Samyang ships 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC & 8mm f/3.5 Fisheye CS VG10

Samyang Optics has announced it has started shipping its 35mm F1.4 AS UMC lens in Canon and Nikon mount, as well as the 8mm F3.5 CS VG10 Fisheye lens for Sony's NEX-VG10 camcorder. The 35mm lens is available €399 for Canon's EF mount and €419 for the Nikon's AE mount. The 8mm fisheye lens is available for €299. Jump to: Press Release (35mm) Press Release (8mm) Press Release: Samyang 35mm 1:1.4 AS UMC Already on sale! Krakow, May 4th 2011. Delta company - the sole distributor of Samyang products for Europe announces that wide-angle Samyang 35mm 1:1.4 AS UMC with Canon EF and Nikon AE mounts, has been released for sale today.   Samyang 35mm 1:1.4 AS UMC is now available in two versions: with Canon EF and Nikon AE mount. The remaining models, i.e. Four-thirds, Pentax, Samsung NX and Sony Alfa are to be released at a later date.  Samyang 35mm 1:1.4 AS UMC Samyang 35mm 1:1.4 AS UMC is an optically sophisticated bright (f/1.4) wide-angle lens with focal length of 35 mm. It was designed to work especially with full-frame sensor cameras, nevertheless it may be also used with cameras featuring APS-C/DX and Four-thirds sensors. The device's optical construction comes with two lenses with high refractive index (HR) limiting its weight and dimensions. One aspherical lens (AS) protecting against chromatic aberration was also used.  High-quality multi-layer and anti-reflexive coatings (UMC) increase the contrast and allow to generate more natural colours. Samyang 35mm 1:1.4 AS UMC lens takes advantage of the so called "gliding lenses" allowing to maintain high image quality with minimum focusing distance. AE model, intended for Nikon DSLR cameras feature a microprocessor unit allowing to have full control over the exposure parameters and freely use i-TTL flash control technology. Data on focal length and available apertures is recorded in EXIF format. Warranty 36-months guarantee is provided for Samyang 35mm 1:1.4 AS UMC.  Price Samyang 35mm 1:1.4 AS UMC with Canon EF mount – EUR 399 (gross) Samyang 35mm 1:1.4 AS UMC with Nikon AE mount – EUR 419 (gross) Press Release: Samyang 8mm f/3.5 Fish-eye CS VG10 Already on sale! Krakow, May 5TH 2011. Delta company, the sole distributor of Samyang products for Europe is proud to announce that Samyang 8mm f/3.5 FISH-EYE CS VG10 designed especially for Sony NEX-VG10, has been released for retail sale at price of EUR 299 Samyang 8mm f/3.6 Fish-eye CS VG10 is equipped with a bayonet Sony E  mount and was designed for digital camcorder Sony NEX-VG10. Due to the camcorder's one-off construction, the bayonet mount was carefully adjusted to ensure possibly widest field of vision and prevent vignetting. Just like in other lenses constructed for filming purposes, aperture adjustment is perfectly smooth.  Warranty 8mm f/3.6 Fish-eye CS VG10 lens is under 36-months warranty. Price Samyang 8mm f/3.6 Fish-eye CS VG10 – EUR 299 (gross)