Samyang To Announce 100mm Macro This Summer

[NancyP]

Depends who you count as "big boys". If it has the IQ of the Zeiss 100 f/2.0 makro-planar, and goes 1:1, and has auto aperture, there are people who would consider 800 bucks reasonable in comparison to the manual focus Zeiss, generally regarded as a stellar lens.

 

[quiquae]

Depends who you count as "big boys". If it has the IQ of the Zeiss 100 f/2.0 makro-planar, and goes 1:1, and has auto aperture, there are people who would consider 800 bucks reasonable in comparison to the manual focus Zeiss, generally regarded as a stellar lens.

Samyang has never made an automatic aperture lens, and besides, this is said to be an f/2.8 lens, not f/2.0.

 

[Snodge]

If it doesn't have electronic communication to the body to record EXIF data, then I suspect a large number of folk will pass it by...

 

[lintoni]

Posted on Samyang Optical Co Ltd's Facebook page on 27th March. D-6, so maybe an announcement on 2nd April (missing April Fools...)?

 

[mrzero]

Depends who you count as "big boys". If it has the IQ of the Zeiss 100 f/2.0 makro-planar, and goes 1:1, and has auto aperture, there are people who would consider 800 bucks reasonable in comparison to the manual focus Zeiss, generally regarded as a stellar lens.

Samyang has never made an automatic aperture lens, and besides, this is said to be an f/2.8 lens, not f/2.0.

Actually, they released a version of the 35/1.4 for Nikon that has the focus confirmation chip and electronically controlled aperture. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/859180-REG/Samyang_SY35MAE_N_35mm_f_1_4_Wide_Angle.html

I don't understand why they haven't made this an option on more of their lenses. I want to get the 14mm, but I'd really prefer the convenience of auto aperture, and I don't want to have to sell a used one if that model comes out in a few months.

 

[lintoni]

Depends who you count as "big boys". If it has the IQ of the Zeiss 100 f/2.0 makro-planar, and goes 1:1, and has auto aperture, there are people who would consider 800 bucks reasonable in comparison to the manual focus Zeiss, generally regarded as a stellar lens.

Samyang has never made an automatic aperture lens, and besides, this is said to be an f/2.8 lens, not f/2.0.

Actually, they released a version of the 35/1.4 for Nikon that has the focus confirmation chip and electronically controlled aperture. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/859180-REG/Samyang_SY35MAE_N_35mm_f_1_4_Wide_Angle.html

I don't understand why they haven't made this an option on more of their lenses. I want to get the 14mm, but I'd really prefer the convenience of auto aperture, and I don't want to have to sell a used one if that model comes out in a few months.

The 14mm is a great lens, regardless of how aperture is controlled, don't use that as an excuse to deprive yourself!

 

[mrzero]

Depends who you count as "big boys". If it has the IQ of the Zeiss 100 f/2.0 makro-planar, and goes 1:1, and has auto aperture, there are people who would consider 800 bucks reasonable in comparison to the manual focus Zeiss, generally regarded as a stellar lens.

Samyang has never made an automatic aperture lens, and besides, this is said to be an f/2.8 lens, not f/2.0.

Actually, they released a version of the 35/1.4 for Nikon that has the focus confirmation chip and electronically controlled aperture. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/859180-REG/Samyang_SY35MAE_N_35mm_f_1_4_Wide_Angle.html

I don't understand why they haven't made this an option on more of their lenses. I want to get the 14mm, but I'd really prefer the convenience of auto aperture, and I don't want to have to sell a used one if that model comes out in a few months.

The 14mm is a great lens, regardless of how aperture is controlled, don't use that as an excuse to deprive yourself!

I'm full of excuses! If they hadn't announced that 35 with the auto aperture, I'm sure I would have bought one by now. I just figured that it was coming on the 14 any time now, given its popularity. And, although I am good at buying things on ebay, I am not as good at selling them.