Perfect for Daily and Travel Shoots
Beyond Lightweight
AF 16mm F2.8 P FE
AF 16mm F2.8 P FE
LK SAMYANG introduces the AF 16mm F2.8 P FE prime lens, part of the Prima Series and designed as “Your First Lens. It weighs only 207 grams, making it easy to carry. This lightweight lens provides sharp images even when you are just 0.12 meters away and offers a 0.33× magnification for detailed close-ups. Its simple design does not have the traditional red ring, and it features a textured focus ring. The AF 16mm F2.8 P FE is perfect for capturing daily life clearly and stylishly.
Beyond Lightweight Portability・Practicality・Perfect for Creators
The new AF 16mm F2.8 P FE is part of the Prima Series, designed to be "your first lens" and the one you'll reach for most often when shooting. This lens proves that great things come in small packages. Weighing just 207 grams, this compact lens achieves an impressive minimum focusing distance of only 0.12 meters, enabling you to capture stunning detail even in ultra-close shots. Packed with only the essential features, it's versatile enough to capture countless moments, whether in everyday life, during travel, or in breathtaking landscapes. The AF 16mm F2.8 P FE — small in size, yet powerful in every shot.
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Your Go-To Lightweight Lens for Everyday Use
Just 207g — Light Enough to Shoot All Day
The AF 16mm F2.8 P FE is a powerful compact lens that boasts an ultra-lightweight design, measuring just 70.5mm in length and weighing a mere 207g. Its small size and light weight make it incredibly easy to carry in your bag, offering exceptional portability and mobility. This lens shines in everyday moments, travel adventures, and street photography, empowering you to capture life’s natural beauty anytime, anywhere.
Get Closer, See Bigger, and Capture Sharper
Get Up Close with a 0.12m Minimum Focus Distance
With an impressive close-focusing capability of just 12cm, the AF 16mm F2.8 P FE lens captures subjects clearly, even when they're right in front of you. It maintains the wide-angle's sense of depth and space, delivering sharp focus and exceptional detail, even at such close distances. Whether you're photographing delicate flowers, a beloved pet, or a small object, this lens allows you to capture subjects with a unique artistic vision.
Expand Your Close-Up Range
The AF 16mm F2.8 P FE features a maximum magnification of 0.33x (semi-macro) and a minimum focusing distance of just 0.12 meters. This allows you to capture stunning close-ups filled with intricate details. When used on APS-C cameras or in crop mode, it provides an effective focal length of approximately 24mm (35mm equivalent) and a close-up magnification of about 0.5x, making it ideal for highlighting textures and fine details with exceptional clarity.
Wide in View, Wider in Use
Perfect for Daily and Travel Shoots
The 16mm wide-angle lens provides an expansive field of view, allowing you to capture more of the scene in every frame. Its broad perspective enhances both spatial depth and perspective, resulting in immersive and dynamic images that truly bring scenes to life. Whether you are photographing tight indoor spaces, expansive landscapes, or busy urban streets, this lens enables you to creatively compose and highlight both your subject and its surroundings. With the ability to incorporate detailed backgrounds alongside your main subject, it is an excellent choice for storytelling through photography.
Details that Make the Difference
Details that Make the Difference
All-new Features
The lens body is made from a specially developed, high-strength engineering plastic that combines a lightweight design with excellent durability and a premium finish. The newly designed lens hood effectively blocks unwanted light, minimizing flare and ghosting, which results in clearer and sharper images.
Compact Design Packed with Essential Features
The AF 16mm F2.8 P FE is designed to include only the essential features that creators need, all within a compact and lightweight body. It features a dedicated AF/MF switch for quick and easy control, and it has a USB-C port on the lens mount for simple firmware updates. According to internal tests conducted by LK SAMYANG, the lens achieves an IP5-level dust resistance, offering reliable protection against everyday dust and light moisture.
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