Category Archives: Samyang

Coming soon: Samyang AF 14mm f/2.8 EF lens for Canon mount (yes, autofocus)

Last year I reported about a new Samyang lens that is going to be announced on January 14th. Some more details leaked online – the new lens will be Samyang AF 14mm f/2.8 EF for Canon mount (pictured above). Yes, this will be an autofocus full frame lens for Canon DSLRs cameras. No indication if […]

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Samyang teases a new lens is coming soon

In their last newsletter for 2017 Samyang is teasing about a new lens that is “coming soon”: The last few Samyang announcements were all for FE lenses designed for Sony E-mount (and a new E-mount lens station). Over the last few years, Samyang built an impressive product line that currently consists of 165 lenses for various mounts. Samyang […]

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Samyang Lens Station for Sony E-mount officially announced

The Samyang Lens Station for Sony E-mount I reported about back in September is now officially announced. US pricing is not yet available. Additional information can be found on Samyang’s website. The user manual is available here. The station will allow you to: AF lens firmware update Calibrate focus Calibrate aperture Calibrate MF sensibility Samyang […]

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US pricing for the Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE lens announced

We now have the US pricing for the new Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE lens for Sony E-mount that was announced a week ago: $799. Pre-orders are currently open at B&H.  

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Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE lens for Sony E-mount officially announced

Back in August I reported about the leaked/rumored Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE lens for Sony E-mount. The lens is now officially announced (US pricing not yet announced):

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New: Samyang Lens Station for Sony E-mount

There is a new Samyang Lens Station for Sony E-mount listed on the company’s official website. I am not sure if this is a leak (just like the Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE lens for Sony E-mount) or the lens station is already officially announced. I first reported about the Samyang Lens Station back in April. Here are […]

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Leaked: images and specs of upcoming Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE lens for Sony E-mount

Samyang (aka Rokinon) will soon announce their new AF 35mm f/1.4 FE lens designed for Sony full frame mirrorless cameras. Samyang/Rokinon already has several autofocus FE lenses for Sony E-mount. Here are the details of the upcoming Samyang AF 35mm f/1.4 FE lens:

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Just announced: Samyang AF 35mm f/2.8 FE (full frame autofocus mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount)

Samyang announced a new AF 35mm f/2.8 FE full frame autofocus mirrorless lens for Sony E-mount. This lens was first displayed at the 2017 P&I show in April. The US price of the new lens is $399, which is half price of the Sony Sonnar T* FE 35mm f/2.8 ZA lens. Update: the lens is now available […]

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Other NAB announcements

The big news of the week was definitely the announcement of the new Sony a9 camera, but there were also a few other announcements before the start of the 2017 NAB show: → The latest Ricoh Theta 360° camera. → Sigma announced the previously rumored two new cinema lenses: 14mm T2 and 135mm T2. → New […]

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Samyang has a new USB docking station for firmware updates and customization called “Lens Station”

In addition to the new 35mm f/2.8 FE autofocus full frame mirrorless lens for Sony cameras, Samyang also has a new USB docking station for firmware updates and customization called “Lens Station” – similar to the Sigma USB Dock and Tamron TAP-In Console. The picture was taken at the 2017 Seoul International Photo & Imaging […]

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