Budget ultra-wide for Sony FE with fast f/2.8, the go-to affordable lens for astrophotography and dramatic wide-angle.
The Samyang 14mm f/2.8 is a manual-focus ultra-wide prime for the Sony FE full-frame E-mount. An affordable ultra-wide option for landscape, astrophotography, and architecture. Sony FE mount.
f/2.8 maximum aperture. 14mm focal length (full-frame ultra-wide, approximately 114° diagonal field of view). Manual focus. Multi-coated optics. At approximately 520g. Sony FE mount.
The Samyang 14mm f/2.8 is a popular affordable ultra-wide for astrophotography — f/2.8 at 14mm allows good star and Milky Way exposure without extremely long exposures. Some barrel distortion and coma are present at corners wide open (typical for ultra-wides).
On the used market the Samyang 14mm f/2.8 FE is an affordable ultra-wide for Sony FE. Condition checks: front element for marks (ultra-wides are vulnerable), focus ring smoothness, aperture. Sony FE mount — full-frame Sony Alpha mirrorless.