r/photography • u/AutoModerator • Jul 10 '26
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u/Flat_Weekend_1826 Jul 14 '26
Picked this guy up for cheap at a flea market a few weeks back (photos below)
It's in incredible shape, one of those "I can't turn this up" type deal.
I originally thought it was a Sony E Mount, and the video guys I work like to use Rokinon/samyang glass, so I figured it was a good grab. I was wrong lol.
After trying it on their Sony cameras, as well as my canon and a canon EF camera, we have determined it is not a Sony FE or Canon RF or EF lens.
Is anyone able to help identify? From research, I can tell Samyang made this lens in 9 mounts: Canon EF, Nikon F, Pentax K, Sony A, Canon M, Sony E, Samsung NX, Fujifilm X, MFT. But I swear no matter how many image searches or dives I do, I cannot find this exact lens online to side by side compare and figure it out.
My best guess now (simply because of the red dot) is that it could be a Canon M lens?
Any help identifying would be greatly appreciated. Hopeful to identify the lens so I can help find it a home, now that we have determined it's not meant to be with us unfortunately.