Includes removable lens hood, lens caps, lens pouch, instruction manual, and 1 year Rokinon warranty
From the Manufacturer
The new Rokinon 35mm F/1.4 Aspherical UMC Wide Angle Lens is the most recent addition to Rokinon’s professional line of lenses, and it’s a beauty! It is superbly constructed with spectacular sharpness and high contrast. The Rokinon 35mm F/1.4 is the least expensive 35mm F1.4 lens in the market!
The lens is an optically sophisticated lens designed for full frame cameras, and it can also be used on APS-C and Four/Thirds cameras. The lens is beautifully constructed with multiple lens elements made of quality glass with a high refraction factor. This enables Rokinon to keep the weight low and the dimensions small. The lens is also constructed with one aspherical lens that prevents horizontal chromatic aberration.
Rokinon has also added a focusing scale to this lens which will help the user focus more accurately. The lens is available in the following mounts: Canon, Nikon, Sony, Pentax & Olympus 4/3. The Nikon version features a built-in focus confirm chip for auto aperture and auto exposure.
This new Rokinon lens is an excellent addition to any amateur or professional photographer who is looking for stunning clarity and high contrasts. It is also the perfect lens for high definition video recording. The 35mm lens follows in the footsteps of the Rokinon 8mm Fisheye, 14mm Wide Angle, and 85m F/1.4 lenses. To see more about Rokinon lenses, visit www.Rokinon.com. Please take a look at the attached video that was taken with the lens. Full specifications and sample images are below:
ROKINON 35mm F/1.4 Aspherical Lens
APERTURE RANGE:
F1.4 ~ 22
OPTICAL CONSTRUCTION:
12 Elements in 10 Groups
MIN. FOCUSING DISTANCE:
1 ft (0.3m)
FOCUS TYPE:
Manual
FILTER SIZE:
77mm
MOUNTS AVAILABLE:
Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony, Olympus
ANGLE OF VIEW:
APS-C: 43.2°/35mm: 63.1°/4/3: 33.4°
LENGTH:
4.4 in. (111mm)
WEIGHT:
1.5 lbs (24 oz.)
SAMPLE PICTURES:
I picked up the Rokinon (Samyang) 35mm f/1.4 lens for EOS mount cameras as soon as it was available, anticipating high demand. It has been tested on several review sites to be comparable to Canon's phenomenal 35mm f/1.4 L lens, which is one of the "essentials" for pro photographers. The Rokinon lens is heavy, well built, very sharp, almost no distortion, and looks professional. It has a long focus throw, making it much easier to use for DSLR videography. It works on EF and EF-S bodies, so it's safe if you move up from APS-C to full frame. On a Canon 7D or 60D it's a 56mm-equivalent lens, standard focal length. On a full frame body it is a medium-wide angle that is the classic focal length for photojournalism. The focus ring is very smooth, and the manual aperture ring is great if you're used to a pro video camera and need a quick aperture adjustment on the fly. The Duclos lens company in California will de-click the manual aperture ring for $60.00 plus tax plus shipping there and back. This would be useful for DSLR cinema, preventing sudden sharp increases or decreases in exposure. A fader-type ND filter on the front would accomplish the same result without a reduction in depth of field. As good as this lens is for the money, I would not advise a purchase if you are primarily a photographer. This lens is cater-made for videographers who need a sharp, fast, manual lens for DSLR cinematography without breaking the bank. It is manual focus, manual aperture, and your camera will not even see it, so if you're needing a fast lens in this focal length I would recommend the Canon 35mm f/2.0 or the 35mm L lens if you can afford it. Lensrentals dot com is a great service that will let you rent and test lenses before buying. If you need a wider lens, I read on the Rokinon web site that a 24mm f/1.4 lens is expected from the manufacturer Samyang in October 2011. They also make an 85mm f/1.4 lens that has gotten great reviews. Rokinon/Samyang looks to be gunning for the exploding DSLR cinema market, producing excellent manual lenses that provide all the quality a budget filmmaker needs without the expensive addition of autofocus motors that are useless for motion picture making. I had been wishing for the Canon L class 35mm lens for a long time; now I have a worthy substitute that should hold its resale value very well.
