Samyang Optics

Samyang Optics Company Limited is a Korean company founded in 1972, manufacturing optical equipment, CCTV and photographic accessories. All Samyang lenses are produced in the company's plant in Masan, South Korea. Samyang is known for producing varifocal and monofocal lenses, autoiris and fixed iris lenses, interchangeable lenses that are compatible with the cameras produced by other companies.

In 2004 it was merged with the Japanese CCTV optical devices maker Seikou.

Samyang produces lenses to fit cameras from Canon, Nikon, Sony, Fujifilm, Pentax, Samsung, Yashica, Olympus and Panasonic, plus a wide range of T-mount lenses.

Samyang SLR lenses are also branded as Vivitar, Falcon, Rokinon, Walimex, Bower, Opteka, Polar and Pro-Optic.

SLR lenses

Samyang 85mm f/1.4 IF Aspherical

Manual focus prime lenses

• Samyang 7.5mm f/3.5 UMC Fisheye MFT for Micro Four Thirds systems
• Samyang 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye for various APS-C mirrorless cameras
• Samyang 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye CS (Fisheye for APS-C / DX sensors)
• Samyang 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye CS II with detachable hood (Fisheye for APS-C / DX sensors)
• Samyang 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCC CS
• Samyang 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
• Samyang 16mm f/2.0 ED AS UMC CS
• Samyang 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC
• Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC
• Samyang 85mm f/1.4 Aspherical IF

Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 mounted on a Sony Alpha 77.

• Samyang T-S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC (T-S means Tilt and Shift)

The 8mm f3.5 fisheye, 14mm, 16mm, 24mm, 35mm and 85mm lenses are also sold as cine variants with clickless aperture stops, T stops and follow focus gears. Nikon F mount lenses (except 'a cine variant') also feature a CPU and aperture connection for EXIF data and exposure measuring, they are labelled as AE.

Manual focus prime mirror lenses (T-mount)

• Samyang 300mm f/6.3 Reflex
• Samyang 330mm f/5.6
• Samyang 440mm f/5.6
• Samyang 500mm f/6.3
• Samyang 500mm f/8
• Samyang 800mm f/8

Manual focus prime lenses (T-mount)

A Samyang 800mm f/8 mirror lens mounted on a Canon EOS 5D Mark III

• Samyang 500mm f/5.6
• Samyang 500mm f/8 Preset
• Samyang 500mm f/8 ED
• Samyang 500mm f/8 ED Preset

Manual focus zoom lenses (T-mount)

• Samyang 650-1300mm f/8-16

See also

• Nikon F-mount

References

External links

• Samyang - Official Site
• Samyang Optics Company Limited - Company Snapshot
• Seikou Optical - Official Site
• Samyang Europe Site
• Samyang Optics English Site
• Samyang Optics Polish Site
• Samyang Optics España