Samyang 8mm F3,5 Sony Fish-eye E - Mount VG-10 Edition

This photo lens has been specifically designed to fit onto the Sony NEX-VG10 without fouling the camera. It is otherwise a standard Sony E-Mount lens. It should also be noted this is a photo, not a cine lens .

It is a high quality Fisheye type ultra wide angle lens for Digital SLRS / DSLRS with an APS-C size Cropped Sensor (CS).

It is a “full frame” diagonal fisheye lens for APS-C DSLRs, meaning that the image it produces fills the frame on APS-C cameras. It produces an immense field of view - 180 degrees on 1.5x crop sensors, or on 1.6x crop sensors it produces 167 degrees field of view.

On Full frame cameras, it produces a vignetted image, which is almost circular with the lens hood detached. This effect is required for user wanting the biggest image / field of view for panoramic software on full frame cameras, and one of the reasons Samyang produced this removable lens hood version. The Samyang 8 mm Fish-eye lens is ideal for creating panoramas and 360 virtual tours, including full 360 degree images with the correct hardware and various 3rd party panoramic software supplied by other vendors.

The optical construction of the lens is 10 elements placed in 7 optical groups. The Samyang 8mm fisheye features an aspherical hybrid lens and newest generation multilayer anti–reflection multi-coating (MC) to minimise flare and ghosting.

As with all current Samyang lenses it features manual focus. The body of the 8mm fish-eye lens does not change size due to the IF Internal focusing design.

Fisheye lenses are also popular for special effects use where distortion and field curvature, exaggerated perspective, or extreme depth of field are desired. Groups such as skateboarders are embracing the Samyang fisheyes for skate videos and photography, due to their very high quality, yet are an extremely affordable option; the alternatives are highly expensive, or are low quality lens adapters offering sub-standard quality.

The Samyang 8mm fisheye lens offers some of the best optics in a lens for its class, and exceptional value for money. A specialist lens, affordable to every photographer.

180 Degree Wide Angle Field of View
Ultra Multi Coating (UMC)
Hybrid Aspherical Lenses for superior sharpness
Great for producing special effects using its unique distortion

Lens Mount Sony E Mount
Focal Length 8mm
Lens Construction 10 Elements in 7 Groups
Maximum Aperture f/3.5
Minimum Aperture f/22
Number of Diaphragm Blades 6
Format APS-C (Up to 35mm with hood detached)
Angle of View 180 (APS-C format, diagonal),
Max Reproduction Ratio Not Stated
Focus Modes Manual Focus
Closest Focus 30cm (0.98)
Internal Focusing Yes
Weatherproof Not stated
Filter Diameter N/A
Maximum Diameter 75.0mm (2.95)
Length 103.3mm (4.07)
Weight 453g (16.0oz)