Samyang 135 performed unexpectedly well, much exceeded my expectations. I am waiting for someone like Christopher to post a standardized test as a more strict optical comparison.
Sony's lens coating helps to see the difference between the two lens regarding highlight handling. Af is a little hunting, but ca, ahrpness and lens ghosting in direct sunlight semms to be better with Samyang. For this price this is an excellent value. I'd buy one of it.
Unfortunately, my newly bought lens had a battery drain problem on the A7RIII with the power switched off. A 100% battery will be fully drained in 5 days when powered off without using the camera. My lens is with the AD, Samyang is notified, hoping for a resolution soon!
@@hirschkuh1982 thanks for the info. Battery drain when powered on is alright, but when it's off, that's quite hard to accept. Hopefully Samyang will do something about it soon.
Thank you for the excellent reviews and comparisons on your web site as well as this beautiful video. I wish we could get the Samyang 135mm in the USA. Shipping has been delayed for months.
@@artmaltman Also at B&H, you can request a price match of Samyang US, which has 10% off site-wide. I got a 10% rebate (100$) on the Samyang, which they tell me will be in stock by the end of the month.
@@artmaltman No problem. I just ordered mine today. With a 100$ off, that bargain of a lens literally becomes a steal. Now one thing to keep in mind, you need to update the firmware to 2.0 when you get the lens, otherwise you will experience battery drain of your camera, even when it's turned off. It's a weird bug, but Samyang acknowledged it and corrected it with the firmware. With the lens being out of stock for a while, it's possible it will ship with firmware 2.0, since Samyang is not able to keep up with demand. If you get firmware 1.0, you'll need to buy the Samyang dock station to update the lens. I think you can see the lens firmware number somewhere in the camera settings. Lastly, if you find the lens isn't as sharp as the TH-cam reviews let it, you may have gotten a bad unit. Samyang has more quality control issues than other brands. But that risk the price to pay for a lens less than half the price of the Sony. If you buy from B&H though, they will the cost for shipping it back if you contact them and let them know the lens is problematic. Oh and I'd have no problem buying the dock and returning it after updating the lens, if it ships with firmware 1.0. One more thing, because I bought my credit card, I get 3 years of warranty instead of 1 year, so that's a nice bonus.
@@MarcAlhadeff sorry, didn’t read the text with the video. I only noticed the comment on the right above side, which doesn’t say soon. But I understand that you can’t edit that afterwards.. cheers
The samyang cost like just under 1000$ but the GM is around (or close to) 2000$... So double the price does not = double the quality. Samyangs 135mm AF lens is a beast! I own it and so far it has done everything i been expecting from it. I should point ut im a photographer first,video work is something i care less about.
@@MegaUltraSuperDuable Just saw the other reviews, seems like sharpness is not the issue (not sure why the reviewer in the full review says it is sharper than the GM) but autofocus is, especially in videos and bursts.
Sony alpha blog actually claimed Samyang 135 was sharper, at least their copy was. "The Samyang 135mm F1.8 AF (950 euros) is an excellent lens at a very reasonable price. Its performance is a surprise as it does a tiny bit better than the Sony FE 135mm F1.8 GM (1900 euros) in term of sharpness and contrast and much better for flare resistance & level of CA".
Das kann ja alles so nicht weitergehen 5000,- bis 10000,- Euro Equipment im Hobby Bereich für solche Schwachsinns Videos…… das muss ja in der Apocalypse enden…. Ihr checkt das anscheinend gar nicht…..
Samyang 135 performed unexpectedly well, much exceeded my expectations. I am waiting for someone like Christopher to post a standardized test as a more strict optical comparison.
Surprisingly CF hasn’t reviewed this lens yet. Waiting for his review as well
love the highlights roll off. they are so beautifully exposed. what filters have you got on your videos ?
no filter
have u applied stabilisation in post?
Nice compression at that focal length and the background blur looks outstanding to my eye.
Sony's lens coating helps to see the difference between the two lens regarding highlight handling. Af is a little hunting, but ca, ahrpness and lens ghosting in direct sunlight semms to be better with Samyang. For this price this is an excellent value. I'd buy one of it.
04:19 why is the a distance difference ? Between both Lenses ?
did you use warp stabilizer on the videos of the women?
Unfortunately, my newly bought lens had a battery drain problem on the A7RIII with the power switched off. A 100% battery will be fully drained in 5 days when powered off without using the camera. My lens is with the AD, Samyang is notified, hoping for a resolution soon!
A well known problem with Samyang lenses. Nothing helps. You accept it or sell the lens
@@hirschkuh1982 thanks for the info. Battery drain when powered on is alright, but when it's off, that's quite hard to accept. Hopefully Samyang will do something about it soon.
@@raylightace Firmware Update or return the lens. No other options
@@hirschkuh1982 I see, thanks Michael!
@@raylightace firmware update is available and fixes the issue, you need to buy the lens station but it proposes some lens customisations ;) .
why do the AF comparison with different settings? (Samyang at F2 and GM at F2.5)
Was about to say that.
thanks a lot for the comparison!
For some reason I love the color of the Samyang
Thank you for the excellent reviews and comparisons on your web site as well as this beautiful video.
I wish we could get the Samyang 135mm in the USA. Shipping has been delayed for months.
You can get the Rokinon (same thing) at B&H, it’s in stock.
@Vincent Roy wow thanks for the tip. It never occurred to me!
@@artmaltman Also at B&H, you can request a price match of Samyang US, which has 10% off site-wide. I got a 10% rebate (100$) on the Samyang, which they tell me will be in stock by the end of the month.
@@vincentroy5093 Well, I no idea that B&H price matches OR the Samyang sale. Thanks so much for this essential information!
@@artmaltman No problem. I just ordered mine today. With a 100$ off, that bargain of a lens literally becomes a steal. Now one thing to keep in mind, you need to update the firmware to 2.0 when you get the lens, otherwise you will experience battery drain of your camera, even when it's turned off. It's a weird bug, but Samyang acknowledged it and corrected it with the firmware. With the lens being out of stock for a while, it's possible it will ship with firmware 2.0, since Samyang is not able to keep up with demand. If you get firmware 1.0, you'll need to buy the Samyang dock station to update the lens. I think you can see the lens firmware number somewhere in the camera settings. Lastly, if you find the lens isn't as sharp as the TH-cam reviews let it, you may have gotten a bad unit. Samyang has more quality control issues than other brands. But that risk the price to pay for a lens less than half the price of the Sony. If you buy from B&H though, they will the cost for shipping it back if you contact them and let them know the lens is problematic.
Oh and I'd have no problem buying the dock and returning it after updating the lens, if it ships with firmware 1.0. One more thing, because I bought my credit card, I get 3 years of warranty instead of 1 year, so that's a nice bonus.
Thanks for uploading this video. Can't find the full review you are referring to though.
I said "soon" so review will be there in a few days
@@MarcAlhadeff sorry, didn’t read the text with the video. I only noticed the comment on the right above side, which doesn’t say soon. But I understand that you can’t edit that afterwards.. cheers
Sony is sharper for sure. $1000 sharper, probably not.
I feel its like 20-30% better than the Samyang
The samyang cost like just under 1000$ but the GM is around (or close to) 2000$... So double the price does not = double the quality. Samyangs 135mm AF lens is a beast! I own it and so far it has done everything i been expecting from it. I should point ut im a photographer first,video work is something i care less about.
@@MegaUltraSuperDuable Just saw the other reviews, seems like sharpness is not the issue (not sure why the reviewer in the full review says it is sharper than the GM) but autofocus is, especially in videos and bursts.
Sony alpha blog actually claimed Samyang 135 was sharper, at least their copy was. "The Samyang 135mm F1.8 AF (950 euros) is an excellent lens at a very reasonable price. Its performance is a surprise as it does a tiny bit better than the Sony FE 135mm F1.8 GM (1900 euros) in term of sharpness and contrast and much better for flare resistance & level of CA".
in photography the samyang is a tiny bit sharper than the GM
Interesting color difference in the hat from the girl in the thumbnail.
Maybe lighting changed?
but the af on samyang is bad for sports
Samyang,Value for Money(=bang for the buck)
Das kann ja alles so nicht weitergehen 5000,- bis 10000,- Euro Equipment im Hobby Bereich für solche Schwachsinns Videos…… das muss ja in der Apocalypse enden…. Ihr checkt das anscheinend gar nicht…..