Samyang T-S 24mm f3.5 is a Fixed aperture Manual Focus (MF)
PC Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Sony Alpha mount cameras.
What type of photography is the Samyang T-S 24mm f3.5 lens good for?
The type of photography that you are planning to use the Samyang T-S 24mm f3.5 is an important decision factor. Here we have evaluated its suitability to various photography scenarios:
Photography Type |
Suitability |
Bird/Wildlife | Poor |
Sports | Poor |
Portrait | Poor |
Travel | Fair |
Street | Fair |
Wedding | Poor |
Walk Around | Poor |
Vlogging | Poor |
Landscape | Very Good |
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Reasons to Buy Samyang T-S 24mm f3.5 ED AS UMC Lens
Here, we've included a summary of the advantages and disadvantages of the Samyang T-S 24mm f3.5 ED AS UMC lens in a list form to help you determine whether it offers the features you need.
Aperture Ring |
Distance Scale |
DoF(Depth of Field) Scale |
Covers Full-Frame Sensor |
8 Diaphragm Blades |
Minimum focus distance of 0.2m / 7.9 inch |
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No Weather Sealing |
No Autofocus |
Not so fast for a short Prime Lens |
Lens Mount
Samyang T-S 24mm f3.5 is compatible with cameras that have Sony Alpha lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Sony Alpha lenses are Sony A99 II, Sony A68 and Sony A77 II.
Samyang T-S 24mm f3.5 is also available in Canon EF , Nikon F (FX), Pentax KAF and Sony E mounts.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Samyang T-S 24mm f3.5 has a maximum diameter of 86mm and total length of 112mm. It weighs 680g / 24.0 oz.
Samyang T-S 24mm f3.5 has a filter thread of 82mm.
Focal Range
Samyang T-S 24mm f3.5 has a fixed focal lenght of 24mm. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.5x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 36mm.
Optical Image Stabilization
Samyang T-S 24mm f3.5 doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Aperture
Samyang T-S 24mm f3.5 has a max aperture of F3.5 and a minimum aperture of F22.0.
Optical Formula
Samyang T-S 24mm f3.5's optical formula consists of 16 elements in 11 groups . Special elements used in this design is 2 aspheric elements.
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Body Colour
Samyang T-S 24mm f3.5 is available in Black color.
Popular Comparisons of Samyang T-S 24mm f3.5
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