AF 35mm f/1.4 Auto Focus Wide Angle Full Frame Lens for Sony FE Mount, Black (IO3514-E), one size

Not been using this a lot yet but so far so good. Low light autofocus is a bit off but that is okay given the price of the lens. Highly recommend for beginners who do not have a budget yet for g master or more expensive lens

This lens offers incredible value for a 35mm f/1.4 native e-mount lens. I bought it for my recently purchased A7iii, and I have been very happy with it so far. AF is fast and accurate, and eye AF works perfecy. AF works well both in AF-S and AF-C. Image quality is great for what I bought it for (environmental and indoor portraits of my toddler). It's sharp, and the bokeh is pleasing. Build quality is great. It's built like a tank. The front lens cap is a bit finicky, but everything else is great. The hood fits really well. My lens came with firmware version 02, which is the latest version. I believe Samyang released a newer firmware ( ver 03), but it was withdrawn due to some issues. I bought the Samyang lens station (dock) to update the firmware if a newer version is released in the future. The only con I can think of so far is the weight and size. It's a big and heavy lens, but so are the other 35mm 1.4 lenses. If this is your only lens in this focal length, I would recommend picking up a smaller lens like the Samyang 35mm 2.8 for occasions where you need the smallest package for portability. I ended up picking up the Sony 28mm F/2 FE lens. It's not as small and light as the Samyang 35mm 2.8, but it's small enough. Overall, I'm very happy with my purchase and would recommend this lens to fellow A7iii owners looking for a bright 35mm lens that doesn't break the bank.

Most of the Samyang and Rokinon lenses have serious concessions around build quality, this lens is on their upper end. The lens hood is sturdy, the barrel of the lens is solid and the overall lens is actually quite large in the hand - specifically long. Images are crisp, even wide open - though not on the level with premium glass until stopped down to f4, but still quite good wide open - and if shooting that wide open, you're probably trying to blur your corners anyway. The AF is actually pretty decent, and silent when shooting video - which is really good. At f8-16, you can use it in studio without terrible diffraction. Cons: -Build is heavy, but lacks sealing or solid components -Focus ring is on the wire, and seems to change rate based on the speed with which you turn the ring - faster turns make faster adjustments - which messes with my head when trying to manually focus - making it actually near impossible to rack focus predictably.

Lente bonito, nítido, bien maquilado, si no quieres gastar en un lente prime o tú presupuesto es corto este lente es perfecto, muy nítido y rapido en el enfoque

Se siente muy solido, enfoque rapido, la nitidez es muy buena, no le pide nada a a lentes mas caros de otras marcas. Estoy muy satisfecho con mi compra.

Ordered mine in Oct 2024; came with firmware version 2 which is from Feb 2018. The latest firmware is version 5 from Dec 2023 (eg, 10 months ago). Version 4 is from 2019 (5 years ago). There is no manufacture date with the camera, but I would assume this was manufactured over six years ago if it has 6 year old firmware. This is a new camera I bought!! How is it they're selling 6 year old product? If you want to update to newer firmware you need to buy their Lens Station for $50 more. So either they're selling 6 year old product, or they're intentionally not giving the latest firmware to get you to buy their lens station also. I tried using it with my A7iii. First time I used it I just wanted to check how responsive the auto focus was. I only took 3-4 pics and it seemed OK. Next day I tried it, the lens wouldn't focus at all; not auto focus or manual focus. Turning the focus ring on the lens did nothing. Turned it off/on several times. Still no focusing. Had to turn it off, detach the lens, and put it back on. Then it started focusing again. This is going back. This is completely unacceptable. If I order a new lens, through Amazon (and not a 3rd party seller), I expect it to have the latest firmware (or at least not one over 6 years old). Otherwise might as well save money and buy a used lens. The various revisions of firmware pretty much all address focusing issues, so maybe with the newest firmware it would work properly. Who knows though. I would try exchanging it to see if I get a newer firmware, but Amazon doesn't give that as a return option so this thing is going back. Very dissatisfied. I really wanted to like this lens. From other reviews, when it works, it's a great lens.