Samyang Optics
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Samyang Optics Company Limited is a Korean
company founded in 1972, manufacturing optical equipment
, CCTV
and photographic
accessories. All Samyang lenses are produced in the company's plant in Masan
, South Korea
. Samyang is known for producing varifocal
and monofocal lenses
, autoiris
and fixed iris lenses, interchangeable lenses that are compatible with the camera
s produced by other companies.
In 2004 it was merged with the Japan
ese CCTV optical devices maker Seikou.
Samyang produces lenses to fit cameras from Canon
, Nikon
, Sony
, Pentax
, Samsung
, Yashica
, Olympus
and Panasonic
, plus a wide range of T-mount
lenses.
Samyang SLR lenses are also branded as Vivitar, Rokinon, Bower or Pro-Optic.
Manual focus prime mirror lenses (T-mount
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
company founded in 1972, manufacturing optical equipment
Lens (optics)
A lens is an optical device with perfect or approximate axial symmetry which transmits and refracts light, converging or diverging the beam. A simple lens consists of a single optical element...
, CCTV
Closed-circuit television
Closed-circuit television is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific place, on a limited set of monitors....
and photographic
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
accessories. All Samyang lenses are produced in the company's plant in Masan
Masan
Masan was a formerly a municipal city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. The city was situated on Masan Bay , approximately 35 km west of Busan. It was known for its textile industry, and it was the site of Hite Brewery's production facilities.During the control of the Mongolians, the...
, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
. Samyang is known for producing varifocal
Zoom lens
A zoom lens is a mechanical assembly of lens elements for which the focal length can be varied, as opposed to a fixed focal length lens...
and monofocal lenses
Prime lens
In film and photography, a prime lens is either a photographic lens whose focal length is fixed, as opposed to a zoom lens, or it is the primary lens in a combination lens system....
, autoiris
Diaphragm (optics)
In optics, a diaphragm is a thin opaque structure with an opening at its center. The role of the diaphragm is to stop the passage of light, except for the light passing through the aperture...
and fixed iris lenses, interchangeable lenses that are compatible with the camera
Camera
A camera is a device that records and stores images. These images may be still photographs or moving images such as videos or movies. The term camera comes from the camera obscura , an early mechanism for projecting images...
s produced by other companies.
In 2004 it was merged with the Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese CCTV optical devices maker Seikou.
Samyang produces lenses to fit cameras from Canon
Canon Inc.
is a Japanese multinational corporation that specialises in the manufacture of imaging and optical products, including cameras, camcorders, photocopiers, steppers and computer printers. Its headquarters are located in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan.-Origins:...
, Nikon
Nikon
, also known as just Nikon, is a multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optics and imaging. Its products include cameras, binoculars, microscopes, measurement instruments, and the steppers used in the photolithography steps of semiconductor fabrication, of which...
, Sony
Sony
, commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan and the world's fifth largest media conglomerate measured by revenues....
, Pentax
Pentax
Pentax is a brand name used by Hoya Corporation for its medical-related products & services and Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company for cameras, sport optics , etc. Hoya purchased and merged with the Japanese optics company on March 31, 2008. Hoya's Pentax imaging business was sold to Ricoh Company, Ltd...
, Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
, Yashica
Yashica
Yashica was a Japanese manufacturer of cameras.-History:The company began in December, 1949 in Nagano, Japan, when the Yashima Seiki Company was founded with an initial investment of $566. Its eight employees originally manufactured components for electric clocks...
, Olympus
Olympus Corporation
is a Japan-based manufacturer of optics and reprography products. Olympus was established on 12 October 1919, initially specializing in microscope and thermometer businesses. Its global headquarters are in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, while its USA operations are based in Center Valley, Pennsylvania,...
and Panasonic
Panasonic
Panasonic is an international brand name for Japanese electric products manufacturer Panasonic Corporation, which was formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd...
, plus a wide range of T-mount
T-mount
T-mount is a standard lens mount for cameras and other optical assemblies.The T2 version is a screw mount using a male M42x0.75 metric thread on the lens with a flange focal distance of 55 mm, and a mating female thread on a camera adapter or other optical component. This thread form is referred...
lenses.
Samyang SLR lenses are also branded as Vivitar, Rokinon, Bower or Pro-Optic.
Manual focus prime lenses
- Samyang 8mm f/3.5 FisheyeFisheye lensIn photography, a fisheye lens is a wide-angle lens that takes in a broad, panoramic and hemispherical image. Originally developed for use in meteorology to study cloud formation and called "whole-sky lenses", fisheye lenses quickly became popular in general photography for their unique, distorted...
(for APS-CAPS-CAdvanced Photo System type-C is an image sensor format approximately equivalent in size to the Advanced Photo System "classic" size negatives...
/ DXNikon DX formatThe Nikon DX format is an alternative name used by Nikon corporation for APS-C image sensor format being approximately 24×16 mm. Its dimensions are about 2/3 those of the 35mm film format . The format was created by Nikon for its digital SLR cameras, many of which are equipped with DX-sized...
sensors) - Samyang 14mm f/2.8 IF ED UMC AsphericalSamyang 14mm f/2.8 IF ED UMC AsphericalThe Samyang 14mm 2.8 IF ED UMC Aspherical is Samyang's ultra wide angle prime lens for the 35 mm film format.-Description:The Samyang 14mm is sold for many different SLR lens mounts and thus its dimensions vary accordingly. Lens mounts with shorter flange focal distances are longer and heavier. As...
- Samyang AE 14mm f/2.8 IF ED AS UMC Aspherical
- 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC (Announced in August 2011 for release in late 2011 or early 2012)
- Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC
- Samyang 85mm f/1.4 IF AsphericalSamyang 85mm f/1.4 IF AsphericalThe Samyang 85mm 1.4 IF Aspherical is Samyang's 35mm format moderate telephoto prime lens for portraiture.- Introduction :The Samyang 85mm supports most SLR mounts and thus its dimensions vary accordingly. As a manual focus only lens, it does not support auto focus...
- Samyang AE 85mm f/1.4 IF Aspherical
Manual focus prime mirror lenses (T-mountT-mountT-mount is a standard lens mount for cameras and other optical assemblies.The T2 version is a screw mount using a male M42x0.75 metric thread on the lens with a flange focal distance of 55 mm, and a mating female thread on a camera adapter or other optical component. This thread form is referred...
)
- Samyang 330mm f/5.6
- Samyang 440mm f/5.6
- Samyang 500mm f/6.3
- Samyang 500mm f/8
- Samyang 800mm f/8
Manual focus prime lenses (T-mount)
- Samyang 350mm f/5.6
- Samyang 500mm f/5.6
- Samyang 500mm f/8 Preset
- Samyang 500mm f/8 ED
- Samyang 500mm f/8 ED Preset