p.1 #1 · Samyang 24mm tilt-shift lens - now announced
Samyang announced on Facebook that they will "for sure" release a 24mm tilt shift lens mid 2012. (see comment under the recent post of Bigelow Photo)
AFAIK, this would be the first affordable alternative to canon/nikon native TS lenses... much cheaper that schneider for example.
Samyang Optics is about to release a new lens with the perspective control function — Samyang T-S 24mm 1:3.5 ED AS UMC. The official product presentation will take place on September 18th 2012, during international photographic Photokina fairs held in Cologne.
New Samyang T-S 24mm 1:3.5 ED AS UMC is a wide-angle, full-frame lens fitted with the perspective control and tilt-shift functions. Its unique optical and mechanical construction makes it an ideal tool for architecture and landscape photography. The product will be also extremely useful when convergence of the lines in the frame is required. Owing to the mechanism of optical axis tilt, focus depth operation brings utterly new quality and possibilities, enabling photographers to shape the image according to their individual needs, both on digital and nalog carriers.
Optical design of Samyang T-S 24mm 1:3.5 ED AS UMC comprises of sixteen lenses arranged in eleven groups, including two aspherical lens and two lens made of ED glass with low dispersion factor. Thanks to this solution, the lens perfectly reproduces detailed elements and gives splendid image plasticity, also with the T-S function on. Each optical component of the product was covered with multi-layered, anti-reflective UMC coatings, which provide great light transmission factor, high contrasts and render only natural colors of the photographed scene. With sophisticated optics and developed T-S function, Samyang T-S 24mm 1:3.5 ED AS UMC is currently the most advanced lens produced by Samyang Optics and may compete with similar lenses of other brands.
Tilt-Shift function
Tilt-Shift function in Samyang T-S 24mm 1:3.5 ED AS UMC allows for smooth and individual adjustment of the focus plane angle by +/-8.5 and enables parallel shift of the optical axis by +/-12 millimeters. To make Tilt-Shift function even more seamless, both the lens mount as well as Tilt-Shift section may be rotated on the optical axis. The Tilt-Shift section may be rotated left by 90 degrees (with 30 degree adjustment), while mount of the lens may be rotated both in left and right direction by 90 degrees, also with 30 degree adjustment.
Samyang T-S 24mm 1:3.5 ED AS UMC will be available with mounts for Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K and Sony A.
Specification
Manufacturer Samyang Optics
Model Samyang T-S 24mm F/3.5 ED AS UMC
Lens type Wide angle Tilt / Shift lens for Full frame or cropped sensors
Focal length 24 mm
Maximum aperture F/3.5
Min aperture F/22
Angle of view 59.9 deg. (56.9 deg. for APS-C/DX)
Min focusing distance 0.20m
No. of diaphragm blades 8
Focus type MF (Manual Focus only)
Lens construction 16 element, 11 groups (2x Aspheric elements)
Dimensions 110.5 - 113mm x 86.0mm
Weight ~ 680 g
Lens Rotation Maximum Tilt Amount:+/- 8.5 deg; Maximum Shift Amount: +/- 12mm. Between Tilt and Shift Rotation: 90 deg Left (click stop for every 30 deg step). Mount Rotation: 90 deg Left and Right (click stop for every 30 deg step).
Filter Size: 82mm
Available mounts Canon, Nikon, Sony A-mount, Pentax
p.1 #8 · Samyang 24mm tilt-shift lens - now announced
Nice strategy since they are making affordable manual focusing lenses. This is really a nice move to increase price. Let's hope it is better than the TS-E 24 mkI and close to the mkII but still cost cheaper than the mkI.
p.1 #12 · Samyang 24mm tilt-shift lens - now announced
ManWearPants wrote:
Nice strategy since they are making affordable manual focusing lenses. This is really a nice move to increase price. Let's hope it is better than the TS-E 24 mkI and close to the mkII but still cost cheaper than the mkI.
Sigma could learn a thing or two from them...Not everyone wants lenses with AF
p.1 #14 · Samyang 24mm tilt-shift lens - now announced
Something functional with decent mechanical controls would be very welcome. The LensBaby stuff and the cheap tilt adapters for NEX and m43 are ok toys, but once you get tired of that gimmick, they're pretty useless.
p.1 #15 · Samyang 24mm tilt-shift lens - now announced
Having recently acquired the 24L TS-E II ... this will prove to be very interesting to see how they follow suit and where they land.
I'm guessing the price right around $1,450 ... well above the TS-E ver. 1 used market value and while still below the TS-E II used market value ... assuming the optical quality sits between the two as well. If so, it should be a very nice marketing move ... 90mm TS to follow
p.1 #16 · Samyang 24mm tilt-shift lens - now announced
I'm kinda skeptical of this one. Samyang haven't really made an effort to correct the distortion in their wide angles before now, and their 24/1.4 (at least the mark I) isn't exactly a showstopper. Personally, I hope they bring out a 90mm f2.8 Macro TS. That'd be a killer, Especially if they bothered to put an electronically controlled aperture in it.
p.1 #17 · Samyang 24mm tilt-shift lens - now announced
Well, even the Canon 24/1.4 pales somewhat compared to the 24/3.5L TS-E II. Something about optical trade-offs to get that 1.4 ... guessing not an indication of Samyang as much as optics in general.
+1@ 90/2.8 Macro TS w/elec aperture ... like I need another 80-110 lens
p.1 #20 · Samyang 24mm tilt-shift lens - now announced
It's got to have the tilt and shift mechanisms independently alignable (unlike Nikon's PC-E lenses). Otherwise, what's the point? For it to really be a hit, it's got to be sub $1k. I absolutely think both are possible, and I'm hopeful that they pull it off.
