and one photo:http://www.megaupload.com/?d=Q8JCLTJ7
You can follow it here:http://www.panoguide.com/forums/tipsntricks/9644/?page=3”
P.S.: Links to the Samyang fisheye lens on eBay.
Richard
2 years ago |Amazing, a must have lens if I go for NEX-7. Loved the original on a-mount.
Vlad
2 years ago |Isn’t Samyang supposed to make a NEX version in the near future?
Juan
2 years ago |Samyang will made a Nex version fisheye in very near future (trusted source)
Juan
2 years ago |New hight altitude action 360º pano , Nex 5 + Samyang 7,5 saved at f:8: http://www.aragon360grados.byethost24.com/embarradersmarty/rabadanaranjo.html
New powerfull Vrsmarty flash player used.
Cheers
santela
2 years ago |I thought Samsung is making one for NEX? I’ve been waiting for it for a long time.
decato
2 years ago |There is already a Samyang FE for NEX:
http://www.sonyalpharumors.com/new-samyang-8mm-fisheye-for-nex-on-ebay-new-flash-preorders/
But that is the ‘older’ lens with the same optics used for all existing mounts, including alpha. (It is also 8mm, instead of this 7.5mm)
I guess this post is mentioning the new smaller optical design, exclusive for 4/3. I hope similarly small NEX version is on the way…
Juan
2 years ago |Samyang sources told me will be a new one ,smaller , similar 7,5 m.m. 4/3 …
beware
2 years ago |no news about the new 2.0 firmware that should be released today ?
DemonDuck
2 years ago |Samyang told me this:
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Thanks for the information. I’m looking forward to your new NEX lens as I have just bought a NEX 5. Samyang lenses are well liked by the panoramic photographers.
samyang.pl wrote:
> Hello,
>
> yes you can use VG10 lens with all Sony NEX cameras but in the future we will have a new fish-eye lens designed specialy for NEX cameras.
>
mochapaulo
2 years ago |Really great to know that. I used to hand held test this lens on NEX and leave me 4 dark corners. It know it can be solved by shaving the shade but it is really too costly. But now Samyang is listening to the customer and making one for NEX, it is definitely great! Good job! I will save money for this.