The Samyang 16mm T2.2 ED AS UMC CS VDSLR lens is a bright ultra wide-angle manual focus lens designed for cameras and camcorders equipped with CS / APS-C / DX and MFT sensors. Available in Canon EF, Nikon F, Sony A, Sony E, Canon M (EF-EOS M), Fuji / Fujifilm X and Olympus / Panasonic Micro Four Thirds (MFT / M43) mounts

This VDSLR (Video DSLR) version was developed primarily for professional filmmaking. The VDSLR version includes a follow focus system and a de-clicked aperture, allowing the user to smoothly and silently adjust focus and aperture / depth of field during shooting, and to connect to professional follow focus systems.

The Samyang is rated in T-Stops rather than F-stops, which is standard for cinema camera lenses. The F-stop number expresses the speed of the lens assuming the lens transmits 100% of the incident light. The T number expresses the actual light transmission, which is more accurate and is the standard for professional cinema lenses.

The Samyang 16mm T2.2 ED AS UMC CS VDSLR version is optically identical to the standard Samyang 16mm f/2.0 ED AS UMC CS version

The Samyang 16mm is a rectilinear lens, offering superb image quality and low distortion. It is perfectly suited to crop sensor cameras for landscape photography and general photography requiring a high-quality wide-angle lens. The wide f2 aperture enables low-light photography.

The optical construction comprises 13 elements in 11 groups, with 2 aspherical lenses, 1 extra-low dispersion (ED) element and a hybrid aspherical element, and incorporates Samyang's Ultra Multi UMC coating which ensures superb light transmission and minimises reflections and ghosting. The elements are housed in a solid body weighing approximately 570 g, depending on the mount.

Suitable for professional and amateur photographers, the 16mm is equivalent to 24mm on APS-C sensors, 25.6mm on Canon EOS (1.6x crop factor), and 32mm on Olympus and Panasonic MFT system cameras.

The new Samyang 16mm accepts 77mm filters to attach ND, polarising or any filter with a 77mm thread, and features a removable petal-shaped lens hood.

The Samyang 16mm has a wide, ribbed manual focus ring that is smooth and well-damped. This allows precise manual focusing, particularly suited to professional video/DSLR shooting where manual focus is preferred, enabling focus pulling during video recording.

The lens is supplied with front and rear caps, a petal-shaped lens hood and a soft pouch.

Available mounts: Canon EF, Canon M (EF-EOS M), Nikon F, Sony A, Sony E, Fujifilm X, Pentax K, and Olympus / Panasonic Micro Four Thirds (MFT / M43) versions


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