Rokinon gives May 2013 release date for T-S 24mm F3.5 lens

hope it will be better.

Mar 16, 2013permalink

makofoto

too bad it's not faster since these lenses are mainly used for reducing wide angle depth of field these days

Mar 15, 2013permalink

Thomas Kachadurian

Better be pretty amazing because it's way too close in price to the Canon 24 TS-E which pretty much defines amazing.

Tom

Mar 14, 2013permalink

there are something the new 24-70/2.8L2 cannot do but it can do most, better in some aspects, as TS-E.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

To yabokkie..... I can see no sensible point in even comparing the two lenses. They have utterly different purposes.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

3systermuser

I have the Rocknon 35mmf1.4 and 85mmf1.4 , to be honest the 35mmf1.4 is just as good as my ex Nikon AFS35mmf1.4G or the Zeiss one ,which I still have , but the 85mm was a crap and I replaced it with the Zeiss 85f1.4ZF2 +Nikon AFS85mmf1.8G.
So I am not really expecting anything too much but hope it will be a great lens.
Oh and Smyong should try a 17mm TSE for Nikon and Sony.

Mar 15, 2013permalink

> I can see no sensible point

that's not my fault.

Mar 16, 2013permalink

Crazy Nikon added electronics into their Shift/tilt? 24mm. It cannot be used in old mechanic cameras FMs. You will be very upset when you electronics will freeze in cold days.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

Nikon got the fame that their cameras did not freeze in winter mountains of Korea while German's did. none of the cameras got electronics, nothing to do with electronics.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

The electronics allow the camera to know what the lens is doing and record it in EXIF as well as communicate distance for the matrix metering to be optimal. I think for this particular kind of lens and it's typical work, you could do without the electronics.

Mar 16, 2013permalink

half a century ago, the Japanese beat the hell out of "unbeatable" Germans and drove them out of the market.

I would like to continue to use high quality Japanese equipment but it's not bad someone else can beat them on quality, at least cost-performance for the moment.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

rtogog

Henry, Leica has to share with Japanese company (Panasonic, Sony etc) to maintain its existent. Only some buyer still blind!

Mar 14, 2013permalink

makofoto

Japan is the number on buyer of Leica gear. When you're in the ritzy parts of Tokyo, you see german luxury cars, not japanese

Mar 15, 2013permalink

@yabokkie - Japanese beat the hell out of "unbeatable" germans? Really? I can't actually think of a German lens maker who's out of business. Rollei and Contax are gone, but they used...Zeiss glass which is still around.

@ rtogog - it's more like, "Samsung, Sony and Panasonic have to put German lenses (Schneider, Zeiss and Leica) to get noticed! They still need the German names to sell cameras.

Mar 15, 2013permalink

kewlguy

@yabokkie; if you ever tried Leica lenses, you'll know the German optics beat the cr@p out of the Japanese lenses... not to mention Zeiss, Schneider... their market share is small because of the higher price - for a good reason!

Mar 15, 2013permalink

Leica and Zeiss used to make very good lenses as third grade Japanese but I think the companies lost expertise to make good consumer lenses for good dozens of years ago.

actually I know a Japanese guy who seriously tested the tiny plastic lens from a disposable fujifilm which looks about the same as a Leica lens stopped down (the Leica got bad CAs but fair enough it was not designed for color).

Mar 15, 2013*permalink

Neither Zeiss nor Leica ever made "good consumer lenses". They have licensed some of their processes and patents to Panasonic and Sony to use in their lenses - all to be able to imprint the name on their cameras.

Meanwhile, Zeiss and Leica still make superb, top notch professional grade lenses (and Leica cameras). They've never lost that edge. They've only gotten better. Problem is, they're too expensive for many pros.

And don't forget, Fuji is no slouch at making camera glass!

Mar 16, 2013*permalink

> licensed some of their processes and patents

there is none that Japanese will need. they mastered all with respect more than half century ago and drove their teathers out of the market.

actually Japanese won't tell Germans the details of their lenses. how they plan, design, and make them. those third class Japanese makers only license the brands for marketing, which is against their longterm interests IMHO.

Mar 16, 2013permalink

Wow, I think we have a nationalist here! You need to read up on this and stop beating your drum about the almighty Japanese. You're not relating much reality.

Mar 16, 2013permalink

Higuel

some $1300 for a lens that does NOT even close the iris as ordered by the camera...
from a white brand on top!

This confirms us all that Samyang has forgotten that their first major success, the 85mm f1.4 owns it to the fact that it was INDEED way CHEAPER then the options from the brands! WITH almost the same optical quality.
Start increasing the price like Sigma is doing and in no time Samyang is be story like many other brands who propose stuff way too expensive! They still have a looooong way to catch sigma in AF and ANY automation for that matter! Naturally they can try a crazy move like Sigma did with the SD1 sold at absurd prices, well, actually NOT SOLD! And in few months they had to cut the price to less then half!!! That is what Samyang deserves also!

Mar 14, 2013permalink

Caleido

You tell camera to close the iris. The camera tells the lens to close the iris. The lens closes its iris.

You close the iris.

It's not that hard, really.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

AlpCns2

Tilt/shift lenses rarely, if ever, have aperture automation. The mechanics don't allow for it, and are actually very expensive to manufacture. Further, this is just a RRP.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

Vitruvius

Anyone who buys this lens plans to spend a few minutes adjusting movements per shot. How hard is it to set aperture on the lens instead of the camera. What a dumb comment.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

Michaels7

Samyang doesn't make Af lenses.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

DarkShift

Canon and Nikon versions have auto aperture which is a big plus for professional work. If one shoots a lot with these things then automatic aperture simply saves time. Manual aperture is not hard, its just cumbersome if it has to be done over and over again.

Mar 16, 2013*permalink

probert500

Really?

Apr 17, 2013permalink

D1N0

Samyang/Rokinon/Vivitar/Polar/Bower/Opteka/Falcon same difference.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

AlpCns2

And?

Mar 14, 2013permalink

balios

Can you rotate the direction of tilt and shift independently of each other, like the Canon 24mm?

Mar 14, 2013permalink

Samyang's description of the lens suggests this should be possible (although the translation into English isn't great):

"To make Tilit-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."

The product shots support this too - the TS mechanism is more-or-less the same as the newest Canon TS-Es, and there's a clear gap between the tilt and shift sections that would mark the rotation point.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

Joseph S Wisniewski

I don't see that "clear gap", Andy.

In the picture above, the dovetail for the shift mechanism is milled directly into the bottom of the tilt goniometer.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

I don't know if it's exactly what you try to describe, but this: http://alphacorner.eu/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/samyang_24mm_ts.jpg
seems to confirm that it's possible (tilt towards the camera, shift right).
(image from: http://alphacorner.eu/index.php/inne/targi-focus-on-imaging-2013#samyang)

Mar 14, 2013permalink

Joseph, I think the picture above is misleading. Try this one, showing Samyang the lens from the rear of the mount:

http://www.samyang.pl/images/stories/Samyang/24mmTS/24mmtsmin.jpg

I think that gives a better idea of the lens's construction.

Samyang's product shots also clearly show the lens in 2 different configurations, with the tilt movement rotated 90 degrees between them. Of course it may be a case of having to unscrew the tilt mechanism, rotate it and screw it back together (and there's no sign of a release lever for a tilt rotation lock).

Mar 14, 2013permalink

Wick Smith

Can someone tell me why the default rotation of the Canon lenses (and perhaps others) is that when the shift is "up and down" (the most common, I would guess), the tilt is "left to right". It would seem that having the tilt and shift in the same axis would be the most useful. Is there something limiting about this configuration? I think I might have read somewhere that it causes more vignetting.

Mar 14, 2013*permalink

Sorry, I can't tell you why it's a default position. Both positions can be useful at different times. Perhaps they had to settle on one position for manufacturing/consistency purposes. Whichever position they set, they'd have someone wanting it the other way around.......

Mar 14, 2013permalink

The 'Shift up/down, Tilt left/right' combination is arguably the more useful option for architecture - when shooting the front of a building at an angle, you can shift upwards to control perspective and tilt sideways for extended DOF without having to stop down unduly. Chances are manufacturers have done some research into how their products are used, and found this to be a common application for wideangle T+S lenses.

Mar 15, 2013permalink

Chez Wimpy

"Chances are manufacturers have done some research into how their products are used, and found this to be a common application for wideangle T+S lenses."

Since it is the default orientation for all Canon TSE lenses UWA to telephoto... I suspect it has less to do with utility than product lineup aesthetics. It helps for stitching large MP landscapes, but it needs to be changed for product photography and general one-shot landscapes (with rise and fall). Thankfully the 24TSEII has a simple switch.

Mar 15, 2013permalink

mr.izo

"..at an RRP of $1299.99."

this is note real store price, if you ask me. in eu i know for sure price will be 800-900€, maybe even less in some special pre-ordering. fot states i guess price will be somewhere about 1k$ for this samyang, rikonon ehatever (asian way of branding, hehe) lense.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

RRPs are only very rarely real store prices.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

sirkhann

Go go Samyang.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

Rokinon? What's that? You mean: Samyang. Cause that's the actual name of a company. Rokinon is just a local brand.

Mar 14, 2013*permalink

I'm not sure how much more clearly we could have stated that in our news story.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

Nextime

Why not just get the Samyang from B&H for $999?

Mar 14, 2013*permalink

Because they're not available either? Because they're one and the same?

Mar 14, 2013*permalink

Nextime

Well obviously they are the same. That was my point entirely.
Why pay $300 more for the Rokinon branded version? Both versions will presumably be available at the same time.

Mar 14, 2013*permalink

Because maybe you're comparing "recommended retail" to an advertised pre-order street price when no one actually sells for RRP? No one knows what the actual price for either will be when they start selling, but I would be very surprised if both were available. I'm guessing this is only a placeholder at B&H and subject to change.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

Nextime

I believe that B&H will honor their pre-order price. As for "no one actually selling for RRP" is blatantly untrue. The Samyang 24mm sold for RRP for more than a year. An other example is the Sony / Zeiss 24mm, and I could go on.

Mar 15, 2013*permalink

Of course they'll honor it - or better it when the lenses come in. That's my point about the price changing. They could rebate money later.

Do you really think there will be two of these in the USA? One called Rokinon selling for $300 more than an exact duplicate Samyang cousin?

Does it not occur to you that the badging might change when they actually arrive at B&H?

I'm just sayin' - your original statement struck me as somewhat funny. Of course anything's possible, but still, funny.

Mar 15, 2013*permalink

Because the Rokinon at B&H is the same price as the Samyang.

Mar 17, 2013permalink

Maxfield_photo

Want!

Mar 14, 2013permalink

kewlguy

I got my Canon 24 TSE for $1700, this Samyang is not cheap either. The only aberration on 24 TSE L is severe coma in the corners (unshifted) - hopefully the Samyang's better corrected in this regard (while on par in other parameters).

Mar 14, 2013permalink

feraudy

I suppose you have the first version of the Canon lens. The second version leaves it in the dust.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

kewlguy

Nope, mine is the TSE II.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

(unknown member)

I wish someone would make a shift lens specifically for APS-C or micro 4/3, maybe 15, 18, or 20 mm . It could be smaller than these bulky full-frame units.

Mar 13, 2013permalink

? If you can fit it on full frame, it should fit on APS-C and in fact should perform even better.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

(unknown member)

Coverage is fine, but most of the ones for full-frame are too long focal length to be useful n 4/3. The Canon 17mm is an exception.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

feraudy

Somewhat agreed. There could be a shift lens compact camera too, with the lens permanently shifted, and the lens design optimized for that position.
However if you are serious into photography you are probably going to be going to full frame or larger format.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

Allesfoto.de BIG has a 12mm? shift lens madefor m43. for around 1100 euro. an experts thinks its not sharp in the corners. so why cant dpreview test that one?
btw: my zeiss 35/2.8 pc-distagon has 15° steps.
If only we could real see the ZEISS apo-pc-distagon 25/3.5-check google. It was too expensive to build. but perfect. let hope for the end of the year. but i have less hope it will be in the HQ-line which has MF-quality at 3000 euro each...But there will be more Zeiss.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

@kodachromeguy - I see what you were after now. If it's a 24mm you're actually after, you miss out. But with focus stacking, maybe this becomes a non issue.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

miles green

By the way, i really don't understand why this company can't get its own name right... I do love my Samyang / Bower / Rokinon fisheye though!

Mar 13, 2013permalink

miles green

Aaaaah! Nooooo! And Pentax too please!
Maybe Samyang will do it...

Mar 13, 2013permalink

May 2013
http://www.samyang-lens.co.uk/samyang-t-s-24mm-f35-ed-as-umc-lens.html

Mar 14, 2013permalink

vodanh1982

What is the different between this and tilt & shift the camera?

Mar 13, 2013permalink

In a nutshell (given that there are entire books written about this topic)..... Shifting a lens off-centre parallel to the film plane will allow converging lines to be brought parallel. This is very useful for architectural photography and can also be used to assist panoramic stitching. Tilting a lens with respect to the film plane allows the plane of focus to be shifted to gain sharpness across the intended image.
Hope this helps. Perhaps Google something like 'lens movements', 'tilt and shift lenses', or 'Scheimpflug effect' to get more info.

Mar 13, 2013permalink

wildbild

this is a lens. not a technical camera. that's the difference

Mar 13, 2013*permalink

Looks interesting. Note that the tilt and shift are on the same axis in the photo. The article says that the lens can be turned 90 degrees relative to the mount, but it's not clear if the movement mechanism can also be turned so the shift and tilt axes are at 90 degrees to each other.

Why no Pentax mount? Pentax don't make a TS lens and a good number of Pentax users have been keenly awaiting the Samyang....... With a Pentax FF camera expected in the next year or so, the lens would be even more relevant.

Mar 13, 2013permalink

Correction - DPR's article says it will support canon, Nikon, Sony at the start. Samyang's own website says they will support Pentax mount. Perhaps it's just a timing/availability issue..... Rod.

Mar 13, 2013permalink

qwertyasdf

Pentax users had been expecting a FF next year.....for the past ten years LMAO!

Mar 14, 2013permalink

^ yep. That's the reason. No FF camera, hence: lower demand for a 24mm T&S.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

Mssimo

60% chance of being as good if not better than nikon/canon equivalents....well maybe like 50% for canon and 90% chance of being better than nikon T-S.

100% for Sony since they don't have TS as far as I know. (aside from old Minolta lenses)

Mar 13, 2013permalink

? How do you come up with these numbers? I don't see Nikon or Canon TS lenses as bad. There's actually more of a chance it won't be as good as either!

Mar 14, 2013permalink

feraudy

Stevo is right.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

Mssimo is right.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

RobG67

No, Stevo is right!

(cue Daffy/Bugs argument scene)

Mar 14, 2013permalink

Mssimo

I made up the numbers, based on nothing really aside from my gear lust habits.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

My guess is that it will have the same shortcomings as most TS lenses - chromatic abberations, coma, etc. It's just too hard to make a large enough image circle to be useful without some loss in performance. (Unless you want to jack the price up to $4000.) On a 35mm form factor, there's only so much you can do - hence the continued existence of view cameras.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

Really? I've never actually seen a comparison from a technical sense, but I thought both were somewhat problematic at the corners. Having seen raw captures from both, I think the Nikon and Canon produce great results - neither are actually turds.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

probert500

Less filling

Apr 17, 2013permalink

John M Roberts

I hope this will motivate Nikon to upgrade. I don't place much weight on that though.

Mar 13, 2013permalink

Upgrade? How so?

Mar 14, 2013permalink

John M Roberts

So the axis of the shift and tilt can be modified without having to pay Nikon to do it each time. Check out Canon's T/S. Canon's offering in this area is one reason why I would considered having both systems. I'd rather not.

Mar 14, 2013*permalink

Got it. Thanks.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

l_d_allan

Samyang 14mm: own ... great lens for terrific price
Samyang 8mm fisheye: own ... very good lens (not great imo) for terrific price

Samyang 24 T/S: Too expensive for me. Wait a year or so to come down? BH has Canon 24 t/s for $2039-USD. If Samyang was 33% of Canon (~ $700) then I'd be interested. Maybe?

But still, the Samyang 14mm will work almost as well for me ... more FOV and probably about as much DOF.

I'm underwhelmed by the thought of taking 9 pano images to stitch together to get the panorama equivalent of 16mm or so.

Mar 13, 2013permalink

Mike Sandman

You may be right if all you want is panorama shots, although a pano made from 3 shots taken with a 24mss TS lens is really quite easy to align. However, the main uses of a TS are (1) shifting to reduce the convergence of vertical lines in architectural shots and (2) tilting to adjust the plane of focus to change the effective depth of field. A 14 mm lens doesn't do either of those things.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

Beau B

Why wouldn't you just buy the Samyang 24mm TS that comes out this month for $999?

Mar 13, 2013permalink

Burnie

funny.

Mar 13, 2013permalink

qwertyasdf

LOL
Is this a joke or what?

Mar 14, 2013permalink

SirSeth

Hey, great idea. I'm guessing the Rokinon will be better than the Samyang though. It has 3 syllables. So like 50% better.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

facebookcovers

nice!

Mar 13, 2013permalink

rurikw

It's nice that they still come out with these old wysiwyg things in spite of pp.

Mar 13, 2013permalink

BJN

You can correct perspective in post processing, but you can't fix out-of-focus or in focus areas. The TS lets you adjust the plane of focus and that's not something software can do after the shot with a conventional lens.

Mar 13, 2013permalink

John M Roberts

Unless you prepare for it before shooting. I have seen some very impressive focus stacking with conventional lenses.

Mar 13, 2013permalink

Joesiv

I think people would PP it by stopping the lens' down then applying the blur.

Mar 13, 2013permalink

Photomonkey

@BJN, you can correct perspective in PP but it does not give the same effect as a proper shift in camera. You will also lose image area thus reducing your FOV. Some may also criticize the loss of sharpness from PC in PP.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

acidic

With regards to tilt, sometimes it's all about speed. For example, shooting at with lens tilted to increase DOF will allow one to shoot at wider f/stops. Think flowers on a windy day. Another issue is diffraction. Shoot f/22 on FF and you'll get mushy results. Shoot f/11 with a properly tilted lens and you might not.

As far as shifting goes, sure you can correct for perspective, but you will effectively throw out some pixels and interpolate what's left on one or more sides of the photo, resulting in a loss of resolving power.

For those who think T/S lenses are all about throwing focus off in part of the image, this effect can be simulated in post, but it's not necessarily the same. Try doing that with a complex scene with many subject elements at various distances and in various parts of the frame and you'll see what I mean.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

rurikw

Great pointers. I am so preoccupied with s I keep forgetting t. A TS lens might have some FOV advantage (easily overcome by zooming out a bit/ using a slightly wider lens) but I suspect optical deterioration at edges in shift would be similar to blur in pp. I get decent results even at 100% stretch. PS is a great interpolator. So the advantages of a TS lens over pp would be mainly wysiwyg and tilt. Certainly valid ones and at a price within reach of mortals.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

If you think you can do the same in photoshop what this lens does - don't buy it. It's obviously not a product for you.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

AmaturFotografer

Agree, about to post the same - if you can (and prefer to) do that something without adding new gear, it's not for you.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

For these complex sceneries the only solution is Roundshot 220vr, slit-scan and tilt to increase DOF and getting shift at the same time. Stopping down only a bit and everything is sharp. Can be done with DSLR but only with stripscan-shooting-no action-shots possible. 360 or so images.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

@rurikw - it's more than that. (Unless I missed what you were saying.) You get to stop the TS lens down it's optimal aperture instead of having to stop it down to f16 or f22 where diffraction starts to ruin your shot.

A TS lens optimized at f5.6 with true top to bottom focus is more desirable than a regular lens stopped down to f22 where diffraction has already put a haze on things. You can tell a huge difference between these two effects. PP can't cure that so well.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

Yes - I agree. Nothing really delivers the results of a TS lens. (Or PC as Nikon calls them.)

Mar 16, 2013permalink

rurikw

stevo23 that's a good point which I missed since I am mostly interested in shooting architecture with wide angle lenses where you get enough dof without having to go down to diffraction-prone apertures.

Mar 17, 2013permalink

probert500

A tilt and shift can do other things as well:

A photo of a box from the front - but also showing sides and top for dimensionality - tilt and shift.

Photograph of reflective object where you don't want to be reflected. Set camera to the side and shift.

Ironically for panos it's best to shift the camera not the lens , to avoid parallax aberrations. Would work for distant objects though.

Apr 17, 2013permalink

cangi

B&H is listing this lens for $999.00 in canon, nikon and sony mount with an expected release date of may 15th.

Mar 13, 2013permalink

Jeannot

This is great news, I will be waiting for a T-S 90mm now for still life work

Mar 13, 2013permalink

There is a 80mm superrotator by arax

Mar 14, 2013permalink

Kim Letkeman

I've been waiting *forever* for this kind of lens to appear for either Nikon or m4/3 mounts at a decent price. This seems kind of high, not at all in the same price range as the Samyang fisheye, which is perhaps the value of the century. Bummer.

Mar 13, 2013*permalink

viking79

Buying a tilt shift lens is like buying a lens for a much larger sensor. It adds a lot of expense to the lens, otherwise image quality would drop too much in the corners. If you want to shift 10mm each way your full frame lens would need an image circle 20mm larger in diameter, which is about the same as a medium format lens. A medium format 24mm f/3.5 lens is very expensive.

Mar 13, 2013permalink

BJN

I bought a tilt mount for Micro Four Thirds that works well with my 60mm Micro Nikkor. The image circle is large enough for tilt without vignetting and provides focus plane control. Perspective can be corrected in post. A "full frame" lens on a tilt mount is a lot less expensive. The adapter is clunky to use, but it does work.

Mar 13, 2013permalink

JadedGamer

Been waiting for this: I have their 14mm lens, nice wide-angle option for full-frame. This will come in a bit cheaper than Canon's own, too, a nice bonus.

Mar 13, 2013permalink

LensBeginner

Again, no Pentax? :-(

Mar 13, 2013permalink

Maybe not Rokinon, but Samyang has the same planned for pentax
http://www.samyang-lens.co.uk/samyang-t-s-24mm-f35-ed-as-umc-lens.html

Also there isn't really any rush, I think this type of lens would be a lot more usable on fullframe.

Mar 13, 2013*permalink

Andreas Stuebs

But it will serve nicely for my Pentax FF film cameras

Mar 13, 2013permalink

LensBeginner

Aaah, yes! That's what I saw some time ago.
I was under the impression that Pentax support had been abandoned, but it was simply the same thing from another brand.
Thanks.

Mar 13, 2013permalink

zos xavius

Samyang is the OEM.

Mar 13, 2013permalink

Samyang is the manufacturer. Rokinon is OEM.

Mar 14, 2013permalink

Johannes Zander

you'r both right.
http://searchitchannel.techtarget.com/definition/OEM

Mar 14, 2013permalink

Chaitanya S

Will wait for some reviews. some of the samyang lenses have been really good performers, so wouldnt be wrong expect this lens to perform 90% of equivalent canon or nikon lens.

Mar 13, 2013permalink

Pentax_Prime

So much for 'reasonably priced'; I'd have a real tough time spending $1300 for anything from Rokinon/Samyang/whatever-brand-they-are-using-today. Definitely 'cheap' compared to some of the alternatives, but very much a high priced speciality item.

Mar 13, 2013permalink

Stefan Stuart Fletcher

Drool...

Mar 13, 2013permalink

Lan

Too expensive!

Mar 13, 2013permalink

Cane

It says in the spec it's for Pentax K, yet in the story it isn't. Which is it?

Mar 13, 2013permalink

Both. The spec table is based on the Samyang lens, which they've said will be made for Pentax K. Rokinon's release only talks about initial availability, in Canon, Nikon and Sony mounts. We've corrected the Rokinon specs to account for this, but in all likelihood a Pentax K version will appear eventually.

Mar 13, 2013*permalink

klavrack

It will, according to http://www.rokinon.com/product.php?id=202

Mar 13, 2013permalink

Cane

Thank you!

Mar 13, 2013permalink

Klavrack, I can't find anything relevant on your link.
Do you have another to share with us instead?

Mar 13, 2013*permalink

miles green

I hope they make it in Pentax mount... It was on the top of my list. :(

Mar 13, 2013permalink