With the sole exception of the new 10mm lens all other new Samyang lenses are in Stock for the first time via BHphoto:
– 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS lens in Micro Four Thirds mount (Click here).
– 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS lens in Micro Four Thirds mount (Click here).
– 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC lens in Micro Four Thirds mount (Click here).
– 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC lens in Micro Four Thirds mount (Click here).
I still haven’t found any review of that lens on a MFT camera…
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Now I don’t think that Panasonic’s Leica 25/1.4 is expansive 🙂
I think Panasonic 25mm F1.4 gained significant expansion on the market in the last 3 years.
This 24mm F1.4 lens is expensive because it’s a full frame DSLR lens. Fast 24mm is a big deal on full frame, but I don’t see many reasons to get this lens for m4/3. It’s likely softer on m4/3 than Pana 25mm.
the 10 or 12 might be interesting, though.
On a full-frame body, the 24mm could be interesting, but on MFT it just doesn’t make much sense to me other than for special applications where a purely manual focus is needed etc. I’ll not buy it.
That’s the point. Why should someone buy the Samyang 24mm if the PanaLeica 25/1.4 (wit AF) isn’t that much more expensive?
They could put AF in these lenses.. duh..
It’s a cine lens
Well. So? It is XXI century so AF will be v. welcome. “Providing a 35mm-equivalent focal length of 48mm, this lens is well-suited to everyday shooting situations.” EVERYDAY situations – so photographers will benefited from the AF. Especially for 24mm f/1.4 and 35mm f/1.4 where DOF is a little shallow yhus focusing is a little harder.
And after all it is not a cine lens! It is normal photographic lens with manual focusing. Just like that.
Any reviews for these lenses up yet anywhere?
Precisely why does someone need a “Samyang” lens?
Have you ever used the 7.5 mm fisheye? A superb lens, but it was designed specifically for MFT, that’s why it harmonizes so well with my GF1.
lenses built for FX adapted for m43, crap.
Look at the weight of the lenses, some reach 700 grams, wtf, no autofocus, no image stabilization, why so heavy ?
If you look at the Panasonic leica 42.5 1.2, it weighs 425 grams, at 1.2 ffs, please Samyang, look somewhere else for money.
It’s build more towards being a cine-lens
The dedicated m4/3 Voightlander 42.5mm f/0.95 lens is 571 grams, so 700 grams for a lens that covers APS-C format isn’t that far off.
If it was a dedicated m4/3 lens, then it would be priced in the same range as the voightlanders are, and would loose 150+ grams. This is a good compromise.
I’m wondering if this 10mm samyang would work OK on m43 with a speedbooster. Would be wider than any other rumored ultra wide prime, and possibly lighter as well (I guess that at least that Kowa 8.5mm would be rather solid).
I’m looking for an “ziantiotcha” lens.
I have been using the Pentax mount version of the 10mm lens with a Kipon m43/Pentax K shift adapter for over a month now, and I totally love the lens. Admittedly, it’s a little on the heavy side, but it’s increadibly sharp and allows for 5mm shift in any direction. Little or no noticable distortion. Easily outperforms the 9-18mm Olympus and the 7-14mm Panasonic in terms of sharpness. The 20mm full-frame equivalent focal length is a dream focal length for shift, wider than the 24mm and more practical than the 17mm offered by Canon. It makes complete sense as a shift lens as these are commonly heavier than their regular counterpart as they have to account for a larger image circle. The Kipon adapter screw is a little loose, but the shift mount appears stable. Overall a winning combination.
Hey lacunapratum
I was considering the same lens and the shift adapter (photodiox) i have all the Canon TS lens with no distortion i also use MFT with common lens via shift adapter, but my biggest problem is the distortion when the streight lines are near the picture border. I’m wondering if the Rokinon 10mm will do a great job by reducing or erasing the distortion. I’m an architecture photographer and i’d like to work with MFT.
Finally… B&H finally gets them in stock. Thing is, I gave up on them and got the SLR Magic 12mm lens in the meantime. $200 more expensive, but it’s faster and has cine gearteeth.
Hey Lluis,
No distortion at all and in that respect much different from the 14mm Samyang for full frame sensors. The 10mm is truly a marvel in lens design. Ideal for architecture.
Lens sharpness in combination with the E-M1 sensor is close to APSC/full frame combinations.
Thanks a lot ! I want to work light !! I will try , thanks
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