The new Samyang 24mm Tilt-Shift lens is going to be released in mid May. There will be both A and E-mount versions. A few full size image samples can be seen at Samyangs website and at Popphoto. The A-mount version can already be preordered at Bhphoto.
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I like Rokinon/Samyang lenses a lot and I recommend you the following two lenses for Alpha mount:
1) The 35mm f/1.4: In US you can find it as Rokinon at Amazon (Click here), Adorama (Click here), BHphoto (Click here) and on [shoplink 7453 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink]. In Europe the name is Samyang and you can find it on [shoplink 7380 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and with the name Wallimex again on [shoplink 7831 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
2) The 85mm f/1.4: You can get for $274 on Amazon (Click here), branded with the name Rokinon on [shoplink 7456 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink] and branded with the name Samyang on [shoplink 7454 ebay]eBay (Click here)[/shoplink].
And here are the links to the newly announced Samyang/Rokinon lenses:
8mm f/3.5 fisheye at Amazon, BHphoto,
14mm f/2.8 at Amazon, BHphoto,
24mm f/1.4 at Amazon, BHphoto,
35mm f/1.4 at Amazon, BHphoto,
85mm f/1.4 at Amazon, BHphoto,
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If Sony has now no mirrors anymore, so there is no need for TS sensors. Incorporate TS in camera body — huge weight and convenience improvements. Also could be used with long teles (for peekers shooting basking girls)
> no need for TS sensors
oops, of course “no need for TS lenses”
I would buy that camera in a heartbeat.
Lots of folks already doing this for NEX using TS adaptors, to regular 35mm SLR glass. Also helicoids for close focus. If SONY put a fullframe sensor in there, then we could use 645 glass for the purpose
That’s the way to get poor man’s T&S on A-mount too – Medium Format lens + adaptor. You don’t need NEX with FF for that 🙂
yes…. but using MF lens on APS-C body is kinda…. blurry…
and A-mount puts very severe restrictions on TS lenses/adaptors. Canon EF is better in that regard.
Poor man’s as: Not a 3000$+ investment into dedicated T&S from Schneider.
Skywalker, please say where poor man can find 24 mm MF lens that would be as least as sharp as kit on 24 mm. I guess it will cost, like, fullframe NEX
oh wait… because this Samyang is for FF cameras, and your poor man’s A57/A580 whatever has crop sensor, you need 16mm MF lens for that. Sure, there is FF Samyang 14/2.8 which you can put on NEX via chinese TS adaptor, but not for A-mount…
? What the heck you are talking about? You even tried to understand what I wrote?
What the heck you are talking about? You even tried to understand what I wrote? O_O
There is a “small” problem with Chinese T&S adaptors that neither A-mount nor E-mount lenses can be used. Screw Sony!
I love basking girls!!
Man, those samples are incredible, really well-chosen subjects. One step closer to perfectly projecting the third dimension into the second.
F11 sharpness is very impressive. Holds together extremely well with excellent micro contrast. Shifted foreground bokeh is a little nervous wide open, not too bad though. I’m seeing a little CA and far edge smearing at F8, but still not bad at all. Those samples seem better (sharper) than my Canon L 24TS (version one).
Nicely done Samy! And thanks for changing the focus ring to proper Alpha direction with infinity right.
im on verge of buying this lense, dont know if its worth to lose almost 3 stops vs. the standar 24mm 1.4.
Just waiting for it to get dxomarked to see if im placing my money on the right spot.
Didn’t know this was coming for NEX as well. That’s kind of neat.
I’m confused as to why anyone would buy this in a-mount. It’s full manual. Nikon mount will fit any camera, including Sony, with adapter.
Shooting tilt-shift is strangely liberating.
Hey Admin
Is this lens really available for E-Mount or was that info wrong? I can’t seem to find it anywhere….