The official Asian Samyang retailer unveiled via Facebook the first picture and specs of the new Samyang 16mm f/2.0 lens. It will come in both A and E-mount versions mount too. They write: “The 16mm focus length with rectilinear imaging system ensure extra wide angle of view amounting to 83.1 degrees (for Nikon version and 79.5 for Canon). The big aperture opening of F2.0 ensure photographers able to use it for low light environment like night street shooting. The weight of the lens is just about 571g, as a result this lens will be a attractive carry on for architecture and landscape shooting.” P.S.: Save this search on Slidoo to get notified when the Samyang lens will be available one Bay.
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2) The 85mm f/1.4: You can get for $274 on Amazon (Click here), branded with the name Rokinon on [shoplink 7456 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and branded with the name Samyang on [shoplink 7454 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
And here are the links to the newly announced Samyang/Rokinon lenses:
8mm f/3.5 fisheye at Amazon, BHphoto,
14mm f/2.8 at Amazon, BHphoto,
24mm f/1.4 at Amazon, BHphoto,
35mm f/1.4 at Amazon, BHphoto,
85mm f/1.4 at Amazon, BHphoto,
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Looks awesome! Will be watching
Looks quite bulky too … that extra stop certainly made it something different from a pancake.
I think it will be reflected in the price too. It will be a good, cheap lens.
The idea of a lens is brilliant. I’d buy it in a heartbeat. But not with the build quality issues that Samyang has. 🙁
Yep, the idea of a lens is brilliant. The idea of a camera, too. 🙂
Looks nice. But there was another Samyang wide angle lens in development, wasn’t it? Somehting Like 10mm?
Is this a full frame lens?
Nope – looks like apsc only (in which case 16mm isn’t all that impressive).
Damn it. It is written below the image. Sorry.
it is fullframe. A mount. They change the mount for E mount.
it says clearly, APS-C lens. Check the image again please.
Yes, there was and we haven’t heard anything about it.
I like that lens makers are making wider prime choices for the A-mount however, I would really love to see a full frame prime of 14mm.
Well you don’t have to wait. Samyang already make a 14mm.
This lens puts into a whole new perspective the 16 mm 2.8 pancake from Sony for all those whom were complaining about it. Have you seen the size and weight difference?
I’m sure that this lens will have better image quality, but it’s a monster 🙂
True, “the weight of the lens is just about 571g, as a result this lens will be a attractive carry on” 🙂 At least, they advertise it as an architectural solution, so it might actually be really good. Their 14mm FF prime works great on APS-C, this would probably be better.
This is a nice surprise. I was expecting the 10mm f2.8 but that’s been put back to the end of 2013. I’ll keep an eye out for reviews.
> I’m sure that this lens will have better image quality
I doubt it!
Is Sony going to provide a profile for that lens in the coming aug upgrade?
Whatever happened to Samyang creating AF lenses for NEX? It wasn’t even a rumor, a rep of theirs confirmed it on Techradar. More vapor ware, I suppose. They were also supposed to come out with a filter mount for the 14/2.8. Still, I can’t say enough good things about Samyang. Their lenses are great.
It’s nice to see that they are working on new lenses but I would really appreciate some more small lenses by Samyang which are made especially for mirrorless cameras (NEX) like the 8mm 2.8 fisheye.
Fuck my ass, just what i needed, a 24mm on mi crop sensor, just what i wanted!
Lets hope the distortions arent too big, barrel precisely like the 14mm.
I already have the 85 and its amazingly (even too much for me) sharp. If this one comes for newyears eve, i would buy it with the 24mm. Full rokinon lineup!
I’d rather have a prime 12mm FF lens with f/4 for landscape.
“The weight of the lens is just about 571g, as a result this lens will be a attractive carry on”
Sounds a bit on the heavy side for an E-mount lens to me.
I assume this is a fully manual lens (focus, and aperture)?
Rokinon 300mm F6.3 mirror lens for E-Mount
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