Samyang Optics
Samyang Optics is a South Korean manufacturer of camera lenses for several major brands of third-party mounts for still photography and video cameras. The company was founded in 1972 and has about 150 employees. Samyang exports to 58 countries through 39 overseas agents and distributors.
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| Type | Public (Korean: 삼양옵틱스) |
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| Industry | Optics |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Headquarters | Masan, South Korea |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Choong Hyun Hwang (CEO) |
| Products | Camera lenses |
Number of employees | 150 |
| Website | www.samyanglensglobal.com |
In July 2023, Samyang joined the L-Mount Alliance.[1]
Samyang products are also sold under a wide variety of different brand names. Some examples are Rokinon, Bower, Opteka, Vivitar, Phoenix and Quantaray.
Products
Autofocus lenses
Autofocus lenses:[2]
For Canon EF Mount:
- AF 14 mm f/2.8 EF
- AF 85 mm f/1.4 EF
For Canon RF Mount:
- AF 14 mm f/2.8 RF
- AF 85 mm f/1.4 RF[3]
For Sony E-Mount:
- AF 14 mm f/2.8 FE
- AF 18 mm f/2.8 FE
- AF 24 mm f/2.8 FE
- AF 35 mm f/1.4 FE
- AF 35 mm f/1.8 FE
- AF 35 mm f/2.8 FE
- AF 45 mm f/1.8 FE
- AF 50 mm f/1.4 FE
- AF 75 mm f/1.8 FE
- AF 85 mm f/1.4 FE
- AF 24-70mm f/2.8 FE
- AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8 FE
For Nikon F Mount:
- AF 14 mm f/2.8 F
- AF 85 mm f/1.4 F
Manual focus lenses
Interchangeable manual focus lenses for 9 different mounts.[2]
- MF 85 mm f/1.4 RF
- MF 14 mm f/2.8 RF
- 85 mm f/1.8 ED UMC CS
- 12 mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fish-Eye
- 14 mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
- 20 mm f/1.8 ED AS UMC
- 24 mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
- T/S 24 mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC
- 35 mm f/1.4 AS UMC
- 50 mm f/1.4 AS UMC
- 85 mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
- 10 mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
- 100 mm f/2.8 ED UMC Macro
- 135 mm f/2.0 ED UMC
- 8 mm f/3.5 UMC Fish-Eye CS II
- 16 mm f/2.0 ED AS UMC CS
- 7.5 mm f/3.5 Fish-Eye
- 8 mm f/2.8 UMC Fish-Eye II
- 12 mm f/2.0 NCS CS
- 21 mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC CS
- 35 mm f/1.2 ED AS UMC CS
- 50 mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
- 300 mm f/6.3 ED UMC CS
DSLRs
Premium lenses for DSLRs.[2]
- XP 10 mm f/3.5
- XP 14 mm f/2.4
- XP 35 mm f/1.2
- XP 50 mm f/1.2
- XP 85 mm f/1.2
Cinema lenses
Interchangeable cinema lenses.[2]
- 12 mm T3.1
- 14 mm T3.1
- 16 mm T2.6
- 20 mm T1.9
- 24 mm T1.5
- 35 mm T1.5
- 50 mm T1.5
- 85 mm T1.5
- 100 mm T3.1
- 135 mm T2.2
- 8 mm T3.8
- 10 mm T3.1
- 16 mm T2.2
- 7.5 mm T3.8
- 8 mm T3.1
- 12 mm T2.2
- 21 mm T1.5
- 35 mm T1.3
- 50 mm T1.3
Xeen cinema lenses
Cinema lenses are sold under the Xeen brand.[4]
- XEEN 14 mm T3.1
- XEEN 16 mm T2.6
- XEEN 20 mm T1.9
- XEEN 24 mm T1.5
- XEEN 35 mm T1.5
- XEEN 50 mm T1.5
- XEEN 85 mm T1.5
- XEEN 135 mm T2.2
Discontinued products
Autofocus zoom lenses [5]
For Minolta/Sony A-mount, Nikon AF, Pentax KAF:
Manual focus prime lenses
Manual focus prime T-mount mirror lenses.
- Samyang 300 mm f/6.3 Reflex
- Samyang 330 mm f/5.6
- Samyang 440 mm f/5.6
- Samyang 500 mm f/5.6
- Samyang 500 mm f/6.3
- Samyang 500 mm f//8
- Samyang 500 mm f/8 ED
- Samyang 500 mm f/8 ED Preset
- Samyang 800 mm f/8
Zoom
- Samyang 650-1300 mm f/8-16
Awards
- 2014 - VIP ASIA Awards : 50 mm T1.5 UMC
- 2015 - GOOD DESIGN : XEEN
- 2016 - E-Photozine 'Gear of the Year' : XP 85 mm
- 2016 - GOOD DESIGN : XP
- 2017 - iF Design Awards
- 2018 - Reddot Design Award
- 2018 - TIPA Awards CSC Prime Lens : AF 35 mm f/2.8 FE
Notes
- https://www.photografix-magazin.de/l-mount-allianz-zwei-neue-mitglieder/
- "Samyang Optics". Samyang Optics.
- "Samyang Unveils New 85mm f/1.4 Autofocus Lens for Canon RF Mount". petapixel.com. 28 May 2020.
- "XEEN CF". XEEN CF.
- "Popular Photography". November 9, 1994 – via Google Books.
- "Samyang 28-70mm F3.5-4.5 AF Macro Zoom A-mount lens info". www.dyxum.com.
- "Samyang 70-210mm F4-5.6 AF Macro Zoom A-mount lens info". www.dyxum.com.
