Thypoch’s Upcoming 24-50mm f/2.8 Lens

credits: Thypoch

About a week after rumours started circulating about a Chinese manufacturer preparing its first full-frame autofocus zoom lens, it is now becoming clear who is behind it. The original rumour pointed to a company with no prior autofocus experience making a jump straight into a full-frame zoom, and that is exactly what seems to be happening here. At The Photography & Video Show in Birmingham, Digital Camera World got a look at a working prototype of the Thypoch 24–50mm f/2.8 AF for Sony E-mount, effectively confirming the source of the earlier speculation.

Thypoch has so far been known only for its retro-style manual focus prime lenses, so this is a pretty big shift. Not only is this its first autofocus lens, but it is also its first zoom lens. According to early hands-on impressions, the lens has a fairly modern design despite using a plastic outer shell, and it keeps a relatively slim profile similar to lenses like the Samyang 24–60mm f/2.8. It includes an aperture ring, focus ring, and an AF/MF switch, and autofocus performance, at least in brief testing, was described as reasonably quick.

There is still no official word on pricing or a release date, but with earlier rumours pointing to a Q2 2026 launch, it likely won’t be long before more concrete details start to come out.