Samyang AF 14mm F2.8 EF

Korean lens maker Samyang's recent rise has been meteoric. Ten years ago, it was producing the kind of cheap, T2-mount mirror lenses and preset telephotos the rest of the photography world had grown out of decades earlier. But it now offers an extensive range of highly regarded manual-focus primes, and it was one of the first third-party manufacturers to make AF lenses for Sony's full-frame mirrorless system. With its recent XP range, it's entered into premium territory, in an attempt to take on the likes of Zeiss at a lower price.

All this paves the way for the Samyang AF 14mm F2.8 EF: the company's first autofocus DSLR lens. It's not to be confused with the AF 14mm F2.8 FE, a completely different design for Sony mirrorless. Nor is it an adaptation of the bestselling 14mm F2.8 ED AS IF UMC – the demands of autofocus require a revised optical design. Instead it's a completely new lens which just happens