Phototrend had a chat with Kim Dubin, head of product planning at Samyang. He shared the following details about the mockup lenses Samyang displayed at the CP+ show:

20-50mm f/2 FE AF lens:

It is reportedly still at an early stage of development, and its launch would not be expected before 2028 or 2029. Due to its wider aperture, this zoom would be larger and heavier than the current 24-60 mm.

28-85mm f/2-2.8 FE AF lens

It was initially envisioned with a constant f/2 aperture, but Samyang would ultimately opt for a variable aperture in order to reduce its size. Unstabilized and slightly larger than the new 24-60 mm, this zoom could see the light of day by late 2027 or spring 2028 if feedback is positive.

28-135mm f/2.8 FE AF lens:

reportedly already in production for a release planned for late 2026 at the earliest.

300mm f/4 FE OIS AF lens:

The South Korean manufacturer could even consider integrating a built-in 1.4x teleconverter (effectively turning it into a 420 mm f/5.6) to work around licensing restrictions on external teleconverters imposed by major camera manufacturers. Would be Samyang’s first to feature optical image stabilization (OIS).

200mm f/1.8 FE OIS AF lens:

Producing this kind of lens could be costly.

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So we will indeed be getting the 28-135 mm FE in 2026, and I think it’s definitely an interesting lens. Of all the other models discussed here, only the 20-50 mm f/2.0 is really exciting. I hope Samyang decides to speed up its market launch. I’ve already seen that Tamron is patenting a similar lens, and 2028 might be too late for Samyang.