Samyang‘s first lens for the Canon RF-S mount is now accessible to pre-order, with a retail value of $449/£348. Offered below Rokinon branding in North America, the AF 12mm f/2 RF-S is the widest prime lens accessible for Canon’s APS-C RF-S mount cameras just like the EOS R10, R7 and R100. You may in fact go even wider with Canon’s personal RF-S 10-18mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM lens, however you’d should accept a a lot narrower most aperture.
The lens options three extra-low dispersion components and two aspherical lenses, which Samyang says will ship sharp, distortion-free pictures with minimal chromatic aberration and sagittal coma. The lens’s focal size is equal to 18mm on a full-frame digicam, which mixed with the massive f/2 aperture offers the lens glorious versatility. It is appropriate for every thing from landscapes to structure, and even astrophotography.
Unusually for RF-S lenses, the AF 12mm f/2 RF-S can also be climate sealed, defending it from gentle rain, snow and mud. At 213g (7.51oz) and measuring 2.25in (57.2mm), the lens is well moveable for photographers on the go. Not like some third-party lenses that are guide solely, the Samyang features a full set of digital contacts to allow lens-body communication, and inside is a Linear STM (stepping motor) autofocus system that Samyang claims is each silent and exact, whereas additionally being suitable with Canon’s monitoring modes for following fast-moving topics.
The Samyang/Rokinon AF 12mm f/2 RF-S could be pre-ordered now from B&H and Wex.