Samyang Optics is a South Korean manufacturer of camera lenses for several major brands of third-party mounts for still photography and video cameras. The company was founded in 1972 and has about 150 employees. Samyang exports to 58 countries through 39 overseas agents and distributors.

In July 2023, Samyang joined the L-Mount Alliance.

On March 28, 2024, "Samyang Optics" officially changed its name to "LK Samyang Co., Ltd". "LK" stands for "Leading Korea".

Samyang products are also sold under a wide variety of different brand names. Some examples are Rokinon, Bower, Opteka, Vivitar, Phoenix and Quantaray.

Products

Autofocus lenses

Samyang AF lens

Autofocus lenses:[bettersourceneeded]

For Canon EF Mount:

  • AF 14mm f/2.8 EF
  • AF 85mm f/1.4 EF
Samyang AF 85 mm f/1.4 RF

For Canon RF Mount:

  • AF 12 mm f//2 RF-S
  • AF 14mm f/2.8 RF
  • AF 85mm f/1.4 RF

For Sony E-Mount:

For Nikon F Mount:

  • AF 14mm f/2.8 F
  • AF 85mm f/1.4 F

Manual focus lenses

Samyang MF lens

Interchangeable manual focus lenses for 9 different mounts.[bettersourceneeded]

  • MF 85mm f/1.4 RF
  • MF 14mm f/2.8 RF
  • 85mm f/1.8 ED UMC CS
  • 12mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS Fish-Eye
  • 14mm f/2.8 ED AS IF UMC
  • 20mm f/1.8 ED AS UMC
  • 24mm f/1.4 ED AS IF UMC
  • T/S 24mm f/3.5 ED AS UMC
  • 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC
  • 50mm f/1.4 AS UMC
  • 85mm f/1.4 AS IF UMC
  • 10mm f/2.8 ED AS NCS CS
  • 100mm f/2.8 ED UMC Macro
  • 135mm f/2.0 ED UMC
  • 8mm f/3.5 UMC Fish-Eye CS II
  • 16mm f/2.0 ED AS UMC CS
  • 7.5mm f/3.5 Fish-Eye
  • 8mm f/2.8 UMC Fish-Eye II
  • 12mm f/2.0 NCS CS
  • 21mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC CS
  • 35mm f/1.2 ED AS UMC CS
  • 50mm f/1.2 AS UMC CS
  • 300mm f/6.3 ED UMC CS

DSLRs

Samyang XP 10mm f/3.5 ultra wide angle lens for full-frame DSLRs

Premium lenses for DSLRs.[bettersourceneeded]

  • XP 10mm f/3.5
  • XP 14mm f/2.4
  • XP 35mm f/1.2
  • XP 50mm f/1.2
  • XP 85mm f/1.2

Cinema lenses

Samyang VDSLR lens

Interchangeable cinema lenses.[bettersourceneeded]

  • 12mm T3.1
  • 14mm T3.1
  • 16mm T2.6
  • 20mm T1.9
  • 24mm T1.5
  • 35mm T1.5
  • 50mm T1.5
  • 85mm T1.5
  • 100mm T3.1
  • 135mm T2.2
  • 8mm T3.8
  • 10mm T3.1
  • 16mm T2.2
  • 7.5mm T3.8
  • 8mm T3.1
  • 12mm T2.2
  • 21mm T1.5
  • 35mm T1.3
  • 50mm T1.3

Xeen cinema lenses

Cinema lens

Cinema lenses are sold under the Xeen brand.[bettersourceneeded]

  • XEEN 14mm T3.1
  • XEEN 16mm T2.6
  • XEEN 20mm T1.9
  • XEEN 24mm T1.5
  • XEEN 35mm T1.5
  • XEEN 50mm T1.5
  • XEEN 85mm T1.5
  • XEEN 135mm T2.2

Discontinued products

Samyang 500mm f/8

Autofocus zoom lenses

Source:

For Minolta/Sony A-mount, Nikon AF, Pentax KAF:

  • AF 28-70mm f/3.5-4.5
  • AF 28-200mm f/4-5.6
  • AF 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5
  • AF 35-135mm f/3.5
  • AF 70-210mm f/4-5.6

Manual focus prime lenses

Manual focus prime T-mount mirror lenses.

  • Samyang 300mm f/6.3 Reflex
  • Samyang 330mm f/5.6
  • Samyang 440mm f/5.6
  • Samyang 500mm f/5.6
  • Samyang 500mm f/6.3
  • Samyang 500mm f//8
  • Samyang 500mm f/8 ED
  • Samyang 500mm f/8 ED Preset
  • Samyang 800mm f/8

Zoom

  • Samyang 650-1300mm f/8-16

Awards

  • 2014 - VIP ASIA Awards: 50mm T1.5 UMC[clarification needed]
  • 2015 - GOOD DESIGN: XEEN[clarification needed]
  • 2016 - E-Photozine 'Gear of the Year': XP 85mm[clarification needed]
  • 2016 - GOOD DESIGN: XP[clarification needed]
  • 2017 - iF Design Awards[clarification needed]
  • 2018 - Reddot Design Award[clarification needed]
  • 2018 - TIPA Awards CSC Prime Lens: AF 35mm f/2.8 FE[clarification needed]

Notes

External links

  • Official LK Samyang distributor in Pakistan –