T
heworld’swidestdistortion-
fr eeprimelensdeservesto be
et chedintotheannalsof photo
hi story.Notonlydoesit provide
a 10mmopticwitha super-fast
f/ 3.5apertureandextremelywide 130 °
field-of-view,but it alsohasa virtually
rectilineardesignthatensuresminimal
di stortion– trulyamazingat sucha wide
an gle.Pairthiswithimpressiveoptical
cl arityanda stylishminimaldesignand
youhavea lensthatshouldsparkintrigue
in anybodywholikesto shootwide.Buildingto success
Peepingunderthehoodgivesa glimpse
of18 elementsin 11 groups,including
th reeasphericalelements,threeED(e xtra-lowdispersion)elements,oneHR
(h igh-refractive)elementanda UMC
coatingthatall worktogetherto provide
st raightlines,vividcoloursandimpressive
sharpness.It’salsodesignedto minimise
flare andghostingin images.Packedinto
th e simplemetallicbarrel,withsmooth
mattefinish,it’san impressivefeatof
lens engineering.Clinicalmeetscharacter
Oneof theunsungheroesof theSamyang
lens buildis theinherentcharacterfound
in theoptics.Eachlensbringsa unique
look withits honestcolourreproduction
thatexperiencedphotographerswill
te ll youis lackingfrommanyof today’s
optics.Addingto thecharmis themanual-only
focus,adjusted
bythelarge,
smoothfocusringon
th e barrel.Thismaysound
intimidatingto beginners,butevenat
f/ 3.5,theSamyangXP hasan astounding
depth-of-fieldthatwill giveextreme
fr ont-to-backfocalperfectionin landscape
orinteriorshots.Theomissionof an AF
motoralsobenefitsthesizeandweight,
th e latterof whichclocksin at just731g,
makingit perfectlytravel-ready.
Whileit’sdesignedfor35mmsensors,
an d evenratedto resolvea massive50MP
of data,it’sequallyat homeon cropped
APS-Csensors,whereyou’llfinda 104°
fie ld -of-viewcomesintoplay.Withsuch
a uniquedesigngivingyouendless
cr eativepossibilities,ourjudgesquickly
becameenamouredwithSamyang’sultra
wi de-angleXP 10mm,andeasilydecided
it wastheworthywinnerof theSpecialist
DSLR Lenscategory.#WINNERBestSpecialistDSLRLens
SAMYANG WINS BY
A WI DEMARGIN
Samyangfloors thecompetitionto claimfirstplacewi thits uniquelyinnovativeultra wide-anglethat offers
a hugefield-of-view withoutthefearof distortion.THEWORLD’SWIDESTDISTORTION-FREEPRIME
DESERVESETCHINGIN THEANNALSOF HISTORY
nSPECHIGHLIGHTSFOCALLENGTH:10MMON FULL-FRAME,16MMON CANONAPS-C/ MOUNT:CANONEF / MAXAPERTURE:F/3.5/ MINIMUMAPERTURE:F/22/
MINIMUMFOCUSINGDISTANCE:26CM/ FIELD-OF-VIEW: 130 °ONFULL-FR AME, 104 °ONCANONAPS-C/ CONSTRUCTION :18 ELEMENTSIN 11 GROUPS/ WEIGHT:731GWhateverthe
re solution
Nomatterwhatlevel
of camerayou’re
sh ootingon, or the
megapixelcount,
th e XP 10mmis
ra tedto resolve
ov er 50MP.It’salso
fu ture-proofedfor
vi deographers,
being capableof
ca pturing8K video.WELOVE
IT’SANOTHERGREAT
OPTIONFORWIDE-
ANGLELOVERSWHO
DEMANDSTRAIGHT
LINES
Samyangis renownedforits rugged
buildquality,andthat’sevidentwith
th e XP 10mm.Thebarrelis built
fr ommetalto giveit a sturdyfeel,
an d thelargefocusring
is rubberisedto givea
tactileperformancewhile
of feringbrilliantgrip.Not
only is it a stylishlens,it’salso
built forbusiness.