It appears the Canon EOS R1 is definitely in the hands of select photographers, undergoing…
Samyang Set To Announce New Lenses On March 21st
That’s what they posted on their Facebook page:
New stuff from Samyang coming soon, really soon. Stay tuned!
Samyang/Rokinon/Bower lenses are manual lenses, but with excellent optical performance at a more than competitive price. These lenses are so good that the 24mm f/1.4 (price & specs) got the same DxOMark score as Canon’s highly regarded EF 24mm f/1.4L (price & specs). The Canon is sharper and has less distortion but the Samyang produces less vignetting and chromatic aberration are better controlled at all apertures. But then: we are comparing a $669 lens with a another one that costs well over $1700 (the Canon 24mm).
Maybe they will announce new lenses with auto-focus? Rumor has it that Samyang will soon produce lenses with AF.
[via PR]