As they say, wait ages for a bus and then two come along at once. That’s not quite the case here but the wait hasn’t been overly long. I tested and reviewed the LK Samyang AF 14-24mm f/2.8 FE zoom lens (badged Rokinon in the USA) about six months ago. That was the first lens created as the result of a collaboration between the well-known South Korean LK Samyang company, and the legendary German optical pioneer Schneider-Kreuznach.
I was very impressed with the 14-24mm ultra-wide-angle zoom lens, not least because it’s conveniently compact and lightweight, yet punches well above its weight in terms of image quality and all-round performance. But I was left wanting more. That ‘more’ has now been served up by a second helping of Korean / German fusion, in the similarly diminutive shape of this 24-60mm f/2.8 zoom. It neatly picks up the baton in the handover from 14-24mm and 24-60mm zoom ranges, making it the ideal companion to the previously launched lens. All things considered, the new LK Samyang / Rokinon lens aims to be one of the best standard zooms on the market, as well as one of the best lenses for Sony full-frame E-mount cameras.
