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Samyang Unveils Autofocus 14mm and 50mm Lenses

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Samyang 14mm and 50mm Lenses

While AF lenses have been in the rumor mill for a while now for the company, Samyang has finally announced a pair of new AF lenses for Sony full frame E-mount cameras like the A7 II, A7R II and A7S II.

The new lenses are the Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC and Samyang 50mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC. The new lenses are compatible with both phase detect and contrast detect sensors found in Sony E-mount cameras.

The new lenses should be available in July 2016. No official word on price yet but they are rumored to be under $600…

Samyang Unveils XEEN 14mm T3.1 and 35mm T1.5 Cinema Lenses

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Samyang has added a pair of new wide angle lenses to its XEEN series of cinema lenses. A new XEEN 14mm T3.1 and 35mm T1.5 join the XEEN 24mm T1.5, 50mm T1.5 and 85mm T1.5 lenses.

All XEEN cinema lenses cover up to a full frame image circle in five different mounts – PL, Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony E and Micro Four Thirds. Samyang touts their optical performance as capable of supporting 4K+ resolutions. The are available with metric or imperial units on the focus scale and feature standard gearing for aperture and focus rings.

The new 14mm T3.1 and 35mm T1.5 retail for $2495 and will be available in March 2016. The current line of XEEN lenses sell for $2145 each. Check them out here at B&H Photo.