The Samyang 8mm T3.8 UMC Fisheye CS II Lens is a fish-eye cine lens designed for video capture on cameras with APS-C sized sensors. It features an 8mm focal length and a 180° ultra wide angle of view. This angle of view changes, however, to 167° on Canon cameras because Canon APS-C sized sensors are slightly smaller and have a crop factor of 1.6.
Features of the Samyang 8mm T3.8 UMC Fisheye CS II Lens – MFT Mount
- Cine Lens for APS-C Sized Sensors
- 8mm Focal Length
- 180° Ultra Wide Angle of View
- T3.8 to T22 Aperture; 6 Aperture Blades
- Aperture Adjusts Without Click Stops
- Well-Damped, Smooth Focus Ring
- 0.8 Gear Pitch on Aperture & Focus Rings
- 11.8″ (30 cm) Minimum Focusing Distance
- 10 Lens Elements in 7 Groups
- Anti-Reflection Ultra Multi Coating
Manual Focus Fish-eye Cine Lens
Samyang 8mm T3.8 UMC Fisheye CS II Lens is a manual focus fish-eye lens cine lens designed for APS-C sensor size.
Cine Lens Features
Samyang 8mm T3.8 UMC Fisheye CS II Lens is carefully designed for professional film and video works so the focus gear ring is installed for follow focus system. You may change the aperture quietly and smoothly with the uncoupled aperture gear ring. The T number guiding the actual amount of light transmission and distance scales are marked on both sides of the lens to film much precisely. The lens operates in manual aperture system with low T number which enables natural shooting under various light exposure circumstances.
Optical Features
The Samyang 8mm T3.8 UMC Fisheye CS II Lens features 10 lenses in 7 groups including 1 hybrid aspherical lens (H-ASP). This H-ASP lens minimizes color aberration to realize exceptional image quality and high contrast for center and corner of image even when aperture is fully opened. Ultra Multi Coating (UMC) technology of Samyang Optics optimizes the light penetration to minimize flare and ghost.
Hardware Features
The frame of Samyang 8mm T3.8 VDSLR UMC Fish-eye CS II is compact and solid since it is made of high-strength aluminum alloy so trustworthy images can be captured even under inferior environment. Also, detachable petal-shaped lens hood shelter the lens from unnecessary lights. Available for 9 camera mounts: Canon, Canon-M, Nikon, Pentax, Sony ∝, Sony-E, MFT, Samsung NX, and Fujifilm-X.
Usability
You can express the ultra-wide world in creative and unique style via fish-eye lens.
Samyang Optics VDSLR lens line
Samyang 8mm T3.8 II is one of Samyang Optics VDSLR lens line for APS-C image sensor size. The lenses produce the same image color and have a united location of aperture and focus gear ring to maximize the convenience when filming.
※ Size and design may vary depending on the mount of a lens
Specifications of the Samyang 8mm T3.8 UMC Fisheye CS II Lens – MFT Mount
| Focal Length | 8mm |
| Lens Mount | Micro four Thirds |
| Lens Format Coverage | Super35/APS-C |
| Maximum Aperture | T3.8 |
| Minimum Aperture | T22 |
| Diagonal Angle of View | Super35: 167° Full Frame: 180° |
| Minimum Focus Distance | From : 11.8″ / 30 cm |
| Optical Design | 10 Elements in 7 Groups |
| Diaphragm Blades | 6 |
| Gear MOD & Pitch | Focus: 0.8 MOD / 32 Pitch Iris: 0.8 MOD / 32 Pitch |
| Front Diameter | 75 mm |
| Filter Thread | None |
| Image Stabilization | No |
| Length | 2.95″ / 75.1 mm |
| Weight | 1 lb / 455 g |
For a more detailed specification of the Samyang 8mm T3.8 UMC Fisheye CS II Lens see here. For more Samyang lenses see here.
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