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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Meyer-Optik announced a new Trimagon f2.6/95 portrait lens. Here are the main specs: Light intensity & focal length: f2.6-22; 95mm Optical design: 3 elements in 3 assembly units Angle of view: 25° Filter diameter: 52mm Optical assembly as a classic triplet | 3 lenses/3 units Iris diaphragm with 15 specially calculated steel aperture blades with special […]
John on the DPReview forms made this useful bubble chart of APS-C prime lenses that he gave us permission to use here. You can see pretty clearly how well Fujifilm compares across the market on the chart. While they have some overlap, Fujifilm tends to offer more attractive apertures at an equivalent price/focal length to its […]
Amazon has the new Meike Fuji X mount lenses available for order. Meike MK-E-25-0.95 25mm f/0.95 Meike MK-E-28-2.8 28mm f/2.8 Meike MK-E-35-1.7 35mm f/1.7 Meike MK-E-50-2.0 50mm f/2.0