Two compact Samyang lenses announced
TWO NEW Samyang lenses have been added to the budget optic manufacturer’s line- up.
First up is the ‘tiny but wide’ 24mm lens for Sony full-frame cameras. The AF 24mm f/2.8 FE is a lightweight wideangle lens, which inherits the same image quality of Samyang’s wideangle series, while also boasting a quiet, fast and accurate autofocus system.
Weighing in at just 93g, and measuring only 37mm long (without the hood and rear cap), the lens design consists of 7 elements in 7 groups. Samyang says that the lens delivers high resolution from the centre to the corners of every image. Three aspherical lenses and two highrefractive lenses along with Ultra Multi Coating are designed to reduce chromatic aberrations and unnecessary light dispersion.
Scheduled to go on sale in the UK from July, the Samyang AF 24mm f/2.8 FE Sony lens will be priced at £279.99.
Canon users also get a new lens, with the addition of an AF 85mm f/1.4 EF autofocus lens. Another compactly designed lens, the Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 EF weighs 485g, and measures 72mm long (without hood and rear cap). It has been designed with 9 optical elements in 7 groups, and again promises to deliver high resolution from corner to corner.
Ultra Multi Coating is designed to prevent ghosting and flare, while hybrid aspherical glass and Samyang’s advanced lens technologies promise to further improve resolution. Samyang also says that the lens is capable of producing ‘beautiful bokeh’, making it the ideal choice for portrait photographers.
The retail price of the Samyang AF 85mm f/1.4 EF lens is £599.99, and it will go on sale in the UK from July as well.