Samyang/Rokinon 35mm and 85mm lens test

[Matthew Scott]

Wow! Did I get it wrong from the specs? It must have been a DX or something tag that fooled me
Do you have a VDSLR version?

Reading previous posts in this thread, I think there is a bit of confusion rolling out a Samyang set in front of a client used to MPs or Panchros. But I guess it will pass, if the manufacturer will keep and improve the specs, performance and build quality. Personally in my case, I would love to have this lenses with a PL-mount...

The 16 is designed for an APSC sized sensor and not full frame, but it makes sense that it might cover 5K Because 5K is not full frame.... (1.3x crop).

 

[Tom C. Hall]

What price point would people accept as a PL mount conversion? I mean I can't see a conversion costing any where less than 500 bucks and that's practically the cost of the lens. Price could be lowered if it was sold as a do it yourself kit.

 

[Josh Snyder]

I think he means that there's a big jump between 35mm and 85mm focal lengths. Deakins was going on about how, despite using primes, he would always want a full set (21mm, 24mm, 27mm, 32mm, 35mm, etc.), whereas for me usually 18, 25, 35, 50, 85 is enough as my eye is not that well-trained. And generally I just use zooms.

Deakins quote:

Question: If you have 5 set of lens, what focal length are they?

Roger: If restricted to 5 lenses I would carry the 50, 40, 35, 32, 27 but I would usually carry a 65, 25, 21 and 18mm.

Question: I notice Roger that you select both the 32 and 35, only three mm apart. Do you find such a minimal difference to be often of importance? (as opposed to slightly adjusting the cameras physical position).

Roger: Very important. Moving the camera in on a 32mm is quite different from shooting on a 35mm. I would have a set of lenses which covered every focal range millimeter by millimeter if it were practical.