Category Archives: Samyang

Samyang/Rokinon 135mm f/2.0 ED Aspherical full frame lens leaked

The new Samyang/Rokinon 135mm f/2.0 ED Aspherical full frame lens leaked on this eBay listing which contains several pictures and some basic specifications:

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Rokinon/Samyang teasing with a new 135mm lens?

Rokinon has a new teaser on their Facebook page for what appears to be a new 135mm lens (any other ideas?). The official announcement will most likely be in January, 2015 – see also this Samyang teaser:

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The new Samyang 50mm f/1.4 AS UMC lens

Samyang announced also a “photography” version of the V-DSLR 50mm T1.5 AS UMC lens: the Samyang 50mm f/1.4 AS UMC will be available in Nikon F, Canon AF+M, Pentax, Sony A+E, Fujifilm X, Samsung NX, Four Thirds and Micro Four Thirds mounts (check pricing and availability). Specifications:

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Samyang 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS fisheye full frame lens officially announced

As I reported yesterday, Samyang has a new 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS fisheye full frame lens (check price and availability):

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This must be the new Samyang lens: 12mm f/2.8 fisheye

This must be the new Samyang 12mm f/2.8 fisheye lens that will be announced in the next few days (see teaser). This will be a”photo” lens and not a V-DSLR version. Stay tuned for more details. Thanks Nokishita!

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Samyang to announce a new wide angle lens

A quick update on my previous post: the latest Samyanag teaser is for a new wide angle lens (without AF) that should be announced in the coming days. This will be a”photo” lens and not a V-DSLR version.

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Samyang’s new lens teaser: “prepare for more”

After the 50mm f/1.5 AS UMC lens announcement, Samyang has a new teaser on their Facebook page with the text “Prepare for more“. I still believe that they will come up with a new line of AF lenses – I posted that online a while back, but I have not heard any updates since. Anyone […]

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New Samyang 50mm T1.5 AS UMC V-DLSR lens announced

Update #1 – there is also a “photo” version of this lens (50mm f/1.5 AS UMC): Update #2 – US pricing announced: $549 (available in Canon EF, MFT, Nikon F, Sony E+A mounts). Not very exciting news unless you are a filmmaker – Samyang officially announced their 50mm T1.5 AS UMC lens (check pricing and availability):

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Photokina 2014 rumors roundup *UPDATED*

Update: this post has been updated multiple times to reflect the latest Photokina rumors. As you have probably already noticed, I do not post every single rumor that circulates on the Internet for the very simple reason that many websites just post unreliable information and in many cases just plain nonsense. Here is a quick recap […]

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Rokinon to announce their new 50mm f/1.2 lens on August 26th

The previously rumored 50mm f/1.2 lens will most likely be announced on August 26th according to this Facebook post. Update: there is also a new Samyang lens teaser:

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