Shall we all speculate on what other new lenses they will be announcing in the next year or two? With a 7, 14, 35 and 85 already, I wonder what mm they will work on next? Or perhaps a zoom?
i wouldn't be surprised if they released a 135mm f/2 or something similar
gasrocks wrote:
Shall we all speculate on what other new lenses they will be announcing in the next year or two? With a 7, 14, 35 and 85 already, I wonder what mm they will work on next? Or perhaps a zoom?
The only thing listed on their site that resembles a zoom (for 35mm SLR) is the 650mm ~ 1300mm, but it isn't even a Zoom, it is just a 650mm with a 2X.
LensTip.com: Can we have some news about your new releasing? Are you planning any zoom lenses or you just focus on the lenses with fixed focal lenght?
Mr. Lee: It is true that we are focusing fixed focal lenses at this moment but we also expect to expand production line in the future by adding zoom lenses.
cogitech wrote:
The only thing listed on their site that resembles a zoom (for 35mm SLR) is the 650mm ~ 1300mm, but it isn't even a Zoom, it is just a 650mm with a 2X.
Concerning the 1.2 35mm lens, I've just stumbled upon the following, to be found in a German speaking forum. A guy who was wondering whether there would be a 1.2 lens in future simply contacted Mr. Lee:
"Hello dear kind people at Samyang!
I am a proud and very pleased owner of a Samyang 85mm/f1.4 for Canon, and I am interested in buying a 35mm lens for my camera now.
So when searching for this focal length I found some rumors going through the web, stating that Samyang is planning a 35mm/f1.2 for Canon. Is this true, should I wait buying a Canon lens and maybe buy a Samyang next month or so?
Thanks a lot...
Martin, Germany, Berlin..."
[the answer as follows:]
"Dear Mr. Martin Hoppe,
We are also considering 35mm/f1.2 lens but there is no determination yet.
Even we decide to make 35mm/f1.2 lens, the lead time is over 7~9 months.
We are planing to release 14mm F2.8 lens at the end of March 2010 to our customers.
Best regards,
Terry Lee
Assistant Manager of Sales & Marketing
Samyang Optics Co.,Ltd.
Tel: +82-2-784-9961 (ext 203)
Dir: +82-2-552-3393
Fax: +82-2-784-1440 Http://www.syopt.com [email protected]"
I'll wait till an American seller has the lens before I worry about the price. Euro to dollar conversions, customs and ship times are more than I feel like dealing with.
