#Sony fisheye lens manual#

The image quality of the lens is decent but you can definitely tell that it is from a cheaper lens and the manual focus ring on the lens is a little too resistant making it a little difficult to turn at times but for the vast majority of fisheye photography situations this will not matter anyway. It also has a fully metal Sony E-mount rather than a plastic variant that can sometimes result in damage helping to keep your Sony a6500 lens mount in working order for longer. The Meike 6.5mm Ultra Wide f/2.0 Fisheye LensĪs we mentioned at the start of the article, we also want to include what we would consider the best budget fisheye lens for Sony a6500 cameras for anyone who is an entry-level photography, just wants to dabble in fisheye photography or is on a tight budget and in our opinion, that lens is the Meike 6.5mm Ultra Wide f/2.0 Fisheye Lens (Click here to check for product prices and availability).Īs you would expect from its small price tag, both the lenses performance and functionality are pretty limited but the build quality is actually decent for its price point. The lens reviewed in the video is under the Samyang branding but it is the exact same lens as the Rokinon 8mm f2.8 just under the branding of a different region. The video below offers an additional third-party, independent review for the Rokinon 8mm F2.8 to offer our readers an independent opinion of the product. Although the low light performance of the lens has received mixed reviews, the majority of feedback on its low light performance seems to be positive with only a small amount of it criticizing the lens or being negative.Īll in all, if you are wanting to capture some excellent quality fisheye photographs and have the funds available, we would definitely recommend that you check out the Rokinon 8mm and consider adding it to your camera accessories.Ĭlick Here To Read Independent Third Party Reviews Of This Product!Ĭlick Here To Check For Prices On This Product! The ultra wide 8mm focal length on the lens gives a truly unique angle of view allowing you to capture some unique fisheye style photographs that have an excellent level of image quality. Additionally, Sony E-mount on the lens is made from high-quality metal rather than plastic allowing it to quickly and easily attach to the lens mount on your Sony a6500 camera body without issue. Its manual focus ring is easy to locate and easy to turn to allow you to quickly and easily adjust the focal level of the lens due to its focal length only being 8mm. The lens is exactly the same, it is just down to regional branding of the company in North America and Europe vs Asia.Īnyway, this excellent little fisheye lens comes with a great build quality making it very robust and easy to use.

Before getting any further, we would like to point out that some locations may call this particular lens the Samyang 8mm rather than the Rokinon 8mm. The Meike 6.5mm Ultra Wide f/2.0 Fisheye Lens The Rokinon 8mm F2.8 UMC Fisheyeįirst up, we will be taking a look at what we feel is the best fisheye lens for Sony a6500 cameras right now, the Rokinon 8mm F2.8 UMC Fisheye (Click here to check for product prices and availability).

Sony fisheye lens