{"id":75242,"date":"2025-10-05T19:55:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T18:55:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/?p=75242"},"modified":"2026-03-23T12:51:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T11:51:28","slug":"review-samyang-remaster-slim-21mm-3-5-28mm-3-5-32mm-2-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phillipreeve.net\/blog\/review-samyang-remaster-slim-21mm-3-5-28mm-3-5-32mm-2-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Samyang Remaster Slim 21mm 3.5 | 28mm 3.5 | 32mm 2.8"},"content":{"rendered":"

Introduction<\/h2>\n
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Samyang Remaster Sim 21mm 3.5 on Sony A7rII<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Many lenses I review these days are simply “more of the same”: Another 35mm 2.0, 50mm 1.8 or 85mm 1.4 with minor differences compared to the competitors. This Samyang Remaster Slim kit is a different story though. It consists of a pancake sized AF module and three optical blocks (21mm 3.5, 28mm 3.5 and 32mm 2.8) that can be interchanged. The E-mount pancake lenses I reviewed so far all came with too many compromises and many didn’t even feature AF. Can this set of three be any good? Let’s find out in this review.<\/p>\n

Sample Images<\/h2>\n
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Sony A7III | Samyang Remaster Slim 21mm 3.5 AF | f\/3.5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sony A7rII | Samyang Remaster Slim 21mm 3.5 AF | f\/8.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sony A7rII | Samyang Remaster Slim 21mm 3.5 AF | f\/3.5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sony A7rII | Samyang Remaster Slim 28mm 3.5 AF | f\/4.5<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sony A7rII | Samyang Remaster Slim 28mm 3.5 AF | f\/16<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sony A7rII | Samyang Remaster Slim 32mm 2.8 AF | f\/8.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sony A7III | Samyang Remaster Slim 32mm 2.8 AF | f\/2.8<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Sony A7rII | Samyang Remaster Slim 32mm 2.8 AF | f\/5.6<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Y<\/em>ou can find most of the sample pictures in full resolution here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n

Specifications<\/h2>\n
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Samyang Remaster Sim optical blocks and AF module<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This kit consists of an AF module and three optical block lens inserts. The AF module has the following specifications:<\/p>\n