Samyang and Rokinon have been busy little bees, to steal a quote from a tyrannical Roman Emperor. Fortunately, they’re not working to bring down an empire, but to build cost-effective prime lenses. The Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC is aimed at users who are happy with manual focusing and need a fast lens, while also
Samyang has traditionally not been at the top of many people’s wish lists when it comes to high-quality prime lenses. But with the introduction of the Samyang XP 85mm f/1.2, the company now has optics that can provide top quality at a very respectable price point. This lens may be manual focusing only, but the
Traditionally, long telephoto lenses need a good amount of glass to maintain top-level image quality. That is why most of Sony’s telephoto range is in the higher-priced tiers. But as today’s focus is on the best Sony telephoto lenses under $250, we decided to look to third-party lens makers for the most affordable, budget-friendly versions.
When we find ourselves staring down a limited budget, we have to pay very close attention to what we are actually getting for our money. As we are dealing today with the best Sony wide-angle lenses under $250, the options available with Sony branding drop dramatically, as most of their offerings are in the higher
Although Samyang has been producing lenses since the early 1970s, it feels like their DSLR and mirrorless lenses have only popped up on peoples’ radars in the last few years. The Samyang AF 50mm f/1.4 FE is one such lens, being a fast prime lens with autofocus for the Sony E mount. The lens can
I have to admit that in the past Samyang wouldn’t have been my first choice for a prime lens, simply from the point of view that same-brand and popular third-party makers are usually at the top of the list. However, the company has been producing some great quality prime lenses recently, which is the case
I was quite happy being given the task of routing out the best 85mm lenses on the market, having gone through the process recently myself. An 85mm prime lens is traditionally a great focal length for portraits and a nice happy medium between image compression and medium telephoto. My reasoning and thought process for landing
Those of you out there who have bought into the Sony camera body range are lucky enough to have a good range of lens options. Along with Sony lenses, you can use Canon lenses and a good deal of third-party offerings. Basically meaning, you shouldn’t be short of options. If a relatively wide-angle prime lens
When it comes to the choice of quality prime lenses, the usual few manufacturers spring to mind. That’s either your camera body brand or the most popular third-party makers. However, other lens manufacturers have been stepping up their game and this is evident with the Samyang Premium MF 85mm f/1.2. Samyang can also be branded
A fisheye lens can seem like a very specialist or even novelty proposition, but in the right hands, it can be a very creative lens. There are many band photos from the 1960’s shot with a fisheye lens, which gives a very psychedelic look. Fisheye lenses also a staple of 360 or VR images and
A South Korean based manufacturer of camera lenses, Samyang, has launched an ultra-wide-angle ultra-compact lens for Sony full-frame mirrorless cameras. The company has announced the AF 18mm f/2.8 FE lens which is designed for Sony’s E-Mount camera system. The new 18mm f/2.8 lens is said to be “the most compact, lightweight, and affordable” super-wide-angle full-frame
The Samyang XP 10mm f/3.5 was released earlier this year and boasted to be the world’s widest rectilinear prime lens for full-frame which is distortion free. The Photography Show 2019 gave everyone a chance to try out this new lens and to see if the reality lived up to the hype. Design Samyang has been
Samyang Optics, a global optics brand has recently announced the release of three new lenses for Nikon F and Z mounts. One of the new lenses is an autofocus lens for the F mount. The other two are manual focus lenses which the company designed for the Z mount. According to Samyang, the three new
While Canon has an impressive range of cameras on the market, many photographers are not entirely satisfied with the lenses that accommodate this brand’s cameras. Samyang, a top-rated manufacturer of camera lenses, is now the first to have announced a range of lenses that will be compatible with the RF full-frame mirrorless cameras from the
