Lens Review ........ a Dog, a Cat, and the Milky Way

[JTPhotography]

Can't say enough good things about this Samyang 14mm (using it on a full frame 5d). This thing is great, super fun and endless ways to get creative with it. An awesome value at under 400 bucks. As far as night sky photography, it is the perfect lens because it is sharp and wide and you're gonna be shooting in manual anyway. Having started out in film with full manual cameras, I really like going back to shooting all manual anyway. Here are just a few example shots. Keep in mind, the dog and cat where shot at f2.8 with the camera prefocused and nearly sitting on the ground, I wasn't looking through the viewfinder, just waited til they reached minimum focus distance (less than 12 inches) then snapped. Fun!

 

[Frequency]

O, i can't understand the doggie's face...i see several faces...
I love that cat shot
The pole is too centered in the milky way
Regards

 

[jowensphoto]

The cat shot is $$. You use the lens well, most people would over distort the subjects.