Samyang AF 14-24mm f/2.8

This 14-24mm zoom is an ultra-wide lens. Samyang offers it in Sony E and Leica L mounts. Choose the version made for your system, since one lens does not fit both. The Sony E version covers full frame. Released in 2025, it remains in production.

The range suits anyone who photographs wide spaces. Interiors, architecture and sweeping landscapes are its natural subjects. The constant f/2.8 aperture also makes it a candidate for night-sky work. The main trade-off is the absence of image stabilization. People shooting in tight venues may also use the width.

The Sony E version weighs 15.7 oz (445 g) and measures 3.5 in (88.8 mm) long. The body is 3.31 in (84 mm) wide. That is a light, short package for a zoom that starts at 14mm.

Filters screw directly into a 77mm thread. Any filter you attach must match that thread size.

The 14–24mm range gives you two working widths. At 14mm you can frame a full room, a wide facade or an open landscape from close in. Turning the ring to 24mm trims the view when the full spread is too wide for the subject.

The maximum aperture is f/2.8, and it stays f/2.8 at every focal length. Indoors, that extra light helps you keep a usable shutter speed without raising ISO as far. At night, the wide opening helps when the sky itself is your only light source. For interiors lit only by window light, the constant aperture also keeps exposure consistent as you zoom. Its optics specification scores 81/100.

Close focus sits at 0.6 ft (18 cm). That lets you bring a foreground rock or doorway edge near the lens and still keep the wide scene behind it. At 14mm this near viewpoint stretches perspective, so nearby objects dominate the frame. Maximum magnification is 0.26x.

Nine aperture blades shape the opening that forms out-of-focus highlights. Wide frames also leave plenty of depth of field at these focal lengths even near f/2.8.

The lens is weather sealed. That suits its likely subjects, since landscape and exterior architecture work often happens in wind, spray or dust. Samyang applies the sealing across the whole family, so both mount versions carry it.

There is no image stabilization, so any steadying must come from your camera body or your own support. The Sony E version also has no zoom lock, so the focal length cannot be fixed for carrying. No fluorine coating protects the front element, so cleaning marks off the glass takes more care.

It scores 32/100 for features. None of this blocks the lens from its main work, but each gap is worth weighing.

Three aspherical elements help correct distortion, which matters when straight walls and horizons fill a wide frame. Three low-dispersion elements help reduce chromatic aberration, which shows as colour fringes along high-contrast edges. Focusing is internal, so the lens does not extend while it focuses.