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I'm looking to add a decent fish-eye lens to my arsenal. Nothing too expensive, just something to play with landscape and some architectural photography. So far, the Samyang 8mm f/3.5 looks great, and it's relatively cheap ($350) http://www.dyxum.com/dforum/topic60015.html
The Rokinon 8mm is even cheaper at <$300, and I believe Samyang makes it.

One thing that annoys me is the chromatic abberation, which both of those lenses have terrible amounts of.

Any thoughts? Thanks!

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Sony a580 | Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 | Minolta 50mm f/1.7 | Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 | Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 Manual | Sony HVL-F58AM Flash

Isn't the Rokinon just a Samyang rebadge? Samyang rebadge the lens under several names.

CA is common in fisheyes. The only other cheap fisheye is the peleng but I think that went out of fashion when the Samyang came on the scene.

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3rd party: Zeiss 2/50 makro, Samyang 8mm fisheye, Sigma 150 macro, 120-300 f/2.8 OS, Celestron 1325/13
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At that price point I wouldn't hope for much better CA. The samyangs/rokinons are fantastic for their price. I do not think you will be disappointed.

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Ok, another question. Since Samyang makes a ton of rebranded lenses, are the Samyang 8mm, Rokinon 8mm, and Vivtar 7mm pretty much the same lens?

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Sony a580 | Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 | Minolta 50mm f/1.7 | Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 | Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 Manual | Sony HVL-F58AM Flash

As far as people have been able to tell, there doesn't seem to be any significant difference between them, even if they call it a different focal length.

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Canon DSLRs: 7D, 5D2, 1D, 600D, 450D full spectrum, 300D IR mod
Lenses: EF 35/2, 50/1.8, 85/1.8, 135/2+SF, 28-80 V, 70-300L, 100-400L, TS-E 24/3.5L, MP-E 65, EF-S 15-85 IS
3rd party: Zeiss 2/50 makro, Samyang 8mm fisheye, Sigma 150 macro, 120-300 f/2.8 OS, Celestron 1325/13
Tinies: Sony HX9V.

The Rokinon was $250 today, down from $290 just earlier. Picked up one!

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Sony a580 | Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 | Minolta 50mm f/1.7 | Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 | Rokinon 8mm f/3.5 Manual | Sony HVL-F58AM Flash