The Samyang range of hybrid cinelenses is topped by this the 135mm T2.2. It is also with the 100mm T3.1 macro lens the largest in the hybrid cine range.
This is not a full on cine lens as the price and size immediately tells you but what you get for the money really opens up a whole new world for those with DSLRs or cine camcorders on a budget. Samyang do a range of professional cine lenses called Zeen and while these don't quite come up the the same spec they are VERY impressive.
I have the full range of the hybrid lenses of which the 135mm if the last and like all the others the quality is very good. Sharp across the image and being T2.2 makes it easy to work with the other T1.5 lenses, the only other one being the 100mm with just T3.1.
The 135mm holds it's own against other photo lenses of 135mm but with the tremendous advantage that it is designed for cine use. Some of you may know what I mean by this but for those who don't I'll quickly explain.
The Samyang 135mm comes in two different versions, one for stills and the one here for cine use. On the cine lens it's measured in what's known as "T' stops. All cine lenses are measured this way so as to ensure the same exposure from lens to lens. Still lenses may have the same "F" stop but you can find when doing cine filming the exposure will be different despite the fact you we using the same F stop.
Another great advantage with these lenses is both the focus and aperture rings are geared for follow focus units and matched to all the other lenses in the range. The focus is as you would expect for a cine lens, manual with hard stops and the aperture is de-clicked.
Getting back the the Samyang 135mm lens, the quality is excellent and while not quite the same as it's bigger brother in the Zeen range for the price I can't think of a better lens for filming cine.
So if you have a DSLR or a camcorder with the option of detachable lenses be the Canon, Nikon, MFT or E mount then you need to take a serious look at this range of lenses. For the price t

The Samyang range of hybrid cinelenses is topped by this the 135mm T2.2. It is also with the 100mm T3.1 macro lens the largest in the hybrid cine range.This is not a full on cine lens as the price and size immediately tells you but what you get for the money really opens up a whole new world for those with DSLRs or cine camcorders on a budget. Samyang do a range of professional cine lenses called Zeen and while these don't quite come up the the same spec they are VERY impressive.I have the full range of the hybrid lenses of which the 135mm if the last and like all the others the quality is very good. Sharp across the image and being T2.2 makes it easy to work with the other T1.5 lenses, the only other one being the 100mm with just T3.1.The 135mm holds it's own against other photo lenses of 135mm but with the tremendous advantage that it is designed for cine use. Some of you may know what I mean by this but for those who don't I'll quickly explain.The Samyang 135mm comes in two different versions, one for stills and the one here for cine use. On the cine lens it's measured in what's known as "T' stops. All cine lenses are measured this way so as to ensure the same exposure from lens to lens. Still lenses may have the same "F" stop but you can find when doing cine filming the exposure will be different despite the fact you we using the same F stop.Another great advantage with these lenses is both the focus and aperture rings are geared for follow focus units and matched to all the other lenses in the range. The focus is as you would expect for a cine lens, manual with hard stops and the aperture is de-clicked.Getting back the the Samyang 135mm lens, the quality is excellent and while not quite the same as it's bigger brother in the Zeen range for the price I can't think of a better lens for filming cine.So if you have a DSLR or a camcorder with the option of detachable lenses be the Canon, Nikon, MFT or E mount then you need to take a serious look at this range of lenses. For the price they can't be beat.