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As I previously mentioned, I have been looking at the Tamron 35-150mm lens at the Springbrook Nature photo shoot. I mentioned it was also very expensive, at $1,899 …
Now, there is an exact same lens made by Rokinon (rokinon.com) or Samyang (samyanglens.com), released in April 2023 for $1,299 (Rokinon) and $1,399 (Samyang).
Although there are two different names and branding, they are exactly the same lens. Rokinon’s branding is meant (and marketed) for the USA region, so it’s actually cheaper than the international branding, Samyang. I suggest saving that extra $100 by buying the US branding.
Samyang lists the AF 35-150mm F2-2.8 FE as the fastest “all-rounder”, which starts with a maximum aperture of F2 at its widest and F2.8 at the telephoto end. The lens brings together the five main focal lengths of 35, 50, 85, 135, and 150, making it the “one lens to rule them all”.
I’m very interested in something like this, because I find that swapping out lens in a middle of a shoot is time consuming … and you may end up missing a crucial moment. In the past, I thought about carrying two or three cameras, each set with a particular focal range, so I can quickly grab my shot… but the reality is that I only want to carry one camera with one lens.
Right now, the one lens I am using is the Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM and it’s an amazing lens. However, it’s missing some key focal range of 24, 35, and 50 (the “nifty fifty”). This is why I’ve been looking at the 24-70mm … and now the 35-150mm F2-2.8 lens.
The first to market for this 35-150mm F2-2.8 lens is by Tamron, who released it in October 2021, to high praises. It is Tamron’s most expensive lens at $1,899… so Samyang is undercutting their competitor by $600. The Samyang/Rokinon is still relatively new (only two months old), so there aren’t many reviews out there. Reading customer’s feedback, people don’t like the image quality, so that is something to consider.
I did look over the image comparison, and, to me, the differences aren’t that terrible… at least not a $600 terrible. I can live with some not-sharp area (mostly at the edges or it couldn’t handle sun flares). I suppose if image quality is important to you, I would just recommend just buying native Sony GM lens.
Anyway, it’s still up in the air for me… I’ll wait to see if there is a sale, but as of this writing, I’m really leaning towards the $1,299 price of the Rokinon 35-150mm.
Now, there is an exact same lens made by Rokinon (rokinon.com) or Samyang (samyanglens.com), released in April 2023 for $1,299 (Rokinon) and $1,399 (Samyang).
Although there are two different names and branding, they are exactly the same lens. Rokinon’s branding is meant (and marketed) for the USA region, so it’s actually cheaper than the international branding, Samyang. I suggest saving that extra $100 by buying the US branding.
Samyang lists the AF 35-150mm F2-2.8 FE as the fastest “all-rounder”, which starts with a maximum aperture of F2 at its widest and F2.8 at the telephoto end. The lens brings together the five main focal lengths of 35, 50, 85, 135, and 150, making it the “one lens to rule them all”.
I’m very interested in something like this, because I find that swapping out lens in a middle of a shoot is time consuming … and you may end up missing a crucial moment. In the past, I thought about carrying two or three cameras, each set with a particular focal range, so I can quickly grab my shot… but the reality is that I only want to carry one camera with one lens.
Right now, the one lens I am using is the Sony 70-200mm F2.8 GM and it’s an amazing lens. However, it’s missing some key focal range of 24, 35, and 50 (the “nifty fifty”). This is why I’ve been looking at the 24-70mm … and now the 35-150mm F2-2.8 lens.
The first to market for this 35-150mm F2-2.8 lens is by Tamron, who released it in October 2021, to high praises. It is Tamron’s most expensive lens at $1,899… so Samyang is undercutting their competitor by $600. The Samyang/Rokinon is still relatively new (only two months old), so there aren’t many reviews out there. Reading customer’s feedback, people don’t like the image quality, so that is something to consider.
I did look over the image comparison, and, to me, the differences aren’t that terrible… at least not a $600 terrible. I can live with some not-sharp area (mostly at the edges or it couldn’t handle sun flares). I suppose if image quality is important to you, I would just recommend just buying native Sony GM lens.
Anyway, it’s still up in the air for me… I’ll wait to see if there is a sale, but as of this writing, I’m really leaning towards the $1,299 price of the Rokinon 35-150mm.
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