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Samyang 100mm F2.8 ED UMC Macro

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Product Overview

Samyang 100mm F2.8 Macro is a manual-focus short telephoto macro lens for Canon EF-mount, Fujifilm X-mount, Micro Four Thirds-mount, Nikon F-mount, Pentax K-mount, Samsung NX-mount, Sony A-mount, and Sony E-mount. It covers the full-frame image circle. Introduced by Samyang in 2015, it has 15 elements in 12 groups.
Manual focus may be limiting to some, but purists will find it much more engaging. There are also fewer things to go wrong on the long run. Unfortunately, Samyang has opted to omit weather sealing for this lens, so owners should pay extra attention when shooting in incremental weathers.
The 1x magnification opens up a lot of opportunity for macro shots. Manual focus can be a blessing in this case. A telephoto prime lens, the Samyang 100mm F2.8 Macro is well suited for portrait photography.

Ratings

What we found

Neofiliac score 59%
Pros
  • 1:1 reproduction
  • Clear focusing scale
Cons
  • Lacks weather sealing
  • Not Samyang's strongest build

What external reviewers found

External score 64%
Pros
  • Very long and heavy on a Sony 7 Pleasant Bokeh and nice color rendition
  • Lightroom lens profile for the Lens but as you can see effects a...
  • Very sharp in the centre but only up to F11
  • Good macro capabilities but not reaching very good levels in the domain
Cons
  • Not uniform across the frame
  • Fully manual with no EXIF, no stabilisation

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External Reviews

sonyalpha[1]

Reviewer score 64% (normalized by Neofiliac)
Reviewers from sonyalpha have found:
The Samyang 100mm F2.8 Macro ED UMC is a manual macro lens that can give good results but with many compromises. The build construction is good, made of high quality plastic. There is an aperture ring with click, and a rubbered focus ring, that can be operated smoothly with stops for min focusing distance and infinity.
Pros
  • Very sharp in the centre but only up to F11
  • Very long and heavy on a Sony 7 Pleasant Bokeh and nice color rendition
  • Good macro capabilities but not reaching very good levels in the domain
  • Lightroom lens profile for the Lens but as you can see effects a...
Cons
  • Fully manual with no EXIF, no stabilisation
  • Not uniform across the frame

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References

  1. ^ Samyang 100mm F2.8 ED UMC MACRO. [sonyalpha].

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