Samyang_Optics Knowpia

Samyang Optics Company Limited
	2016 Photokina - Samyang Optics
Company type	Public (Korean: 삼양옵틱스)
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

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.

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 edit

Autofocus lenses edit

Samyang AF lens

Autofocus lenses:^[2]^{[better source needed]}

For Canon EF Mount:

AF 14 mm f/2.8 EF
AF 85 mm f/1.4 EF

Samyang AF 85 mm f/1.4 RF

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 edit

Samyang MF lens

Interchangeable manual focus lenses for 9 different mounts.^[2]^{[better source needed]}

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 edit

Samyang XP 10 mm f/3.5 ultra wide angle lens for full-frame DSLRs

Premium lenses for DSLRs.^[2]^{[better source needed]}

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 edit

Samyang VDSLR lens

Interchangeable cinema lenses.^[2]^{[better source needed]}

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 edit

Cinema lens

Cinema lenses are sold under the Xeen brand.^[4]^{[better source needed]}

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 edit

Samyang 500 mm f/8

Autofocus zoom lenses ^[5] edit

For Minolta/Sony A-mount, Nikon AF, Pentax KAF:

AF 28-70 mm f/3.5-4.5 ^[6]
AF 28-200 mm f/4-5.6
AF 35-70 mm f/3.5-4.5
AF 35-135 mm f/3.5
AF 70-210 mm f/4-5.6 ^[7]

Manual focus prime lenses edit

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 edit

Samyang 650-1300 mm f/8-16

Awards edit

2014 - VIP ASIA Awards : 50 mm T1.5 UMC^{[clarification needed]}
2015 - GOOD DESIGN : XEEN^{[clarification needed]}
2016 - E-Photozine 'Gear of the Year' : XP 85 mm^{[clarification needed]}
2016 - GOOD DESIGN : XP^{[clarification needed]}
2017 - iF Design Awards^{[clarification needed]}
2018 - Reddot Design Award^{[clarification needed]}
2018 - TIPA Awards CSC Prime Lens : AF 35 mm f/2.8 FE^{[clarification needed]}

Notes edit

^ "Die L-Mount-Allianz erhält zwei neue Mitglieder". 13 July 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "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.