Samyang / Rokinon XEEN Cinema lenses

MikeLinn

Vitaliy_Kiselev

It seems like things are not as bright as planned

Rokinon/Samyang offers $300 instant rebate for one lens and $1.500 instant rebate if you get all three lenses.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Prices go even lower

dlzn

They look great. Too bad it's really out of my budget range.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

These lenses feel fantastic, there is no play whatsoever and perfect resistance in both focus and iris movement.

https://www.cinema5d.com/xeen-cinema-lenses-impression/

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PR

Global optics brand, Samyang Optics, has announced the release of 2 new lenses: XEEN 14mm T3.1 and 35mm T1.5. These two lenses, along with the existing 24mm T1.5, 50mm T1.5 and 85mm T1.5 lenses, create a perfect balanced five-lens-set for filming video and cinema with the outstanding image quality from resolving power for 4K+ production.

XEEN is a specialized brand in professional video-cine lens launched by Samyang Optics in 2015. The XEEN lenses are designed with Samyang Optics' know-how and have outstanding optical performance for 4K+ with the X-Coating Technology, ensuring maximum image quality to create a cinematic look.

The 24mm x 36mm negative size allows XEEN to not only work with full frame cameras, but also with Super 35, APS-C and APS-H cameras. The lenses are available in five different mounts - PL, EF, F, E, and MFT and two different focus scales - metric and imperial units. Also, the aluminum metal housing is known for its reliability in various shooting conditions.

Most of the XEEN lenses come in a bright T1.5 aperture. The lenses deliver high quality footage with clear contrast and impressive colours, even under less-than-optimal lighting conditions. The large aperture also creates a pleasing bokeh effect for a cinematic look.

“Thanks to the rise of multi-channel networks, the demands for video creation is internationally surging and the expectation of video quality is also increasing,” stated a XEEN official. He continued, “to satisfy the international needs, we have completed the first five lenses which deliver a high-quality cinematic image.” As an answer to the future product plan, he carefully disclosed that two more XEEN lenses will be announced in the second half of the year.

Created to deliver infinite possibilities, XEEN 14mm and 35mm lenses will be globally available in early March.

javiwan

Hello dear PV collagues!

I post here because we are in Barcelona and here we are still waiting to have some Xeen in the city. But we are planning to buy them because of the very good reviews we found on internet, so we wanted to ask here if someone of you has worked with them and can answer us this two questions:

1.- Are optically better than Samyang/Rokinin Cine T1.5? In which way?

2.- What about Xeen versus TOKINA CINE_ATX? (11-16mm T3; 16-28mm T3; 50-135mm T3)

Thanks a lot in advance. Anything you could tell us about Xeen will help us a lot!

Friendly regards from Barcelona.

roly

Hola Javi,

Not tried them myself, but take a look at

IronFilm

1.- Are optically better than Samyang/Rokinin Cine T1.5? In which way?

It appears only a fairly minor optical improvement (same optical design but improved coatings). Most of the changes are mechanical.

If I was to buy a low budget set of PL lenses I'd absolutely get the new Sony CineAlta PL lenses instead.

Or wait and see what SLR Magic does.

The Tokina lenses are fairly tempting if you want cheap zooms instead of cheap primes, but they need a 24-70mm or 17-50mm in there, as at the moment there is that big awkward gap between the 16-28mm end and the start with 50-135mm!

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bannedindv

Shot on Xeen 24 / 50 / 85 with Red Dragon

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https://www.ephotozine.com/article/samyang-xeen-14mm-35mm-85mm-lens-hands-on-29089

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The global optics brand, Samyang Optics (http://www.samyanglensglobal.com) announced the release of XEEN 135mm T2.2. Along with the existing five lenses of 14mm T3.1, 24mm T1.5, 35mm T1.5, 50mm T1.5 and 85mm T1.5, XEEN 135mm T2.2 offers outstanding image quality from resolving power for 4K+ production for filming video and cinema.

XEEN is a specialized brand in professional video-cine lens launched by Samyang Optics in 2015. The XEEN lenses are designed with Samyang Optics’ know-how and have outstanding optical performance for 4K+ with the X-Coating Technology, ensuring maximum image quality to create a cinematic look.

The 24mm x 36mm negative size allows XEEN to not only work with full frame cameras, but also with Super 35, APS-C and APS-H cameras. The lenses are available in five different mounts – PL, EF, F, E, and MFT and two different focus scales – metric and imperial units. Also, the aluminium metal housing is known for its reliability in various shooting conditions.

The new XEEN 135mm adds telephoto angle to the existing XEEN set, enabling to capture the sincere emotions and details of characters in films and videos. Also the bright T2.2 offers high quality footage with clear contrast and impressive colors, even under less-than-optimal lighting conditions. The large aperture also creates a pleasing bokeh effect for a cinematic look.

Moreover, Samyang has announced to release a total of five lenses throughout five weeks as a 2016 Summer Samyang Blockbuster campaign starting from XEEN 135mm. The other four lenses will be announced on every Monday from July 25th to August 15th.

Created to deliver infinite possibilities, XEEN 135mm T2.2 will be globally available in August. The recommended retail price of each lens is EUR 2,200. More detailed product information is available on the official website (http://www.xeenglobal.com) and Facebook (http://www.facebook. com/xeenglobal) or Samyang Lens Global Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/samyanglensglobal).

IronFilm

Disappointing, one of their "five new" lenses is just simply their older existing lenses inside a different casing.

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Preorder

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1268778-REG/rokinon_xn135mft_xeen_135mm_t2_2_lens.html

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Xeen 16mm

The Samyang XEEN 16mm T2.6 is a new professional video-cine lens. The 16mm is a specific angle that is loved by most of the directors of photography around the globe for its usage for wide, yet emotional, scenes in film and videos. Samyang has released XEEN 16mm T2.6, inheriting the renowned image quality of Samyang’s wide angle series. This launch expands the XEEN line up to seven lenses from 14mm to 135mm.

The global optics brand, Samyang Optics announces a new professional video-cine lens, the XEEN 16mm T2.6.

The 16mm is a specific angle that is loved by most of the directors of photography around the globe for its usage for wide, yet emotional, scenes in film and videos. In response to the high demands, Samyang has released XEEN 16mm T2.6, inheriting the renowned image quality of Samyang’s wide angle series. This launch expands the XEEN line up to seven lenses from 14mm to 135mm, and is on the rise.

At Photokina 2016 (Sep.20th~25th, Cologne Germany), Samyang will unveil a broad range of new camera lenses along with XEEN 16mm.

To see more information, please visit our official website.

MikeLinn

Vitaliy_Kiselev

16mm Xeen. Photo by Igor

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Interview with Samyang mostly about 16mm lens

MaxDepth

Why they are so expensive?

Vitaliy_Kiselev

Sale is running now, with each lens being $1795 + 10% rewards

http://www.adorama.com/als.mvc/nspc/revisedsearch?searchinfo=xeen&category=1000048

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XEEN 16mm T2.6 Specs:

Bright T2.6 maximum aperture
Full frame coverage 36x24mm
Aluminium metal housing for durability and low weight
X-Coating technology for exceptional image quality
Focus gear ring and De-Coupled aperture gear ring for use with follow-focus rigs
Consistent front diameter, focus and aperture gear rings in standardised positions
Circular aperture with 11 blades
Focus throw angle: 200°, Iris throw angle 32.5°
117.6mm diameter x 87.3mm
Manual-focus Cine lens, full-frame coverage and outstanding performance for 4K+

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16nm preorders started

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/buy/0/Ntt/Rokinon+Xeen+16mm+T2.6+Lens/N/0

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Samyang XEEN 20mm T1.9 announced

February 6th, 2017, Seoul, South Korea – A global optics brand Samyang Optics (http://www.samyanglensglobal.com) announces a new XEEN 20mm T1.9 lens for professional video-cine. This lens brings the range of XEEN cinema lenses to eight and complements the existing lenses: 14mm, 16mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm and 135mm. The new XEEN 20mm offers outstanding image quality from resolving power for 4K+ production for filming video and cinema.

XEEN is a specialized brand of professional video-cine lenses launched by Samyang Optics in 2015. The XEEN series are designed for the ultra-high definition video environment and feature outstanding optical performance for 4K and above. The lenses also feature X-Coating Technology and 11 aperture blades that help create beautiful and round bokeh to introduce emotional and natural expression.

The 24mm x 36mm negative size allows XEEN lenses to not only work with full frame cameras, but also Super 35, APS-C, APS-H and APS-P cameras. XEEN lenses are available in five different mounts - PL, EF, F, E, and MFT and two different focus scales - metric and imperial units. All focus and iris gear rings are identically positioned among eight lenses to speed up the lens changes.

Inheriting the renowned image quality of Samyang’s wide angle series, the XEEN 20mm T1.9 enhances the XEEN line up and brings the total range to eight lenses. With the expansion of XEEN Lenses and the existing Samyang manual focus lenses, plus the recent autofocus lineup and premium XP lenses, Samyang Optics pursues ‘Total Imaging Solution’ optics brand.

Created to deliver infinite possibilities, the XEEN 20mm T1.9 will be launched globally in March 2017.

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