Samyang Optics is a South Korean manufacturer of camera lenses for several major brands of third-party mounts for still photography and video cameras. The company was founded in 1972 and has about 150 employees. Samyang exports to 58 countries through 39 overseas agents and distributors.
In July 2023, Samyang joined the L-Mount Alliance.
On March 28, 2024, "Samyang Optics" officially changed its name to "LK Samyang Co., Ltd".https://www.lksamyang.com/en/about/notice-view.php?seq=1667https://www.lksamyang.com/en/about/history.php "LK" stands for "Leading Korea".https://jp.pronews.com/special/202503251224585539.html
Samyang products are also sold under a wide variety of different brand names. Some examples are Rokinon, Bower, Opteka, Vivitar, Phoenix and Quantaray.
Products
Autofocus lenses
Autofocus lenses:
For Canon EF Mount: AF 14 mm 2.8 EF AF 85 mm 1.4 EF
For Canon RF Mount: AF 12 mm /2 RF-S AF 14 mm 2.8 RF AF 85 mm 1.4 RF AF 14-24mm F2.8 L
For Sony E-Mount: AF 14 mm 2.8 FE AF 18 mm 2.8 FE AF 24 mm 2.8 FE AF 35 mm 1.4 FE AF 35 mm 1.8 FE AF 35 mm 2.8 FE AF 45 mm 1.8 FE AF 50 mm 1.4 FE AF 75 mm 1.8 FE AF 85 mm 1.4 FE AF 24-70mm 2.8 FE AF 35-150mm f/2-2.8 FE
For Nikon F Mount: AF 14 mm 2.8 F AF 85 mm 1.4 F
Manual focus lenses
Interchangeable manual focus lenses for 9 different mounts. MF 85 mm 1.4 RF MF 14 mm 2.8 RF 85 mm 1.8 ED UMC CS 12 mm 2.8 ED AS NCS Fish-Eye 14 mm 2.8 ED AS IF UMC 20 mm 1.8 ED AS UMC 24 mm 1.4 ED AS IF UMC T/S 24 mm 3.5 ED AS UMC 35 mm 1.4 AS UMC 50 mm 1.4 AS UMC 85 mm 1.4 AS IF UMC 10 mm 2.8 ED AS NCS CS 100 mm 2.8 ED UMC Macro 135 mm 2.0 ED UMC 8 mm 3.5 UMC Fish-Eye CS II 16 mm 2.0 ED AS UMC CS 7.5 mm 3.5 Fish-Eye 8 mm 2.8 UMC Fish-Eye II 12 mm 2.0 NCS CS 21 mm 1.4 ED AS UMC CS 35 mm 1.2 ED AS UMC CS 50 mm 1.2 AS UMC CS 300 mm 6.3 ED UMC CS
DSLRs
Premium lenses for DSLRs. XP 10 mm 3.5 XP 14 mm 2.4 XP 35 mm 1.2 XP 50 mm 1.2 XP 85 mm 1.2
Cinema lenses
Interchangeable cinema lenses. 12 mm T3.1 14 mm T3.1 16 mm T2.6 20 mm T1.9 24 mm T1.5 35 mm T1.5 50 mm T1.5 85 mm T1.5 100 mm T3.1 135 mm T2.2 8 mm T3.8 10 mm T3.1 16 mm T2.2 7.5 mm T3.8 8 mm T3.1 12 mm T2.2 21 mm T1.5 35 mm T1.3 50 mm T1.3
Xeen cinema lenses
Cinema lenses are sold under the Xeen brand. XEEN 14 mm T3.1 XEEN 16 mm T2.6 XEEN 20 mm T1.9 XEEN 24 mm T1.5 XEEN 35 mm T1.5 XEEN 50 mm T1.5 XEEN 85 mm T1.5 XEEN 135 mm T2.2
Nikon Z mount
Samyang has produced manual-focus lenses for the Nikon Z mount, including the MF 14mm F2.8 and MF 85mm F1.4. In 2026, the company indicated that it was awaiting an official license from Nikon before producing autofocus lenses for the Z mount, Samyang had previously produced autofocus lenses for Nikon F-mount cameras, but had not introduced autofocus Z-mount lenses.
Discontinued products
Autofocus zoom lenses Source:
For Minolta/Sony A-mount, Nikon AF, Pentax KAF: AF 28-70 mm 3.5-4.5 AF 28-200 mm 4-5.6 AF 35-70 mm 3.5-4.5 AF 35-135 mm 3.5 AF 70-210 mm 4-5.6
Manual focus prime lenses Manual focus prime T-mount mirror lenses. Samyang 300 mm 6.3 Reflex Samyang 330 mm 5.6 Samyang 440 mm 5.6 Samyang 500 mm 5.6 Samyang 500 mm 6.3 Samyang 500 mm /8 Samyang 500 mm 8 ED Samyang 500 mm 8 ED Preset Samyang 800 mm 8
Zoom Samyang 650-1300 mm 8-16
Awards
2014 - VIP ASIA Awards : 50 mm T1.5 UMC 2015 - GOOD DESIGN : XEEN 2016 - E-Photozine 'Gear of the Year' : XP 85 mm 2016 - GOOD DESIGN : XP 2017 - iF Design Awards 2018 - Reddot Design Award 2018 - TIPA Awards CSC Prime Lens : AF 35 mm 2.8 FE
Notes
External links
Official LK Samyang distributor in Pakistan – https://lksamyang.com.pk/