The megapixels keep getting higher and higher, so lenses are being designed to match.

Samyang is and has always been known for their budget lens options; notably for their excellent image quality, if often held back by hit or miss build quality. In recent years the company has done a lot to improve upon that image, improving the overall build quality and stepping into AF lens territory with their Sony FE lenses. But today the company announced a new lens that harkens back to their bread and butter, quality manual focus primes with fast apertures; and that is exactly what the new XP 50mm F1.2 is. Continue reading…