Samyang announced four new X-mount wide angle lenses (including one new Cine Lens). These are the full details with links to the only store accepting preorder right now (BHphoto):
– 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fish-Eye II lens in Fujifilm X mount (Click here).
– 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS lens in Fujifilm X mount (Click here).
– 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS lens in Fujifilm X mount (Click here).
– 8mm T3.1 Cine UMC Fish-Eye II lens in Fujfilm X mount (Click here).
Other Samyang lenses for Fuji X-mount:
Samyang 8mm (ver.1): [shopcountry 12946]
Samyang 300mm mirror lens: [shopcountry 14844]
Samyang 16mm f/2.0: [shopcountry 15934]
Samyang 24mm f/3.5 Tilt Shift: [shopcountry 15963]
Samyang 85mm f/1.4: [shopcountry 21522]
Samyang 14mm f/2.8: [shopcountry 21527]
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Some more information on the 12mm lens: http://www.syopt.com/en/camera/photo-lenses-12mm-F2.0-NCS-CS.php
unfortunately we have to deal with crap watercolor artifacts of the xtrans sensor… please fuji put normal sensor in our cameras!
Get a Sony ?
Yeah… in 100 years time some nugget will still bring up the watercolour affect rubbish…it would appear to come from insecure Sony users most of the time as you say …. but just in case, A) it was caused by Adobes rendering of the raw files & B) it has been easily avoidable for some time now by using Capture One, Iridient, Phot Ninja etc etc. Even Adobes Camera Raw 8.4 is much improved.
NO. it isnt avoidable since all raw converters do the same only more subtle rendering is applied somethimes.
Sony sure is a step over the fujis (fujis with xtrans are so crap vs fuji with bayer)
Ahhh, of course, my fault. I just didn’t spot it when processing some 8,500 – 9,000 images over the last 12 months with the X-Pro1, X-E1 and now the X-T1. It’s funny, not one of the publishers mentioned these failings in IQ when supplying them with high rez images for magazine covers or book publications?!? I had better be on my guard for those angry clients for those add campaigns as well… tut tut. Never mind, I’m sure it will all come out in the wash. Oh, isn’t it a little late for you to be out of bed?
Careful, don’t feed the troll too much- he’ll crap on the floor.
haha…. yeah, too true. A moment of weakness!
Watercolor artifacts can also occur from whining to much. But wiping the tears away helps.
You’re using it wrong.
ahaa
The poster-ization canard again?
Ever tried *printing* poster-sized??
Getting sick of measurbators.
It is about photography. Everyone has right to zoom at 100%. Yes i see watercolor simetimes ,and it is not pleasent for the eye. It is pain because the photographer had no intentions for calling such effect on his/her work.
Luckily this is not often,and i keep my fuji and i like it.
Now if you want to print letter stamps-good luck.
@Le Corbusier And to the release of Samyang lenses this means???? Some like the results of the newest X-Trans sensor, others not. I don’t see what this has to do with Samyang releasing new lenses. Buy Sony or Olympus if you want another sensor.
Too bad the 10mm was made for DSLR, but quite interesting to see a 12mm F2 specifically for mirrorless, and new 8mm versions too. They look quite compact as native mirrorless lenses do, and the 12mm as well considering the bright F2 aperture. 🙂
What’s new in this mk II of the 8mm. Better construction, colour, contrast?
also 2 aspherical elements vs. 1
and 3 ED elements vs 2
There’s the 12mm f/2.0! Man, I hope this is nice and sharp wide open. If so, I might have the astro-lens I need for the X-system.
Hello Northbound , i’m a big fan of your beautiful pictures on 500px and like you i waited for this 12mm F2 like the messiah 🙂 . On hte paper it seems great ! F2.0 and only 260g .
I also have high hopes… But the MTF chart wide open looks awful. And the small front element hints at heavy vignetting on APS-C sensors. I hope I’m wrong.
Damn. I was hoping they’d finally add autofocus lenses.
12mm looks lovely,wide compact prime for landscapes at good price, f2 will be usefull in some situatons if not for landscapes, placed order in BH 🙂
YES!!! 12mm f/2 that only weighs 9.1 oz and takes filters!!!! THIS is the
PERFECT backpacking wide-angle lens! I can’t wait to try it out on the
milky-way! Words cannot describe my excitement.
12mm f2 YEAH MANNNNNN BEST FUJI LENS EVER
Now if Fuji would like to announce the 16/1.4 R, that would be really nice.
That 12mm/f2 is going to be mighty interesting to get my hands on..could just end up being my mainstay astro landscape lens
What’s the difference between the two 8mm lens? I mean the difference in terms of why would I buy one over the other.
Thanks!
Plus the 8mm fish eye that is already out there…
Do they auto focus on fuji X body?
Nope, Rokinon is know to be manual focus only, have great IQ. On these wide angle/fish eye it is not such as critic as on other like the Rokinon 85 f/1.4
i don’t quite understand the point of a tele lens for a fuji x system. an rx100 outputs better video quality than any fuji x camera. a tele lens isn’t going to help.
Cine*