Instead of carrying multiple camera lenses, this one lets you swap optics

In an effort to lighten camera bags, Samyang has created a premier lens that allows photographers to alteration the focal magnitude by swapping retired conscionable the optical elements wrong it, alternatively of having to alteration lenses completely.

The simpler plan of premier lenses successful wide — which connection nary zoom capabilities — tin present respective advantages including sharper images and a shallower extent of field. The trade-off is that photographers person to determination person oregon further distant erstwhile framing subjects, oregon swap betwixt respective premier lenses with antithetic focal lengths. That attack tin get costly and dense — problems that Samyang’s Remaster Slim autofocus lens, measuring conscionable 0.8-inches thick, whitethorn solve.

The optical elements successful the Remaster Slim beryllium successful a smaller magnetic equine that tin beryllium easy swapped successful and retired from the halfway of the lens. According to DIY Photography, Samyang volition initially connection 3 antithetic inserts: a wider 21mm f/2.8, a 28mm f/3.5, and a 32mm f/3.5 much perfect for person representation photography.

Those 3 inserts volition instrumentality up considerably little country successful a camera container than 3 afloat premier lenses would, but the attack volition travel with trade-offs.

Samyang says the lens offers “genuine analog sensibility that is distinctly antithetic from smartphone images created with integer technology,” and that the institution drew inspiration from “legendary P&S movie cameras of the past.” That sounds nice, but it besides sounds similar Samyang is hinting that the Remaster Slim whitethorn nutrient softer results than different premier lenses, which besides present connection faster maximum apertures person to f/1.4. (The lasting entreaty of “analog sensibility” and aged point-and-shoot cameras is that photos aren’t ever razor sharp.)

Samyang’s Remaster Slim is lone compatible with Sony’s E-mount lens strategy and was available for pre-order (with the 32mm insert) successful South Korea for 308,000 won, oregon astir $229, earlier those pre-orders sold out. Shipping is planned to commencement successful aboriginal September, and the institution says it should beryllium much mostly disposable successful South Korea successful aboriginal October. Availability for different markets hasn’t been announced yet.