Yongnuo, known mostly for their low-cost near-clones of Canon flashes and lenses, has announced a new lens, a 14mm f/2.8 with autofocus. This lens is not a Canon clone and should offer photographers a lower-cost alternative for those looking for a wide-aperture, ultra-wide-angle option.
The Yongnuo YN14mm f/2.8 lens should be a good option for Canon shooters (no word on if it will be manufactured for other mounts) who are stuck between purchasing the higher-cost Canon 14mm and Sigma 14mm options and the Rokinon 14mm, which is highly regarded for its optical quality, but is a manual focus lens. Check out the specs of the Yongnuo below:
- Two aspherical elements, one ultra-low dispersion for minimizing chromatic aberration
- Multilayer coating to reduce flares and ghosting
- USB port for firmware upgrades
- Focus distance scale
- 7 aperture blades
- Metal mount
- 12 elements in 9 groups
- Minimum focusing distance: 20 cm (maximum magnification: 0.15x)
- Weight: 780 g
Pricing has not been announced yet, but expect it to be somewhere between the high-end versions and the Rokinon 14mm. It should be an interesting option for photographers looking for an ultra-wide-angle option with autofocus at a lower price than top-tier lenses.
Will be interested to see how this compares against some of the competitors, particularly the Rokinon 14 2.8, which is a lens I love and use mainly for astrophotography on my D810. Autofocus has never been a big deal for me below like 20mm on FF.
Um, the Rokinon comes in AF as well.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1275065-REG/rokinon_io14af_e_af_1...
That’s a mirrorless version. There’s no AF version for DSLRs to compete with the Yongnuo.
Ah, I thought we were talking about relevant technology, wink wink
Sorry, but I've owned about six of the 560 flashes and all lost power within a year and became extremely unreliable. I'll never buy anything from them again.