Samyang 24mm T1.5 VDSLR MK2 Cine Lens (MFT Mount)

High-Performance Wide-Angle Cine Lens for MFT Cameras

Overview

The Samyang 24mm T1.5 VDSLR MK2 Cine Lens for Micro Four Thirds (MFT) mount is a high-quality, fast wide-angle lens designed for professional cinematographers and filmmakers. Part of Samyang’s VDSLR MK2 series, this lens offers superior optical performance, smooth manual control, and a range of advanced features that make it ideal for capturing cinematic footage. With its fast T1.5 aperture and 24mm focal length, this lens is perfect for a variety of applications, including narrative filmmaking, documentaries, and commercial projects.

Key Features

Fast T1.5 Maximum Aperture

• Low-Light Capabilities: The T1.5 maximum aperture allows for excellent low-light performance, enabling you to capture high-quality footage even in challenging lighting conditions. The fast aperture also allows for greater control over depth of field, making it easier to achieve a cinematic look with a beautifully blurred background.
• Cinematic Depth of Field: The wide aperture helps create a shallow depth of field, allowing you to isolate your subject and create strong visual focus, which is particularly useful in scenes where you want the background to softly blur away.

Advanced Optical Design

• Superior Optical Quality: The lens is constructed with high-quality glass elements, including aspherical elements and extra-low dispersion glass, to minimize chromatic aberrations and distortions. This ensures sharp, high-contrast images with accurate color reproduction across the frame.
• Multi-Coating Technology: The lens features Samyang's Ultra Multi-Coating (UMC) technology to reduce flare and ghosting, enhancing contrast and clarity, especially when shooting in bright or backlit conditions.

Professional Cine Features

• De-Clicked Aperture Ring: The lens features a de-clicked aperture ring, allowing for smooth and silent adjustments of exposure without any mechanical clicks. This is essential for professional video work, where smooth transitions between different lighting conditions are often required.
• Unified Focus and Aperture Gear Rings: The lens is equipped with standardized 0.8 pitch gears on both the focus and aperture rings, making it compatible with follow focus systems. This ensures precise control over focus and exposure during shooting, which is crucial for professional filmmaking.

Versatile 24mm Focal Length

• Wide-Angle Perspective: The 24mm focal length on MFT sensors provides an equivalent focal length of approximately 48mm on full-frame cameras, offering a wide-angle perspective that is ideal for a range of applications, from landscapes to environmental portraits and interior shots.
• Full-Frame and APS-C Compatibility: Although designed for MFT cameras, this lens is also available in versions compatible with full-frame and APS-C sensors, making it a versatile tool across different camera systems.

Specifications

• Model: Samyang 24mm T1.5 VDSLR MK2 Cine Lens (MFT Mount)
• Focal Length: 24mm (48mm equivalent on MFT)
• Maximum Aperture: T1.5
• Minimum Aperture: T22
• Lens Construction: 13 elements in 12 groups (including aspherical and extra-low dispersion elements)
• Angle of View: 47.6° on MFT
• Minimum Focus Distance: 25cm (9.8 inches)
• Focus Type: Manual focus
• Aperture Blades: 9 rounded blades
• Filter Size: 77mm
• Dimensions: 83mm diameter x 111.5mm length
• Weight: 620g

Additional Benefits

Ideal for Professional Cinematography

• Versatile Applications: The 24mm T1.5 VDSLR MK2 lens is suitable for a wide range of video applications, including narrative filmmaking, documentary work, commercials, and more. Its wide-angle perspective and fast aperture make it particularly well-suited for establishing shots, close-up scenes, and situations where depth of field control is essential.
• Robust Build Quality: The lens features a durable metal construction, ensuring it can withstand the rigors of professional use while maintaining smooth and precise operation.