Samyang / Rokinon 16mm f/2.0 lens

introduction

a manual focus lens designed for APS-C sized sensors or smaller
available in Micro Four Thirds system, Olympus Four Thirds dSLR system, Canon EOS camera system, Nikon F dSLR system, Sony NEX E-mount camera system, Samsung NX mirrorless camera system and Pentax K mount camera system
Micro Four Thirds system users would be better advised to buy the Olympus mZD 17mm f/1.8 lens instead as it has fast AF and is much smaller and lighter
it may be useful for those with multiple camera systems - if they buy the chipped Nikon version, it can then be used on most cameras other than full frame cameras just by purchasing the appropriate adapter

16mm focal length (= 32mm on Micro Four Thirds system or Olympus Four Thirds dSLR system, = 26mm on APS-C)
f/2.0 aperture
manual focus
13 elements in 11 groups
77mm filter
close focus 20cm
615g
90mm long
£419-£459

ephotozine
- best at f/4
- At f/2, sharpness in the centre of the frame is already excellent, with good clarity being achieved towards the edges of the frame at this aperture
- 2.41% barrel distortion and 1.6 stops vignetting wide open on APS-C
- flare is well controlled