Category Archives: 3rd Party Lens

Rokinon/Samyang 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS Discounted

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 2, 2016

The Rokinon/Samyang 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS B&H Photo’s deal zone deal of the day. I almost purchased this lens for astrophotography when looking for a good lens to shoot the sky with, but instead went for the Samyang 8mm f/2.8 Fisheye II lens.

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New Samyang Lenses For Fujifilm X-Mount

By Louis Ferreira | Published: August 1, 2016

Samyang released two new lenses for X-Mount today, the Samyang 35mm T1.3 ED AS UMC CS and Samyang 35mm F1.2 ED AS UMC CS. They are both mechanical lenses of a similar design and they will ship in September for €450.

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Fujifilm Lenses vs Sony Lenses

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 22, 2016

John likes to make and discuss very detailed lists. Most of his lists and contributions tend to be Sony centric, but I thought his recent subjective comparison of prime Fujifilm and Sony lenses was worth sharing. If you enjoy his comparison give John Clark Photography a look on Facebook. “This is a comparison between the current Sony E/FE […]

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Samyang is Teasing 5 New Lens

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 13, 2016

Samyang is teasing 5 lens announcements coming over the next five weeks. The announcements will be on Mondays. “In this Summer, the five Samyang Blockbuster series will blow your mind away! 5 NEW Samyang Lenses will be released on every Monday for the next five weeks.” – Facebook Samyang lenses have become increasingly competitive and innovative over […]

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Samyang 50mm F1.2 AS UMC vs. Fujinon XF56mmF1.2 R

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 11, 2016

image courtesy of Mirrorlessons Companies like Samyang and the companies that rebrand their lenses like Vivitar, Falcon, Rokinon, Walimex, Bower, Opteka, Bell and Howell, Polar, and Pro-Optic target a more price conscious audience than first party lenses, but that doesn’t mean their lenses aren’t competitive in a price/performance analysis. It’s good to see a thorough comparison of the Fujinon XF56mmF1.2 R […]

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New SAMYANG 50mm F1.2 AS UMC CS

By Louis Ferreira | Published: July 4, 2016

Kind of an interesting lens because there are a few reviews on the web of it, but I can’t find it anywhere on Amazon (has the generic, but not the Samyang), B&H Photo, or Adorama. Translated: Kenko Co., Ltd., the sale of South Korea · Samyang Optics Co., Ltd. of the interchangeable lens “SAMYANG 50mm F1.2 AS UMC CS”, will start […]

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