As has been noted, the 24mm is now available in Europe.
I have noted in another thread https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1035184/5#10305704
that the Rokinon labled model is showing on Amazon, not in stock,
for $800. It is showing a 1 year warranty
The Samyang model is also now on an Ebay store
for about $839 US with a 3 year warranty
Samyang makes the same lens with numerous labels, Rokinon and Bauer being two of them. The warranty duration is what differentiates it. The official distributor is based in Poland and if I'm not mistaken thats their eStore.
Yea, I know about the different branding.
I also know that service for the Rokinon branding is in New York.
Does that mean for a 3yr warranty Samyang, I would have to send it to Poland
Still sitting on the Amazon order.
mishi,
Don't think they will slice the focal lengths that thin
The 35mm Rokinon I have is incredibly sharp
Their 14 is too wide for me, but I would like to see something
in the 17 to 21 range.
The 28mm FL has really fallen out of favor for FF DSLR's. Guess tastes change. Or perhaps technology advanced enough to produce quality wider optics? Nikon's AIS 28's were always a cut above their 24's.
The 135 I take issue with, seeing both Nikon and Canon still making really superb lenses in that FL.
28, however, seems forgotten for all but RF lenses for which many bodies already have frame lines preset at that FL. I think that even the Z*28 has been one of the weaker sellers of the series, if memory serves. And there haven't been any new 28 primes by Canon or Nikon since the Nikkor 28/1.4D.
21, 24, 28 and 35 are all important for cinematic work because each one of them has different narrative. of course, still photog don't care about cinematic grammar at all.
28mm was my first prime lens on my first apsc dslr, the 42mm equilvalent focal length was great. I wish there were more 40mm FF options.
i had 20, 24, 28, 35, 50 & 85mm primes and decided to sell the 24 & 28. kept the 20 because i just wanted the extra FOV if I needed. kept the 35 because it's just made more sense and balance to have 20, 35 & 50 instead of 20, 28 & 50.
is 135mm the longest focal length where nature allows F/2.0 in a modest size? is 85mm the longest F/1.2? perhaps this is one of the reasons why the 135mm survives in a world of 70-200mm F/2.8 zooms.
135mm focal length has really fallen off in popularity since the advent of tele-zooms. It used to be one of the main three primes (28/35, 50/58, and 105/135) used in 35mm during the 60s-70s-80s. It was cheap with apertures in the f/2.8 to f/3.5 range, but could also be expensive with f/1.8 and f/2 versions for pros. These days, it is rare to find more than one offering per brand, and some have dropped the FL. At it's height, some brands offered three (or even four) versions! Canon offers two versions: an "L" and a soft focus model, two specialized use pieces of equipment, highlighting the limited use the lens gets these days. It's still a great focal length, but fallen out of fashion. I picked up a very nice Zeiss Contax f/2.8 this year for just over $200 -- pretty unbelievable for a decent lens.
I think the popularity of the 135mm decreased because of the popularity of aps-c camera's. On a full frame camera 135mm can be used for portraits, but on aps-c it's too long.
Regardless, I use my 135L at every opportunity. It's a darn good lens.
This Samyang 24 is intriguing, but I suppose I'm a little surprised it's $800. I figured it would be a little less.
However, the reality of offering a 24mm f/1.4 lens for under $1k has not escaped me. That's quite a feat.
Count me in the "we' group as well. 28mm FL in APS-c, at 42mm is neither here nor there. 24mm, however, is a classic 35mm equivalent on a crop sensor which has more of a distinct flavour than the 42.
That's why "we" don't see new, upper-class 28mm primes, whereas the 24mm FL enjoys top end offerings from just about every APS-C manufacturer.
