Phil's photos with the keyword: Samyang

Photographed with a Samyang 500mm f6.3 catadioptric (AKA "mirror") lens with manual focusing. These lenses are difficult to use but can produce good results when used in good lighting conditions with a fast shutter speed. Camera: Nikon D300S Software: Nikon Capture NX2.

My Samyang 500mm f6.3 catadioptric (AKA "mirror") lens fitted to my Nikon D300s. See previous photo ("Feral pigeon") for more information about these lenses. Photographed with a Sony RX100 camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2. www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/859194-REG/Samyang_SY500MF6_3_500mm_f_6_3_Mirror_Lens.html

My Nikon D300s DSLR, lenses and flash-gun photographed with a Sony RX100 compact camera and processed with Nikon Capture NX2. From left to right: Samyang 10mm f2.8 wide angle lens Samyang 8mm f3.5 full-frame fisheye lens Samyang 135mm f2.0 telephoto lens Nikon D300s DSLR + Nikkor 17-55mm f2.8 lens + Speedlight SB-600 flash-gun Nikkor 70-200mm f2.8 telephoto lens Samyang 500mm f6.3 catadioptric (mirror) telephoto lens Nikkor 70-300mm f4.5 - f5.6 telephoto lens ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Samyang lenses are available to fit most popular brands of camera. I get mine here: www.ukdigital.co.uk/camera-lenses/lenses-brands/samyang-lenses.html All current Samyang lenses are manual-focus only which makes them a lot lighter and cheaper than those from the camera manufacturers (Nikon, Canon, Sony etc). With the exception of the "mirror" lenses they are all extremely sharp, often as sharp or even sharper than the equivalent lens from the camera manufacturers. Most Samyang lenses (except for those with the Nikon mount) also require the aperture to be set manually as there is no electronic linkage between camera and lens (this also reduces the price and weight).

This large building (only a small part of which is visible here) once provided employment for people all over Pendle district. It was owned by Smith & Nephew and later by BSN Medical Supplies in the past. It has been derelict for a number of years but has now been purchased by the local council for "Re-Development", possibly for conversion into flats / appartments which is what is being done with other industrial buildings in the area. Camera Nikon D300s + Samyang 8mm fisheye lens. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Koi Carp photographed in an artificial pond outside the "Pendle Village Mill" store (a former cotton mill) in Brierfield, Lancashire, in the North-west of England. This photo was taken (appropriately, considering the subject) with a Samyang fisheye lens. This lens is manual-focus only but it has a depth-of-field which is so deep that the whole pond is in focus.....you can even see a spider's web (top left corner) which was just a couple of inches away from the lens. The small circular objects which cover the pond floor are coins which (despite many signs forbidding it) are often thrown into the water by visitors. Camera Nikon D300s + Samyang 8mm full-frame fisheye lens. Processed (and partially "defished") with Nikon Capture NX2.

Wild flowers photographed on the towpath of the Leeds-Liverpool canal in Brierfield, North-West England. Photographed with a Nikon D300s camera & Samyang 8mm fisheye lens and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A young Oak tree planted on the banks of the Leeds-Liverpool canal in the year 2000 as part of the local Millennium celebrations. Photographed with a Nikon D300s camera + Samyang 8mm fisheye lens and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

One of the many mosaics constructed 16 years ago to commemorate the Millennium and placed along the banks of the Leeds-Liverpool canal near Brierfield in North-West England. Each one depicts different scenes from this area's past.....this one shows (from top to bottom) Cotton mills which were until quite recently the dominant industry in this area; The coming of the railway; Agricultural scenes and one of the horse-drawn canal boats which were used during the 18th & 19th century to bring American cotton from the ports of Liverpool and Manchester to be woven into cloth. Photographed with a Nikon D300s camera + Samyang 8mm fisheye lens and processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A test shot taken with my new Samyang 8mm full-frame "fisheye" lens. This lens produces a 180 degree (measured diagonally) field-of-view on a APS-C camera. This is a manual-focus lens (with non-Nikon cameras the exposure settings are also manual). For this shot the best available viewpoint meant that the sun was almost in the centre of the viewfinder but there is very little "flare", considering the conditions. Most Samyang lenses are manual-focus, hence the much lower prices, but they are extremely sharp, well constructed and much cheaper than the Nikon or Canon equivalents. Samyang lenses are also branded as Falcon, Rokinon, Walimex, Bower, Opteka, Bell and Howell, Polar, and Pro-Optic but they are all made by Samyang in South Korea. Camera: Nikon D300s + Samyang 8mm full-frame fisheye lens. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Another test shot taken with my new Samyang 8mm "fisheye" lens. This lens produces a 180 degree (measured diagonally) full-frame field-of-view on a APS-C camera. This is a manual-focus lens (with non-Nikon cameras the exposure settings are also manual) and although it is quite difficult to focus...it took me three attempts to get this shot focussed as the bike was in the shade underneath bushes.....the results so far have been excellent. Camera: Nikon D300s + Samyang 8mm full-frame fisheye lens. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A group of young bullocks sheltering from the sun on a hot midsummer day. Photographed near Brierfield, Pendle district, in the North-West of England. Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: Samyang 10mm f2.8 Processed with Nikon Capture NX2 software.

Brierfield in North-West England is known for its part in the Quaker movement....the nearby Pendle Hill is where George Fox had his "vision" which led to the founding of the Society of Friends (Quakers). A Society of Friends meeting house is still in use on the boundary of the town and the bridge over Pendle Water at the foot of the town is called Quaker Bridge. Photographed using a Nikon D300s camera and a Samyang 10mm f2.8 "super-wide" lens. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Photographed on farmland near Burnley, North-West England. This was taken with an "ultra-wide" Samyang 10mm manual-focus lens from a distance of about 1 foot.....the horse appears to be smiling although he / she was actually trying to eat the camera. Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: Samyang 10mm f2.8 Processed with Nikon Capture NX2

I've been told that this is a coot (probably a youngster) although it doesn't have the distinctive "bald patch" normally seen on coots and (according to Wikipedia) they also have red eyes. Photographed on the Leeds-Liverpool canal near the town of Burnley in the North-West of England. Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: Samyang 135mm f2.0 Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

A mute swan photographed on the Leeds-Liverpool canal near the town of Burnley in the North-West of England. "The mute swan (Cygnus olor) is a species of swan and thus a member of the waterfowl family Anatidae. It is native to much of Europe and Asia and (as a rare winter visitor) the far north of Africa. It is also an introduced species in North America, Australasia and southern Africa. The name 'mute' derives from it being less vocal than other swan species. Measuring 125 to 170 cm (49 to 67 in) in length, this large swan is wholly white in plumage with an orange bill bordered with black. It is recognisable by its pronounced knob atop the bill." (Wikipedia). Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: Samyang 135mm f2.0 Processed with Nikon Capture NX2.

Wild flowers photographed near Pendle Water in Brierfield, Pendle district, in the North-West of England. I'm not sure what these plants are....possibly members of the "Mallow" family (Malvaceae) although the leaves of Mallows are usually more broad and rounded in shape. Photographed with a Nikon D300s camera and a Samyang 135mm f2.0 lens at almost full aperture to separate the flowers from the background. Processed with Nikon Capture NX2 software. (now identified as a Great Willow Herb....thanks to John & Pam).

A young swan (Cygnet) photographed on the Leeds-Liverpool canal at Brierfield in the North-West of England. I recently sold some of my auto-focus lenses and replaced them with manual-focus "prime" lenses.....this photograph was taken with one of them, a Samyang 135mm f2.0 lens. All current Samyang lenses are manual focus and they produce excellent results for a fraction of the price of an equivalent "branded" lens. Camera: Nikon D300s Lens: Samyang 135mm f2.0 Processing: Nikon Capture NX2.

A feral pigeon photographed on the flat roof of a building which the birds use as their "washroom" after heavy rainfall.......the water gathers here and remains for a day or two so it is often frequented by flocks of birds. This photograph was taken from a distance of approx. 50 yards / 46 metres using a manual-focus Samyang 500mm catadioptric ("mirror") lens which, on a cropped sensor (APS-C) camera has the equivalent magnification of a 750mm lens. These lenses are small, lightweight and cheap but they are also quite difficult to use. They have a single, fixed aperture (which is f6.3 for mine) and, as there is no electronic communication between lens & camera, most of the Exif information is not recorded. Camera: Nikon D300s. Lens: Samyang 500mm catadioptric. Processing: Nikon Capture NX2.