Samyang AF 24-70 mm f/2.8 FE review - Introduction

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Samyang AF 24-70 mm f/2.8 FE

2 June 2023

Maciej Latałło

1. Introduction

Samyang started their career on the photographic market as a producer of cheap, prime manual lenses designed for reflex cameras, then for mirrorless cameras as well. Many of their constructions were really well-put-together and their price/performance ratio was favourable too. For several years I personally enjoyed using such models as the Samyang 12 mm f/2.0 NCS CS or the Samyang 8 mm f/2.8 UMC Fisheye.

With time this Korean company have been growing and their portofolio became larger. They've launched movie lenses, autofocus lenses, and then also zooms. We still wait for a stabilized instrument but in many categories Samyang have entered segments up to now reserved mainly for the best brand name lenses only.

The launch of the Samyang AF 24-70 mm f/2.8 FE that took place near the end of 2021, was one of such moves. They presented a zoom with classic, journalistic parameters, in-build autofocus and quite significant physical dimensions and weight. All of this suggests that you might deal here with a really interesting instrument. The price of the new lens, reaching $800, is also rather reasonable, definitely lower than the price of the rival Sigma that costs over $1100. Of course we don't even mention over $1600 you have to spend on the original Sony model with the same parameters. All that made us decide to take a closer look at optical and mechanical properties of the new Samyang and the results you can find in the following chapters.

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Samyang AF 24-70 mm f/2.8 FE - Introduction

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