Category Archives: Samyang

Samyang announces 14mm f/2.4 and Samyang 85mm f/1.2 “Premium” manual focus lenses

By PR admin | Published: September 12, 2016

Samyang announced two manual focus photo lenses from their new “Premium” product line designed for high resolution photoshoots:

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Samyang AF 14/2.8 FE lens officially announced

By PR admin | Published: August 15, 2016

The next lens from the 2016 Samyang summer lens blockbuster promo is a new Samyang AF 14/2.8 FE designed for Sony E-mount mirrorless cameras with full frame sensor. The lens was initially mentioned back in May, but no other information was provided (check US pricing and availability). The lens key features are: Ultra Wide Angle in 113.9° AF System Aspherical Lens […]

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Samyang introduce 20mm f/1.8 ED AS UMC lens for full frame DSLR cameras

By PR admin | Published: August 8, 2016

The next lens from the 2016 Samyang summer lens blockbuster promo is a 20mm wide angle manual focus lens designed for full frame DSLR cameras. The photo version is f/1.8, the cine model is T1.9: Samyang 20mm f/1.8 ED AS UMC Samyang 20mm T1.9 ED AS UMC The lens will be compatible with 10 camera mounts: Canon EOS, […]

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Samyang 35mm f/1.2 ED AS UMC CS lens for APS-C mirrorless cameras announced

By PR admin | Published: August 1, 2016

As part of the 2016 summer lens blockbuster promo, Samyang announced two new lenses today: Samyang 35mm f/1.2 ED AS UMC CS Samyang 35mm T1.3 ED AS UMC CS These are manual focus lenses for mirrorless cameras with APS-C sensor and will be available in Sony E, MFT, Fujifilm X and Canon M mounts. Check pricing […]

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Rokinon AF 50mm f/1.4 FE autofocus lens for Sony E mount

By PR admin | Published: July 23, 2016

Few days ago I reported about the new Rokinon 50mm f/1.4 autofocus (AF) full frame lens for Sony E-mount. The US price of $699 is now confirmed and the lens is currently available for pre-order. Reviews of the same Samyang branded lens can be found here and here. Lens features, specifications and AF speed video […]

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First Rokinon autofocus (AF) lens to be available next month

By PR admin | Published: July 20, 2016

A reader sent me this banner for the first Rokinon autofocus (AF) full frame lens that will be available in August: AF 50mm f/1.4 for Sony E-mount. The US price will be 699$. The Samyang version was announced back in May. The Samyang/Rokinon AF lenses have been in development for a while – I reported the first […]

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The first out of five new Samyang lenses announced: Xeen 135mm T/2.2

By PR admin | Published: July 18, 2016

The first out of five new Samyang lenses I reported about last week got officially announced today: it is the 135mm T/2.2 from the Xeen cinema lineup. Additional information on the new lens can be found here (check US pricing and availability). Samyang already has 14mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm and 85mm Xeen lenses. Press release:

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Samyang to release 5 new lenses in the next five weeks

By PR admin | Published: July 13, 2016

Samyang will release 5 new lenses – one lens every Monday for the next five weeks. From their Facebook page:

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Samyang announced 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC and 50mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC lenses with autofocus for Sony E mount

By PR admin | Published: May 3, 2016

Samyang announced two new lenses (14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC and 50mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC) with autofocus for Sony E mount full frame mirrorless cameras:

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Samyang announced two new XEEN cinema lenses, one more lens is coming

By PR admin | Published: February 5, 2016

Samyang announced two new lenses from their XEEN cinema line: 14mm T/3.1 and 35mm T/1.5. One more XEEN wide angle lens is still to be announced: Specifications comparison of all current XEN lenses:

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