Samyang 35 mm f/1.2 ED AS UMC CS review - Introduction

Have you rated your lenses yet?

Samyang 35 mm f/1.2 ED AS UMC CS

26 November 2018

Arkadiusz Olech

1. Introduction

When first mirrorless devices with Micro 4/3 and APS-C sensors were launched on the market many people expected small, handy cameras and similar, dedicated lenses, more often than not faster than their full frame equivalents. It is an interesting fact that third-part producers were actually the first to profit from assets of the smaller detectors; companies which launched such cameras usually added lenses with typical aperture fastness. It’s enough you mention here Olympus; after the launch of their system the line-up of dedicated lenses for many years featured just f/1.8 devices and f/1.2 instruments were shown only not so long ago. Meanwhile the Voigtlanders f/0.95 have been available since 2010.

A similar situation can be observed in the Fujifilm X system. You get many fixed-focal f/1.4–2.0 lenses but if you want to find something faster there is just one: the Fujinon XF 56 mm f/1.2 (offered in two versions). Once again that gap has been filled by independent producers which can offer you many interesting f/1.2 models. One of them is the Samyang 35 mm f/1.2 ED AS UMC CS offered in Sony, Canon EOS-M and Micro 4/3 mount versions. How did it fare in our test? Read the following chapters and find out!

We would like to thank the Fototechnika company, the sole distributor for Samyang devices in Poland, for lending us one specimen of the lens which we used in our test.

Please Support Us

The coronavirus crisis has been adversely affecting many businesses and, sad but true, ours is not an exception. Despite that difficult situation we would like to preserve continuity and high quality of publications available on all our websites. Still, we are now aware it might be impossible without additional financial help. That's why we would like to ask all those who visit, read, and care about Optyczne.pl, LensTip.com i Allbinos.com for support - it's enough you send us a small sum of money via PayPal. If a lot people decide to support our websites we think we'll stand a chance and survive next months without any lasting harm. We count on your support and understanding, stay safe and be healthy.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - advertisement - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

You are also invited to get acquainted with our test procedure, described in the article "How do we test lenses?" If you feel it’s still not enough, please go to our FAQ section where you can find some further explanation.