Samyang 12mm T3.1 VDSLR II Lens - Nikon F Mount

The Samyang 12mm T3.1 VDSLR II Lens - Nikon F Mount is a lens optimized for digital cinematography and as such provides a de-clicked manual aperture for smooth and silent adjustment and unified focus and aperture gears for use with follow focus accessories. Also, focus, aperture, and depth of field markings are on the side of the lens to aid focus pullers who typically operate on the side of the camera. Aperture is measured in absolute T-stops to provide accurate and consistent exposure across lenses and color rendition is matched with other Samyang cine lenses for consistency.

Key Features of the Samyang 12mm T3.1 VDSLR II Lens - Nikon F Mount

• Extra low dispersion lens (ED)
• Glass aspherical lens (ASP)
• Nano Coating System (NCS) of Samyang Optics
• Circular aperture with 7 blades
• Samyang Optics VDSLR II Cine Lens Line Up

Manual Focus Fisheye Cine Lens

Samyang Optics 12mm T3.1 VDSLR ED AS NCS Fish-eye is a manual focus fisheye VDSLR cine lens designed for full frame sensor sizes.

VDSLR Cine Lens Features

Samyang 12mm T3.1 VDSLR ED AS NCS Fish-eye allows more delicate video work with T number marks. The focus gear ring is installed for follow focus system. You may change the aperture quietly and smoothly with the uncoupled aperture gear rings. Also, distance scale and T numbers are marked on both sides of the lens for convenience.

Optical Features

Samyang 12mm T3.1 VDSLR ED AS NCS Fish-eye is a manual focus lens with a low T number. You may control the lens precisely when shooting under various exposure environment including relatively dark or too bright situations. This lens features 12 lenses in 8 groups including 2 glass aspherical lens (ASP), and 3 extra low dispersion lens (ED) to offer high resolution. Also Nano Coating System (NCS) of Samyang Optics is used to optimize the light penetration and minimizes flare and ghost. With such optical construction, it has 0.2m of minimum focal length to film subjects in near distance. Stereoscopic projection optical design delivers soft and stabilized fish-eye distortion effect.

Hardware Features

There are 7 aperture blades designed to be almost as a full circle when aperture is closed which expresses starlike ray clearly and beautifully. The frame of the lens is compact and solid since it is made of high-strength aluminum alloy so you can create trustworthy images. Also, detachable petal-shaped lens hood minimizes flare and ghost by sheltering lens from unnecessary lights. Available for 10 camera mounts: Canon, Canon M, Nikon, Pentax, Sony ∝, Sony E, Fujifilm X, Samsung NX, Four-Thirds, MFT.

Samyang Optics VDSLR II Cine Lens Line Up

Samyang 12mm T3.1 is one of 9 Samyang Optics VDSLR II Cine Lens Line Up for full frame image sensor sizes. The lenses produce the same image color and have a united location of aperture and focus gear ring to maximize the convenience when filming.

Extra low dispersion lens (ED)

The extra low dispersion lens reduces chromatic aberration effectively to produce excellent image quality.

Glass aspherical lens (ASP)

It minimizes color aberration to realize exceptional image quality and high contrast for center and corner of image even when aperture is fully opened.

Nano Coating System (NCS) of Samyang

Optics Nano Coating System (NCS) is used to lower reflection rate more effectively to provide higher contrast.

Uncoupled aperture and focus gear ring

Soft and quite serrated aperture ring and focus ring are optimized for video shooting to provide precise and comfortable shooting environment.

Circular aperture with 7 blades

7 aperture blades create almost a full circle when closed and express ray beautifully as starlight.

Samyang Optics VDSLR II Cine Lens Line Up

This lens is one of 9 Samyang Optics VDSLR II Cine Lens Line Up for full frame image sensor sizes. The lenses produce the same image color and have a united location of aperture and focus gear ring to maximize the convenience when filming.

• MPN - 400108
• GTIN - 8809298883690