Thanks to Samyang current Four Thirds user can see the light of some new Four Thirds lenses. They just announced on their website (Click here) that by end of the year they will announce the 24mm f/1.4 fast wide angle! It will have 13 elements (in 12 groups) including four ED elements and two aspheric lenses. The lens is manual focusing only but the optical quality is on a very top level
There are currently two fast manual lenses you can get for your Olympus camera:
1) The 35mm f/1.4: In US you can find it as “Rokinon” at Amazon (Click here), as “Samyang” on [shoplink 24768 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and as “Rokinon” on [shoplink 24770 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
2) The 85mm f/1.4: You can get for $274 on Amazon (Click here), as “Samyang” on [shoplink 24769 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and as “Rokinon” on [shoplink 24771 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
P.S.: All Samyang lenses for Olympus can be found on eBay only and under seven different brand names (Click on it to see all Four Thirds lenses from the specific brand!):
[shoplink 20647 ebay]Samyang [/shoplink]
[shoplink 20684 ebay]Walimex [/shoplink]
[shoplink 20649 ebay]Rokinon [/shoplink]
[shoplink 20650 ebay]Opteka [/shoplink]
[shoplink 20651 ebay]Falcon [/shoplink]
[shoplink 20653 ebay]Vivitar [/shoplink]
[shoplink 20652 ebay]Bower [/shoplink]
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well, crop factor 2x makes a 48mm so no wide angle? we already got the 20mm 1.7, now the leica 25mm 1.4 so what´s the point?
whats your point? this is a FT lens…not MFT….
The point is it will be CHEAPER.
Would you need an adaptor to use this lens on a micro 4/3 body? This might be a good parner for the gh2.
This ends up being a fast normal lens for 4/3s. That’s kinda cool, considering the only one left in production is the Oly 25 f2.8 Pancake.
Olympus would do themselves some good by releasing a 4/3s 25 f1.8, just to keep the people from freaking out.
The Samyang is made large enough for APS-C, if not FF, while the Olympus is designed around 43 image circle. If on top of that the Samyang has to be stopped down to be useful (which has yet to be seen), the 2.8/25 from Olympus becomes an obvious choice.
Even if it has to be stopped down to f1.8 it’s still a good bit brighter than the Oly pancake. Even if it’s soft at 1.4, it’s 1.4, which will work in low light situations better than 2.8. Also, that pancake is not know for optical greatness, just size. I owned the 25 2.8, and sold it with my last L1. It was cool, but really didn’t bring much to the table on an E5 having the PL25.
They are two different beasts. One is a compact lens for small bodies, the other a fast low light lens.
If one is ok with manual focus – there are dozens of fast c-mount primes.
No, this one is adapted to (reflex) 4/3 cameras, not micro 4/3.
I already have a 25mm f0.95 Voigtlander which is manual focus, why would I want this lens?
And there’s a 25mm f1.4 Panasonic-Leica which IS auto focus.
Samyang’s going to have to sell these for below $500 to move _any_ of these at all, and they should be about $300 if they want decent sales. Both of the good normal lenses are $900.
Like jules said, the Samyang isn’t made for micro four thirds, it’s an aps-c lens on a m43 mount. It would have been nice if they did it early on, when they had no competition from Voigtlander or Leica, but releasing it now is just stupid and a waste of their money. (but, since it’s just a change of mount, it probably didn’t cost them too much to develop)
Think you misread this. The samyang is a FT lens. Not mFT.
Oh lol, we still care about that?
Yes.. because you mentioned the Voig 25mm/0.95 and the Panleica 25mm / f1.4 Both of which you cant work with an E-5 for example. Totally wrong example you gave. It can confuse some people.
I care! And I don’t give a d*mn about any MFT stuff: I don’t own one nor do I plan on owning one. Not until it won’t feel like a P&S or toy-ish camera. Not until something robust like the E-5 comes along.
This is not a competitor for the 25mm Voigtlander. It is primarily an alternative for the expensive, but beautiful, Canon and Nikon 24mm f/1.4 full frame primes. These cost around $2000, so if Samyang sell them for 300-400, it’s a steal.
Turning them into a bright standard prime lens for 4/3 dslr is just a side benefit, with only a small mount change. They sell primarily via internet, so it’s easy to make a few for a small mount system like 4/3
“it’s an aps-c lens on a m43 mount”
It’s actually a full-frame lens, but anyway 😉
This lens is most appropriate for NEX peak-togs, judging from its size.
Samyang makes some very decent lenses. They are all made for FF and shine on APS-C and 4/3. The 85/1.4 I have is sharp wide open with pleasing bokeh, a true achievement. However, using a 24mm of those dimensions as a normal really defeats the object. It’s even larger than the old 25 D Summilux.
Which camera do you use the 85 on? It has a good reputation on larger sensors and unlike the 24, may make sense on a 2X factor (equiv. 170mm) camera.
E-P2 (and sometimes E-5).
Sneye, do you have any samples online shot with the E-P2/85 1.4 ?
You’re in luck. There you go:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6xZqbcczcJ8/Tklz6Rc8NII/AAAAAAAAA-I/9Mq-av74Sss/s1600/nog1.JPG
Shot last night.
beautiful portrait, I think the samyang will be an option for me…many thanks!
These lenses feel wasted on FT/MFT. I feel like I need a 5D to use them properly. But then I think about the size and weight. Before I know, it I am back thinking I am better off with MFT!!! MFT in particular only really makes sense with lenses built for the format although I can see the attraction of the f1.4 170mm equivalent. OK small legacy lenses can be well matched too, but even these can’t compete with well designed MFT lenses – Panny 20mm, Oly 12mm etc
Samyang lenses are fast low cost Full Frame lenses that can be used with almost any camera they will fit. I can see buying these lenses to use on several different cameras.
i.e. Buying the Nikon F mount version to use on Nikon, Pansonic, Olympus, Sony bodies.