According to PR Samyang will announce soon a new 12mm f/2 lens for Micro Four Thirds, Fuji X and Samsung NX mounts. The range of lenses for Fuji X-mount is growing. Samyang is already offering the following lenses for Fuji X-Mount: [shoplink 12946 ebay]Samyang 8mm[/shoplink], [shoplink 14844 ebay]Samyang 300mm mirror lens[/shoplink], [shoplink 15934 ebay]Samyang 16mm f/2.0[/shoplink], [shoplink 15963 ebay]Samyang 24mm f/3.5 Tilt Shift[/shoplink]. The rumored Samyang 12mm f/2.0 could be a good (and cheaper) alternative to the [shoplink 12888 ebay]XF 14mm f/2.8[/shoplink] and [shoplink 13645 ebay]Zeiss Touit 12mm f/2.8[/shoplink].
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X-DEALS (save up to $1,150)
Until September 21 you can profit from hughe price drops on 5 XF lenses and save up to 1,150 (almost the price you’d have to pay for the X-PRO1!)… and prepare for the day when a X-PRO2/X-E2 will be released. You’ll already own a lot of XF lenses and you’ll just have to buy the X-E2/X-PRO2 body. You could then sell your X-E1/X-PRO1 or use it as a backup camera… and in the meantime enjoy shooting with the X-series!
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all the best
Patrick
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this year there is still the X-A1, right? any other camera from the X-series? what about the bigger sensor compact, is it really in the works?
Samyang has a good track record for UWA. The fisheyes for mirrorless are great lenses, as is the 14mm FF. I wonder how big and expensive this one will be? All in all it’s good news though!
its not going to be on sony NEX mount? weird
Hmmm… Wondering if I should hold out on the Fuji XF 14mm lens.. I love my Samyang 8mm lens if you have the correct settings the results are pretty amazing.
Gimme gimme gimme
The Samyang 14mm f2.8 is already a good and cheaper alternative to the Fuji 14mm – though a lot bigger. But it’s FF, so could be used with a Speedbooster for 10.5mm f2 as well.
Samyang 14mm? is there an X-Mount version already that I could purchase?
You could buy a Canon or Nikon one, (it has a manual aperture ring), and a $10 adapter for the Fuji. It’s basically just a spacer tube, no optics. I similarly used a Samyang 14mm (Canon EF mount) on my old NEX-7 and it was superbly sharp corner to corner. Enormous and heavy though, and manual focus only.
it’s 14mm on full frame so gives 21.5mm FF equiv. on APS. With speed booster it would be about 16mm FF equiv. on fuji not 10.5mm.
Yes it’s cheaper than fuji 14mm but twice as big and heavy. Add speed booster and using mirrorless camera is pointless with such bulk.
To my mind 10mm 2.8 would be a better option. We’ve already got 8, 12, 14; 10mm is what is needed.
I recall a rumor on FR about Samyang producing a tilt-shift lens for x-mount as well. Given that Fuji is scheduled to release a 10-20 WA this year and they have the outstanding and highly-regarded 14mm already, I’d much prefer availability of the Samyang TS lens in a semi-wide than just another wide prime.
oh yes! I forgot it. I’ve added it now
I have used Samyang/Rokinon’s 8mm Fisheye on the X-E1 this past winter for night skies, and while it has worked great at f/2.8 it hasn’t always been fast enough and I’ve had to deal with a considerable amount of noise in post.
For me giving up some of the width of the FOV for a faster, fully manual lens sounds like a really interesting development, and given my experience with Rokinon/Samyangs on both Fujis and Canons I have a feeling we can look forward to a really great, cheap-ish lens for night skies and landscapes.
Of its in the price range of the 8mm, I’ll definitely buy it! @ Mads for nighttime sky/landscape photography I suggest a smaller aperture for more dof and a good tripod is a must! Why would you shoot at a large aperture?
Hi Jim – yeah, I see why that might sound confusing. I meant that it will be nice to have for both landscapes and night skies. However I would obviously not shoot landscapes at f/2, I just meant that f/2 would be nice at night (I actually prefer even faster lenses, with a 24 (FF equivalent) at f/1.4 the weapon of choice usually).
Please check Samyang website http://www.syopt.co.kr/.
It is launching 10mm f2.8 instead of 12mm.
thanks… shared!