Uli Plank
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- Apr 18, 2007
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- Braunschweig, Germany
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Have a look at this:
http://www.thephoblographer.com/2012/04/03/review-rokinon-24mm-f1-4-lens-canon-eos/#more-21534
Wow, these Koreans got it right again. What I love most from my 85mm, the beautiful Bokeh, is here as well – and that's rare for a photographic wide lens. If the reviewer writes. "Wide open performance for this lens is a tad bit disappointing considering that I’ve shot with many other lenses wide open and they were much sharper. … With that said, it’s good, but it can and should be much better." he doesn't get it, IMHO, if he later states: "Wide open though, the bokeh looks absolutely wonderful and incredibly film-like."
All the lenses which are super sharp wide open have an ugly Bokeh, as far as my experience goes (and I've been in photography for quite a while). It's connected with spherical correction. (I'm not counting pro cinema lenses for much higher prices here)
I'm very grateful that Samyang had the guts to go manual in this auto-everything world and is trying to achieve the right balance between sharpness and OOF quality. They are more and more becoming the poor man's Leicas in a world where all others are just counting lines per mm. I wish them all the success they deserve.
http://www.thephoblographer.com/2012/04/03/review-rokinon-24mm-f1-4-lens-canon-eos/#more-21534
Wow, these Koreans got it right again. What I love most from my 85mm, the beautiful Bokeh, is here as well – and that's rare for a photographic wide lens. If the reviewer writes. "Wide open performance for this lens is a tad bit disappointing considering that I’ve shot with many other lenses wide open and they were much sharper. … With that said, it’s good, but it can and should be much better." he doesn't get it, IMHO, if he later states: "Wide open though, the bokeh looks absolutely wonderful and incredibly film-like."
All the lenses which are super sharp wide open have an ugly Bokeh, as far as my experience goes (and I've been in photography for quite a while). It's connected with spherical correction. (I'm not counting pro cinema lenses for much higher prices here)
I'm very grateful that Samyang had the guts to go manual in this auto-everything world and is trying to achieve the right balance between sharpness and OOF quality. They are more and more becoming the poor man's Leicas in a world where all others are just counting lines per mm. I wish them all the success they deserve.
