Final yr Samyang joined the L Mount Alliance, offering one other model choice for images and video manufacturing for L-mount digicam customers – and now its lens for this mount is about to go on sale.
Though the lens is not going to be formally introduced till subsequent week, the Samyang AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8 was first revealed at CP+ 2023 again in February and was met with a lot anticipation. The lens will present the L mount with a quick zoom lens best for video and images. As is common, the lens can be offered below the Rokinon model in North America.
The L Mount Alliance was a partnership between manufacturers created in 2018, intending to offer one unified lens mount commonplace. Developed by Leica the L mount allows customers to modify seamlessly between lenses and cameras from totally different manufacturers with no need further adapters.
On the time of writing the L Mount Alliance is at the moment comprised of Leica, Sigma, Panasonic, Leitz, DJI, Astrodesign, Samyang, and Blackmagic Design, with extra manufacturers being added yr after yr.
The 35-150mm f/2-2.8 is constructed from an all-metal barrel and mount, with a supporting climate sealing outer enabling use in several environmental situations. The E mount model has 12 factors of climate sealing enabling safety in ‘mud, rain, and snow’, so you possibly can anticipate the L mount to comply with swimsuit.
An STM will allow quick and environment friendly AF, offering the consumer with steady face and eye monitoring, for individuals and fast-moving topics. AF is comparatively new for Samyang, however critiques have praised the AF system on the latest lenses.
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The lens can even function a zoom lock, focus ring, zoom ring, focus maintain buttons, and three customized choices.
Because the lens is already accessible on the Sony E mount we all know roughly what to anticipate from the L mount model. We reviewed the Samyang lens after it was launched for Sony and it stood up effectively to testing, providing ‘a number of fashionable primes in a single lens’. The one draw back was the big kind issue which is able to hopefully have been lowered for smaller L mount cameras.
In a bid to generate hype for its first L Mount lens, Samyang is seeking to recruit freelancers to check the lens (you possibly can see particulars within the publish above). This may very well be a fantastic alternative to get your palms on the brand new lens, though there could also be a really helpful comply with depend to be classed as an ‘influencer’.
Rumors recommend the Samyang AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8 lens can be launched as early as subsequent week within the area of $1,399 | £1,399 | AU$2,000, though this isn’t formally verified.