Samyang 35-150/2-2.8 to be announced April 6, Sigma primes today (April 3)

[Brownie]

Looks like 1350/Eu and $1450/US. Kind of expensive for a Samyang, will have to see lots and lots of samples. Plus that's only $450 less than the Tamron, which would be the more desirable of the two based on past experience only. If it's not smaller/lighter with excellent performance, seems like the Tamron is the better choice.

New Samyang teaser: 35-150mm f/2-2.8 FE will be announced on April 6th​

New Samyang teaser: 35-150mm f/2-2.8 FE will be announced on April 6th – sonyalpharumors

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Follow the live stream for the triple Sigma E-mount lens announcement!​

Follow the live stream for the triple Sigma E-mount lens announcement! – sonyalpharumors

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[Brownie]

More on the Samyang. It's almost the exact same size as the Tamron but heavier. On the other hand, it's parfocal. Not sure about the Tamron?

Leaked images and specs of the new Samyang 35-150mm f/2.0-2.8 lens – sonyalpharumors

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[FowlersFreeTime]

Follow the live stream for the triple Sigma E-mount lens announcement!

Follow the live stream for the triple Sigma E-mount lens announcement! – sonyalpharumors

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There seems to have been a flurry of videos launched on YouTube today as soon as the embargo lifted. Naturally I was only paying attention to the APSC lens

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

I missed the mark. I said 1.5kg...

 

[Brownie]

There seems to have been a flurry of videos launched on YouTube today as soon as the embargo lifted. Naturally I was only paying attention to the APSC lens

You should be all gaga over the Samyang. It has a dolly zoom feature. Would love to see how that works. Please buy one and let us know!

 

[Brownie]

I missed the mark. I said 1.5kg...

Yeah, it’s a bit on the portly side.

 

[liggy]

Naturally Samyang releases this lens now since I just received the Tamron 35-150

I hope the Samyang is just as good because the Tamron is crazy sharp. No idea if it is par focal - no clue about video editing or capture.
For stills it will be a great event lens and actually decent for walks around the neighborhood.

Heavy though. Better autofocus than expected.

 

[Brownie]

Naturally Samyang releases this lens now since I just received the Tamron 35-150

I hope the Samyang is just as good because the Tamron is crazy sharp. No idea if it is par focal - no clue about video editing or capture.
For stills it will be a great event lens and actually decent for walks around the neighborhood.

Heavy though. Better autofocus than expected.

Let us know if it's parfocal. That's a nice feature. I tried to find it but they don't spell it out in the specs, and none of the reviews say one way or the other.

 

[liggy]

super quick and dirty:

Not ready to claim it's parfocal but breathing seems pretty minimal in the viewfinder at 150, 35 and somewhere in between stayed in focus. Pleasant surprise as a lot of my favorites (the Sony GMs) are not.

 

[pointreyes]

super quick and dirty:

Not ready to claim it's parfocal but breathing seems pretty minimal in the viewfinder at 150, 35 and somewhere in between stayed in focus. Pleasant surprise as a lot of my favorites (the Sony GMs) are not.

Yeah, it is parfocal-like but not quite parfocal. I really like mine for events on the A1.

From: https://www.cameralabs.com/tamron-35-150mm-f2-2-8-di-iii-review/

I also tested whether Tamron’s zoom lens allows you to change the focal length without altering its focus. This characteristic is called parfocal. I focused the lens at 150mm and then slowly zoomed back checking focus on the way. The 35-150mm f2-2.8 Di III did not keep its focus perfectly. It’s not a huge deviation but enough to be seen even at only 50% magnification or a 4k image/video recording.

 

[liggy]

Yeah, it is parfocal-like but not quite parfocal. I really like mine for events on the A1.

From: https://www.cameralabs.com/tamron-35-150mm-f2-2-8-di-iii-review/

Just tried it again on a quick dog walk and going backwards from 150 - it did lose focus slightly zooming on something really easy - in my case a car license plate.

The event use case is *exactly* why I wanted this lens but it's a nice walkaround neighborhood lens. Not something I'd want to take on a long hike.

 

[pointreyes]

For a long hike, I prefer the Tamron 28-200 for the IR camera and the 24-105 for the visible light camera. The 28-200 Tamron is nice but after more than a year of usage, the zoom creeps too easily. I must hold the zoom in place even at a 45-degree angle. I've had the 35-150 since the day of its release and it is still a solid zoom, no zoom creep and for low light no flash allowed events the number of times it goes out-of-focus has been equal to what I experience with my GM zooms which is very low (about 2 out of 5,000 shots).

 

[liggy]

For a long hike, I prefer the Tamron 28-200 for the IR camera and the 24-105 for the visible light camera. The 28-200 Tamron is nice but after more than a year of usage, the zoom creeps too easily. I must hold the zoom in place even at a 45-degree angle. I've had the 35-150 since the day of its release and it is still a solid zoom, no zoom creep and for low light no flash allowed events the number of times it goes out-of-focus has been equal to what I experience with my GM zooms which is very low (about 2 out of 5,000 shots).

Looks like I'll be selling my 830nm Lifepixel XE1 because I picked up an old A7 converted to 720nm today. The 17-28 looks good at first glance and I've read the 28-200 is good too. It also exhibits creep on a long walk.

 

[Brownie]

Looks like I'll be selling my 830nm Lifepixel XE1 because I picked up an old A7 converted to 720nm today. The 17-28 looks good at first glance and I've read the 28-200 is good too. It also exhibits creep on a long walk.

17-28 is an amazing lens.

Hey @Timothy Mayo, can we have a (informative) added to the reaction choices? The previous 5 posts are all informative.

 

[liggy]

17-28 is an amazing lens.

Hey @Timothy Mayo, can we have a (informative) added to the reaction choices? The previous 5 posts are all informative.

For most trips the first to go into the bag is the 17-28

 

[Deleted Member 5045]

For a long hike, I prefer the Tamron 28-200 for the IR camera and the 24-105 for the visible light camera. The 28-200 Tamron is nice but after more than a year of usage, the zoom creeps too easily. I must hold the zoom in place even at a 45-degree angle. I've had the 35-150 since the day of its release and it is still a solid zoom, no zoom creep and for low light no flash allowed events the number of times it goes out-of-focus has been equal to what I experience with my GM zooms which is very low (about 2 out of 5,000 shots).

Wow, that's crazy! I really thought the 28-200mm would stay tight. I guess I really just use mine as a 70-200mm so it doesn't really get a heap of use and it's still like new.

 

[pointreyes]

Looks like I'll be selling my 830nm Lifepixel XE1 because I picked up an old A7 converted to 720nm today. The 17-28 looks good at first glance and I've read the 28-200 is good too. It also exhibits creep on a long walk.

My AF IR kit consist of the Tamron 17-28, ZA 55, and Tamron 28-200. Three great lenses for infrared but the ZA 55 is the best of any AF lens on the E-mount. Note that the 70-200 GM II, 100-400 GM, and 200-600 G work quite well for IR (cannot use the teleconverters on the lenses for IR though).
Example of the ZA 55:

• ILCE-7RM2
• FE 55mm F1.8 ZA
• 55.0 mm
• ƒ/11
• 1/250 sec
• ISO 100

Example of the 17-28.

• ILCE-7RM2
• E 17-28mm F2.8-2.8
• 28.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/500 sec
• ISO 100

 

[Brownie]

The new lens is showing up on Amazon Eu, no price yet. A quick check of B&H shows no listing.

 

[Brownie]

Well, here it is. WOW. I am impressed, at least for now. The Tom Calton review is a direct comparison with the Tamron. The US price is set at $1315, a little more than I hoped, but not as bad as I feared. I am going to watch for more reviews and samples. This may be a winner.

Officially announced: Samyang 35-150mm f/2-2.8 FE lens – sonyalpharumors

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[FowlersFreeTime]

Big lens, but impressive features. Samyang seems to have copied 95% of Tamron's design. Almost as if they got their hands on a pre-production prototype and skipped most of the R&D phase and expense, which allows them to pass the savings on to their customers.

 

[Brownie]

Big lens, but impressive features. Samyang seems to have copied 95% of Tamron's design. Almost as if they got their hands on a pre-production prototype and skipped most of the R&D phase and expense, which allows them to pass the savings on to their customers.

That could be 100% by contract. We may never we know, but it stands to reason.

 

[Brownie]

So, I hadn't heard or seen anything new on this lens since the initial announcement. Been checking B&H and others every few days. Nada. Got antsy and emailed Samyang CS, never figuring they'd spill the beans. They responded in less than a day:

Hi, thank you for contacting us. We anticipate getting the first batch of lenses to arrive within the next week or so. Pre-orders get first priority from the shipment.

Thanks,
The Samyang US Team

Sooo.....

Not going to preorder, I want to see some real-world samples from joe lunchbox first. I've watched a couple of reviews though, and so far the eye focus, focus speed, and tracking seem to be really top drawer, as well as image quality. I can see selling my 35/1.4 if I get one of these. Not being a prime shooter it rarely comes out of the case, and f/2 is plenty fast.