I purchased this lens for bird photography, and I'm very pleased with it. It's compact, well-built, and fun to use. Once you've found focus the images are sharp across the field. I recommend that your camera have focus peaking to get the most out of this lens.

My long range shots are hard to focus, image is a bit fuzzy. I guess for the price I should not complain

Samyang is one of the few manufacturers to produce reflex mirror lenses and its portfolio includes 300mm, 500mm and 800mm focal lengths with various brand names (Samyang, Rokinon, Bower, Vivitar) for most interchangeable-lens cameras.

Bought this lens on eBay. First of all it is a mirror lens and does not contain any electronics. That means it is fixed aperture and you have to manually focus the Lens. Certain cameras such as the Sony A7 and A6xxx handle manual lenses with ease where as other cameras as such as Nikon require a...

This lens will never win prizes for sharpness compared with normal lenses. However for the price it allows for close ups at sports events. Its compact size when used with a Sony A6000 make it easy to hand hold and I have relearnt how to pan and focus again...

Quick Focus; Sharp Focus