Is anyone familiar with Rokinon glass?

[Marq Lee]

A colleague of mine inquired about these set of glass, but I'm not familiar with them. Has anyone played around with these. Please share your experiences. Thank you.

http://rokinon.com/product.php?id=2

Marq Lee

 

[Bob Gundu]

Lots of discussions already. They also go by other names like Samyang and Bower.

 

[Marq Lee]

Gotcha, thank you.

 

[Richard Harrison]

Yep! Theres a set of prime "cine" coming out. I've got the 8mm fisheye and it's great. the rest are all on order for me.
http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?83904-Rokinon-Cine-lenses-are-here!!

 

[Terry VerHaar]

Start your research with a read of Matthew Duclos' discussion about the Rokinon vs. Zeiss:

http://matthewduclos.wordpress.com/2011/09/14/35mm-f1-4-showdown/

Then read a bunch of other stuff he writes about Rokinon later. Then search this forum for even more discussion.

Personally, I have the 8mm cine version (just received) and I own the 35 and 85 still lenses, which I had Duclos de-click and add focus rings to (love it!). And, I plan on buying the 24 cine when it's available (Sept), perhaps the 14, and certainly will look closely at a 50, if they get around to making on.

 

[Timothy Carr]

Guys i have a 35mm Rokinon, and its the best lens i ever owned... Its extremely sharp, and i would compare it to the 35mm L lens from canon

 

[Kwan Khan]

Quick test Rokinon 35mm T1.5 Cine Lens for Nikon F
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSFH0bHwyUw&list=HL1346117901&feature=mh_lolz

Quick Test Rokinon 85mm in my block (Times Square)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2g5F6te6YmU&feature=plcp

 

[Philipe Ratton]

I have the 24, 35 and 85.
Image wise the 35 is comparable favourably to the canon L but with much better mecanics. Sharp as hell.
The 85 is just a gem. I must say that I prefer it over the canon 85.
All three lenses have very good mecanics, apart from the clicked aperture.
Very good focus throw, with a lens gear and FF you can pull acurate focus all day without worries.
Best bang for your buck hands down.
I wish they had a 18 and a 50 though.

 

[Terry VerHaar]

Send your lenses to Matthew Duclos for cine-mod treatment. I sent my 35 and 85. Couldn't be happier!

http://www.ducloslenses.com/pages/cine-mod

 

[Hiroe Tanno]

This guy has some interesting feedback on those lenses, seems to love them.

http://marktierney-film.posterous.com

 

[Marq Lee]

Thank you for the info guys. I'm assuming most of you have the Canon mount on your Epic/SX.
1) Can you control the iris from the brain?
2) Are some of you Nikon owners using the Optitek ProLock?

Marq

 

[Karl Krings]

no control from the brain. I have the brand new 35mm cine version. Nice working with smooth aperture there is a serie of this cine edit lenses comming

 

[Uli Plank]

The 35mm is breathing quite a bit, but for the price it's still incredible. The 85mm is a gem.

 

[Marq Lee]

Thank you for the info. I heard they're coming out with an 85mm Cine right?

Marq

The 35mm is breathing quite a bit, but for the price it's still incredible. The 85mm is a gem.

 

[Karl Krings]

8mm cine and 35mm cine is out. Others coming for sure.....

 

[Richard Harrison]

14mm and 24mm coming soon (month or two)

 

[Luca Orlandi]

I used the Samyang / rokinon 35mm - video (de-clicked). for these shots in Venice (Italy):

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?84737-Shots-from-Venice-with-Scarlet-X


It works well, and the construction is good, but the lens-breathing is a big problem in many situation.

L.

 

[Tom_Gaudet]

Hi Luca,

Maybe a bit to ask of you, but could you provide an example clip to show the breathing?

I used the Samyang / rokinon 35mm - video (de-clicked). for these shots in Venice (Italy):

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?84737-Shots-from-Venice-with-Scarlet-X


It works well, and the construction is good, but the lens-breathing is a big problem in many situation.

L.

 

[Luca Orlandi]

Ok Tom,
here a little test. You can see the "zoom" when when you turn the focus ring.
link to h264 mov - 1080p file: http://www.lucaorlandi.com/red_footage/samyang/samyang_35.zip

 

[Paul Harding]

Luca these are really nice pictures, I had my Samyaung 35mm cine delivered today. I hope I can match your pics!