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Samyang was one of if not the first brand to release autofocus lenses for the RF mount under the Rokinon name. However that was short lived, as Canon’s lawyers stepped in with the ban hammer.
It now appears Samyang will become the third manufacturer licensed to produce RF-S lenses with autofocus. Here are images of a Samyang 12mm f/2 AF.
Asobinet is also reporting that three more manufacturers have received approval from Canon and will be announcing autofocus lenses for the RF mount in the near future. We believe one of them is Meike, and we wouldn’t be surprised if Viltrox is another one.
For the moment, there is no evidence that full-frame RF mount lenses are coming from third-party manufacturers. However, that’s not going to be the case forever.
This is probably a good place for Samyang to start. With this being about a 19mm equivalent on APS-C sensors, most of what you see through the lens is going to be in focus, or close to it.
I want to add that there has been some confusion about “RF” and “RF-S” for some people. EF and EF-S were different mounts, but that is not the case with RF. RF-S just tells us that the lens is for APS-C sensors, but it’s still the RF mount.
Source: asobinet
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