Samyang 7.5mm F3.5 Fisheye MFT is a Fixed aperture Manual Focus (MF)
Ultra-Wideangle Prime lens with FourThirds max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with
MFT cameras.
What type of photography is the Samyang 7.5mm F3.5 Fisheye MFT lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Samyang 7.5mm F3.5 Fisheye MFT is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
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Reasons to Buy Samyang 7.5mm F3.5 UMC Fisheye MFT Lens
Here we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Samyang 7.5mm F3.5 UMC Fisheye MFT lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
Aperture Ring |
Distance Scale |
Hood supplied |
Extreme Wide-angle capability |
Minimum focus distance of 0.09m / 3.5 inch |
Light weight at only 197g / 6.9 oz |
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No Weather Sealing |
No Autofocus |
Not so fast for a short Prime Lens |
Lens Mount
Samyang 7.5mm F3.5 Fisheye MFT is compatible with cameras that have a Micro Four Thirds lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Micro Four Thirds lenses are Panasonic G9 II, OM System OM-5 and Panasonic GH6.
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Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Samyang 7.5mm F3.5 Fisheye MFT has a maximum diameter of 60mm and total length of 48mm. It weighs 197g / 6.9 oz.
Focal Range
Samyang 7.5mm F3.5 Fisheye MFT has a fixed focal length of 8mm which has a 35mm equivalent focal range of 16mm when used on a FourThirds format camera.
Optical Image Stabilization
Samyang 7.5mm F3.5 Fisheye MFT doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
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Aperture
Samyang 7.5mm F3.5 Fisheye MFT has a max aperture of F3.5 and a minimum aperture of F22.0.
Optical Formula
Samyang 7.5mm F3.5 Fisheye MFT's optical formula consists of 9 elements in 7 groups .
Lens Hood
Samyang 7.5mm F3.5 Fisheye MFT comes with a built-in petal shaped lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Popular Comparisons of Samyang 7.5mm F3.5 Fisheye MFT
Here are the eight most popular comparisons of the Samyang 7.5mm F3.5 Fisheye MFT amongst Camera Decision readers.
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