SAMYANG AF 12mm f/2.0 E $599

Format: ‘APS-C’ size digital sensors. Effective focal length is 18mm. Angle-of-View: 99.1 degrees (diagonal on ‘APS-C’).

Construction: 12 elements/10 groups. Minimum Focus: 19 centimetres. Maximum Reproduction Ratio: 1:11.1. Aperture Range: f/2.0 to f/22.

Overall Length: 59.2 millimetres.

Maximum Diameter: 70 millimetres.

Filter Diameter: 62 millimetres.

Weight: 213 grams (without lens hood). Lens Mount(s): Sony E (Fujifilm X version also available).

Features: Weather-sealed external construction, one ‘H-ASP’ hybrid aspherical element, one ‘ASP’ aspherical element, three extra-low dispersion (ED) glass elements, rear protective glass, linear STM (stepping motor) AF drive, ‘Ultra Multi Coating’ (UMC) anti-reflection coatings, seven-blade diaphragm. Bayonet-fit ‘petal’ lens hood supplied. Lens pouch supplied. Price: $599 (Sony E mount version). Distributor: Maxxum Pty Ltd, telephone (03) 9314 4979, visit www.maxxum. com.au