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    Samyang 50 mm T/ 1.5 AS UMC
    Samyang 50 mm T/ 1.5 AS UMC

    Samyang 50 mm T/ 1.5 AS UMC

    50mm · f/1.5

    Overview

    The Samyang 50mm T/1.5 AS UMC Cine lens offers cine-style features like geared focus and iris rings, de-clicked aperture, and hard stops at a low price. Optically, center sharpness is decent wide open and becomes outstanding by T/4, but borders and corners lag until T/5.6. Bokeh is mixed: general blur is decent, but out-of-focus highlights show a double-halo artifact at T/1.5. Barrel distortion is about 2%, and vignetting is well-controlled. Build quality is good for the price, though not as robust as high-end cine lenses. It suits budget-conscious filmmakers seeking basic cine functionality.