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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 233305" data-attributes="member: 9240">@<a href="http://nikonites.com/member.php?u=13578" target="_blank">wud</a>, the Samyang 8mm is the same thing as the Rokinon 8mm that I have (though you can get the Rokinon chipped), but it's a cropped sensor lens and gives you very little beyond the crop.  I've used it with my D800, which yields a very workable 16MP's, but I longed for being able to use it with the D600, so I opted to drop the cash on the 15mm Sigma.  The D3's 12MP sensor will be dwarfed shooting in DX mode or cropping (you'll get, what, 4-5MP's?!), so pay 2x the price for the more usable, and fully automated lens (the chipped Rokinon will meter, but not focus).I promised to try and show comparison field of view between the two, and I will do so tomorrow.  I suspect the Rokinon may give you a little more, but not much.</blockquote>