Samyang announce two new prime lenses; 16mm f/2.0 and 300mm f/6.3

[Mike Lorushe]

http://www.cinema5d.com/news/?p=18681

Does anyone else think that f/6.3 is pretty damn slow for a prime lens?

 

[J Michael]

It's slow for a prime but fast for a reflex; you still end up with the donut bokeh.

 

[Paul Hudson]

It's slow for a prime but fast for a reflex; you still end up with the donut bokeh.

Circle of confusion.

 

[J Michael]

Should be great for subliminal stimuli in Krispy Kreme ads.

 

[Samuel H]

Well, the 300mm one won't get many people excited, except maybe for its size. And maybe if it is sharp (unlike its larger brothers).

But 16mm f/2.0 for APS-C at <$500? Awesome! Can't wait for the first tests!
(personally, I won't get one, though: I just bought a vintage elmarit-R 24mm f/2.8, so I'd rather buy a speedbooster myself)

 

[greymog]

Circle of confusion.

Ok. Just that right there made 3 years of stuff fall right into place.

Soooo much more makes sense.

My goodness Paul Thank you.

 

[paul31003]

I don't think I'll ever need f/2 at 16mm. At that width, I'd likely want everything sharp and in-focus.

 

[Samuel H]

You can also use shallow DoF on ultra-wide angles. This is 16mm f/3.5 on full frame:
http://www.similaar.com/foto/alhambra/IMG_5755.JPG
http://www.similaar.com/foto/alhambra/IMG_5757.JPG
I will admit, though, that those are the only two shallow-DoF shots I took that day, out of a total of 42 stills. But all the other ones (the best shot of the day is this one: http://www.similaar.com/foto/alhambra/IMG_5822.JPG) were shot at similar aperure (because it was dark), just focusing farther: a 16mm f/3.5 on FF has a hyperfocal distance of around 3m.